Glass Panel Interior Doors

Helen

8 years ago

I am replacing three interior doors in my condo for my remodel - the master bedroom; master bath and the guest bath

The style of the doors will be more or less like the first door in the picture.

I am thinking of doing glass lites for all doors - obviously something that is not transparent.

FWIW, I live alone and don't generally have to keep my bathroom or bedroom door closed.

Would it be odd to have glass instead of solid wood doors - especially in the guest bath.

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palimpsest

8 years ago

Some old houses here have obscure glass bathroom doors with glass on the upper half.

I think it would depend upon the layout of the guest bath and the obscurity of the glass, because you can go all the way to heavily frosted or near white that lets light through but is essentially non transparent.

If there is some reason that you want light to pass between rooms like that and you are not worried about resale, I don't know why not on your own room and inside your bedroom, but I am not sold on the guest bath or bedroom.

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terra_marcarelli
8 years ago
Yes odd. Not good for resale.
Helen
Original Author
8 years ago
I don't care about resale if that is a factor.
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User
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Very uncomfortable for guests on all fronts. Frosted glass still lets you see shapes behind it. And you can discern skin from clothing too. It is NOT private.

Use it on your bathroom if you want, but not on the bedroom or the guest bath.
lafdr
8 years ago
We have frosted glass on the french double doors on our master and on the bathroom in the master. I have never had a privacy concern, and it lets light in to what would be a darker middle area of the house. I think glass doors can be a nice way to let light in, and give privacy by blocking sound.

lafdr.
strategery
8 years ago
Yes, odd.
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Anglophilia
8 years ago
Just "no"....
Helen
Original Author
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I was in a door store and there is a kind of opaque material that is an option. It was installed on their public bathroom and nothing could be seen from the exterior - no even a shadow of what was inside with the light on. I made the guy go inside so I could make sure. I don’t know if it’s a brand name but in the catalog for Trustile doors it’s called laminate - perhaps the material is called something else by different manufacturers.

I don't think it will offend the tender sensibilities of anyone using it and it certainly will be a "lighter" option for what is a rather dark interior corridor with a low ceiling.