Decorative doors question

12 years ago

I am thinking about switching out my solid pocket door with a frosted glass one to allow more light into a small toilet area. If I did this, would I need to switch out all doors off same area to make them the same (i.e., linen closet and a clothes closet)?

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qam999

12 years ago

No. Closet doors typically aren't glass. They wouldn't look the same as the toilet room door anyway, as the toilet room door will have light shining through the glass when in use (and maybe from window?) whereas a closet never will. There is no function and no purpose to a closet having a transparent door. Unless you like to see the ghostly stacks of towels, in shadow.

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andydale
Original Author
12 years ago
Yay!!! That's what I was hoping someone would say. My closet (clothes closet) is NOTHING I want anyone to see!!!
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Dytecture
12 years ago
If they ware in the same bathroom, then they should be the same style.
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andydale
Original Author
12 years ago
Same style as in all frosted glass? What if the frosted glass tied into the design of the shower? Could I not get away with having the linen and the clothes closet with regular doors like the entrance door to bathroom and the toilet door matching the shower?
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ASVInteriors
12 years ago
last modified: 12 years ago
There are closet doors and there are doors. Is this closet door one that is to a cupboard or to another small room? This may be what Dytecture was referring to. It is still possible to do both though IMO https://www.houzz.com/photos/roscoe-village-residence-contemporary-bathroom-chicago-phvw-vp~2532609
andydale
Original Author
12 years ago
The plan at this point is to have a small linen closet (about 25" wide) that will house towels, toiletries, supplies, etc. That small closet will be directly NEXT to the toilet area. The other "closet" is where our clothes are .... it's the walk-in master closet. That door will be on the wall adjacent to the toilet area. I'll attach a picture (in a minute) of the pre-remodel bath - it will be of the area in question.
andydale
Original Author
12 years ago
Okay, I'm attaching that picture. Where you see the shower door will be the linen closet. The next opening is the toilet area. The door on the right is the walk-in clothes closet.
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ASVInteriors
12 years ago
So from left to right: the linen closet (currently the shower) will be a much thinner door than a normal door and it is not a doorway to something else per se but rather a cubpoard doorThis in itself distinguishes itself. The toilet area will have the frosted glass door. And then the walk in closet.Some thoughts to ponder:1. Mirror on linen closet door? Double duty?2. Remove the door from the walk in closet (or too messy?)
andydale
Original Author
12 years ago
You've got it! That is the order of the doors. I thought about a mirrored door for the linen closet but ruled it out as directly across from that is where we will be putting my sink (with mirror above) and my make-up vanity (with a mirror above it as well). Thought it may be too many mirrors in such a small space. Could not possibly leave our closet doorless .... messy doesn't even begin to describe what we have going on in there!!! As hard as I try, I cannot keep it neatly organized. The door I was going to put on the linen closet is the same as our closet door, just half it's width.