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Originally Posted by NorthofHere
This is what my husband did. The before was that the arch opening was nothing there, there was a header going across where the top of the door now and the wall beside the door where it juts in wasn't there. He framed it out for a new door which we had custom made and purchased a glass piece from a local glass shop and had a local artist carve a design into it. Despite the door being glass with the lights on in the dark it doesn't really shine into the bedroom.
Our Las Vegas house has a separate toilet area with door, but vanities, bathtub and shower are all in an area without a door (but a doorway) to the bedroom. I want a door. I just like to take a solitary soak in the bathtub without air flowing between bedroom and bathroom. I also like the closed in personal feeling of being alone when I take a bath. I can shut the bedroom door but still its not the same sense of serenity.
Unfortunately, we cannot agree on a way to create a door — since the opening between bedroom and bathroom is a floor to ceiling opening. We are looking into “barn door” type moving panel but haven’t made a firm plan.
I wish there was a normal door there.
What about a pocket door? Sorry don't mean to hijack the thread.
I was looking at some listings and saw that maybe 10-15 years ago, some houses were being built with no door between the master bedroom and the master bath.
I can't imagine who thought that was a good idea!
If nothing else, how do you block the light coming in of you want to sleep in a little later? In a bedroom, you can at least put up heavier curtains, but that don't really work very well in a window that is over a bathtub.
Fortunately, it seems like a trend whose time has come and gone.
Our Las Vegas house has a separate toilet area with door, but vanities, bathtub and shower are all in an area without a door (but a doorway) to the bedroom. I want a door. I just like to take a solitary soak in the bathtub without air flowing between bedroom and bathroom. I also like the closed in personal feeling of being alone when I take a bath. I can shut the bedroom door but still its not the same sense of serenity.
Unfortunately, we cannot agree on a way to create a door — since the opening between bedroom and bathroom is a floor to ceiling opening. We are looking into “barn door” type moving panel but haven’t made a firm plan.
I wish there was a normal door there.
Close the space but for a double door with glass inserts?
Sorry - should have read the rest.
Some of the bathrooms were just too small for doors. We had neighbors with an actual wheel chair accessible bathroom which allowed for no walls.
I was looking at some listings and saw that maybe 10-15 years ago, some houses were being built with no door between the master bedroom and the master bath.
I can't imagine who thought that was a good idea!
If nothing else, how do you block the light coming in of you want to sleep in a little later? In a bedroom, you can at least put up heavier curtains, but that don't really work very well in a window that is over a bathtub.
Fortunately, it seems like a trend whose time has come and gone.
I'm with you! Why indeed. We rented a home last year that was built in 2004 with that layout. Just doesn't work when one person gets up early or the other goes to bed late. Noise and light shining directly from the Master Bath to the bed. Ugh!
Interesting decision to leave the arch in place. Is that still open?
No, it has a glass piece in there cut to size by a local glass place then etched by a local artist. All told the glass for the arch cost about $140 including etching.
A lot of hotels have that sink outside the bathroom layout. Presumably the idea is that one person can be using the sink to get ready while the other showers, but yes, it doesn't take into account that one person could be sleeping while the other one gets ready.
That was my previous house. Had sink and closet outside bathroom then bathroom door and small sink toilet and large tub-sized shower (no tub). We eventually remodeled the bathroom, took down the wall with the door and enclosed everything into a larger bathroom with the closet accessed inside the bathroom and installed a tub as consensus was people wanted a tub. We even moved the toilet and window over a little since both were too close to what would be the bath and hard to get behind to clean. We didn't have room for a separate shower and bathtub. It's nice having a handy husband.
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