Powder room off kitchen: Yay or Nay?
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Powder room located off kitchen - thoughts?
Comments (41)True. I do feel that some have gone overboard in expressing their feelings, to the point of perhaps being inconsiderate of the the feelings of others. I'm the one who initially pointed out that some people are "wired" to be easily perturbed by this sort of thing, but I never read that they had no choice but to get overemphatic at a rare opportunity to express their feelings. (This subject must some psychological connection with the taking-off-shoes-in-the-homes-of-others issue, another one that leads some to get a little carried away.) Note, please, also that that bathroom door is on the other side of the home's central hall--and has its own door. It's very highly unlikely to be a code violation. Energie, I think your initial question was answered, right? :) IMO, the answers on this thread definitely overstate the negatives--to you. As others who've lived with bathroom doors right in the kitchen have said, they don't feel they're a problem worth getting excited over. I agree. If I had one, I'd paper it with red and white flying pigs so people would smile when they saw it....See MoreYay/nay to swinging door from kitchen to mud hall? --)
Comments (11)We wanted to put a pocket door in ours but didn't have the wall space for it to slide open. We are planning on doing a door that will swing into the laundry but concerned that it will limit the size of bench we can put in so I am considering just leaving it open. In all honesty the noise is the only concern I have since I don't keep our laundry in the room, but since we only run the machines once or twice a day I don't know that it will make much of a difference. I think it really depends on how you use the room. If it will be messy or have dirty laundry everywhere, a door is a must. The only other concern I would have is if you have small kids who may get fingers pinched easily (mine are 1 and 3 and always like to stick their fingers in the jambs especially when we are at a friends house who has a swinging door...boys...)...See MoreOff centered art, yay or nay?
Comments (62)Insightful ANE....bah ha, who wants to spell out aprilneverends. Referencing your thoughts on movies and books and undone. I think I will add the Undone philosophy to "moms take on life" for my boys. Thy can finish this sentence they have heard it so much. Its from the mivie Wonder boys. Don't worry about what other people think. Most people, don't think. "Obviously can't be used in all life situations". We have totally hijacked this thread....See MorePowder Room off of Kitchen
Comments (20)Sorry, I've been having trouble posting replies through this app lately. Thank you all for the great suggestions! I just remodeled the library with the main wall featuring a piano framed by faux built-in bookshelves. So, I'm reluctant to change it again. Plus, I am working with a low budget, so I'm trying to keep things as simple as possible. That being said, I just discovered Saniflo, which supposedly would allow me to move the half bath anywhere. Has anyone ever heard of this before? If it turns out I can move the half bath to the hallway where it belongs, here is a preliminary design I came up with (I'd have to figure out the pantry door, though)....See Moreigloochic
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