Open Bathroom Closet
Kristen Yancey
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Comments (13)I just noticed something about your toilet. It has an in-swinging door. That might not meet code. If it does, it is still a dangerous situation. If someone passed out in there, they would block the door from opening, and help could not get in. In the hospital I work at the doors have a latch and hinge set so that the doors can open either in or out for safety. A pocket door would work if the toilet was pivoted 90 degrees, so that the bowl or tank of the toilet faced the shower, the shower moved down a bit, and the linen closet at the end of the shower moved to the toilet room wall, to make up the extra width that the shower will take up. The toilet will need to have 36" min interior width for best function, and that would leave about 24" in depth, a perfect depth for a wall closet, to balance the wall with the shower depth. Next the door could be pocket and slide behind the closet area....See MoreShould a bathroom open towards a toilet or a shower?
Comments (7)Our kids have a Jack and Jill between their rooms and so far it has functioned for us really well. They share a space with sinks and there is a separate space with toilet and tub/shower off that. Each of their bedrooms has a pocket door to the shared sink/vanity area. We did NOT put locks on these doors since I had read on gardenweb that a common problem was one kid locking both doors and the other couldn’t get in. The room that homes the toilet/tub does have a locking door and in swings in. The only problem with that is that if I’m in with the kids while they are having a tub bath (they’re young) the in-swinging door blocks the tub. But they’re gonna kick me out shortly anyway, so there’s that......See MoreAWKWARD BATHROOM CLOSET DESIGN DILEMMA
Comments (6)I love this. You have a built in laundry folding station/fix-it project tabletop (store tools) AND ‘standing catch all‘ when you have too much stuff in your arms (read: up from basement/in from garage). Organize with shelves/drawers/sliding panel of pegboard (on wall side). Tons of led lights under shelves/in drawers/on work surface means you can see what you’re looking for. Trim the front with durable knee-bump friendly beadboard. bonus if you incorperate ’sink-front flip-open hinges’ for pens/pencils/screwdriver on front. I’m jealous....See MoreThoughts on installing the ikea elvarli closet in this bathroom?
Comments (12)@apple_pie_order thanks thise are good points but im not at all worried at all about swelling or humidity i live in az where it is very dry the toal length of the wall including doorway is over 25 feet so its a bigger space than it looks @ci_lantro I considered that but inreally want the room to be light and airy . My plan is to put some cute colorful midcentury items on some of the upper shelves and hang colorful pics on the opposite wall. @dan1888 thank you! Very good thoughts! I considered thise options but this is a midcentury modern home . The bedroom is almost all floor to ceiling glass with views of the city. Adding a door on the opposite end woukd have disrupted placement of the bed and furniture so i kept itbwhere the architect originally placed it. There originally was a long closet along this wall with a vanity but the space was very dark It is light and airy now and private. @just_janni thank you! I will look for more options today but I defintely want something light open and airy i think the elvarli is somewhat midcentury in design...See Moretorreykm
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