Exterior Door inside bedroom HELP
Jennifer Michel
4 years ago
Hi my bedroom has a door that leads outside. I wanted to find a way to disguise it. The plan was to do a wall of curtains since there are windows adjacent to it. Currently, the windows and door have been replaced. The current door has a much smaller window on the top - I just haven’t had a chance to take a more recent photo.
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PROJAN MOYER
4 years ago
maddielee
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Floor plan help - master bedroom & bathroom doors too close?
Comments (6)Thanks so much for your input everyone! Bevangel, special thanks to you for modifying my picture. It definitely helps to have a visual! I think moving the doors further into the hall will work, and should be very easy for the builder to do. We'd lose a little more exterior hallway space (the bedroom doors were originally at the dotted line), but having the longer hallway within the master bedroom will be more dramatic. I love this website! I'm glad I finally decided to join and stop lurking. ;)...See MoreIs this bedroom set too massive for my bedroom? (pics!)
Comments (51)Believe it or not, decent looking ceiling fans exist. On every design show I've ever seen they're the first things to be thrown out, but I have them in every bedroom. Mmm slight draft at night without the sound of floor fan... I pspent no fewer than 18 weeks looking (off and on) for a "pretty" one to go in my master. I have lived with a 4 poster bed. My experience - unless you have really high ceilings, and I'm talking like 10 ft, and a sizeable room, it will turn your space into... tiny. Once upon a time in a previous life I thought I had a big bedroom until I put a poster bed in there. I like your computer nook. I always wanted a space like that, which I could separate from the rest of the room with some romantic drapery tied back. I might force that idea on my formal dining room. :) beds/headboards coverin ga window do bother me. I don't like anything to cover a window (couch, table, or otherwise) -- but that's just me. And if it came down to a queen bed, or covering that window, sure - the window would get covered! We have single panels on our two bedroom windows, mostly because they're skinny and it looked silly to me to have two panels. If you need to cover the window, something that seems to help (at least when I've seen it done) is to pull the bed away from the wall a foot or so. Then you can go with two panels, and it looks kind of intentional instead of "didn't have space." Something else to keep in mind with blocking windows -- does the sun come directly in such that it would fade your bedding over time?...See MoreBedroom windows on exterior walls...
Comments (15)mlo...I looked at your design because of my being in a 50s ranch also. Love your new kitchen, master, bath add-on. The front of your new design looks almost identical to my home. With the exception that there is an 11' long picture window in front. One of the master bedroom windows is on the right as yours. I use the master as an office/art room, took a back bedroom with large double windows facing the garden. There was only a foot less and like Fori said...who plans masters in the front of a house? There would be no privacy and street lights are a pain. Personally, I'd reconsider the entrance you are planning. I think from your desing that my door and small entry pad are identical. My garage is single, but double deep, the entry door hidden to the right. I really dislike the entry being there and the small landing. When you drive up to the house there is no actual sight of where to go into the house. The front door opens directly into the living room with a coat closet on the right. Have considered closing in the entrance pad with the door to the front and a small porch across. The expense to do this personally requires thought as to price/value/pain/pleasure. A personal take on your new bath and hopefully not an intrusion. Have never enjoyed seeing the bathroom directly from the bedroom. They always seem to design the wall for the bed with a line of sight into the bathroom. With your layout, the first thing seen is the toilet. I'd switch the sinks with the toilet. Can you put french doors in the dining/master bedroom? This would be another thing I would change in my place...open up and being able to walk out to the back garden. Or is the footprint of your lot such that this can't be done, too close to the property line? This is my house when I was buying. It has wood shingled siding. I tore out the bushes and half the grass, replanted with bunches of flowering bushes/plantings, added 3 trees and a winding brick path from street to entry. There is a brick planter the width of large window which I do not want to plant in because it would require hand watering. Planted trumpet vine to cover this, but may have to move them in the spring since they can become invasive....I forgot this. This spring I am adding a 6' deep pergola spanning across the garage and 4' to right of front entry. Hopefully soften the ranch look and provide a more welcoming entry. Will also tile the small porch to match the brick path and am putting in a fence with a gate across the front/street. As you can see I am very close to neighbors, but there are many trees and my lot is large/deep in back. Can't wait for spring to get back to the outdoors. Apologize for the mock up....it is a cut and paste mess. Was also considering adding headers to windows and painting same color as shutters. Plus this is the first time I have ever posted a pic and took some bravery for show and tell. I am open to any input for the front of house and what to do with the entry. Should probably post separately...but maybe not until I do a tad better at mocking up....See MoreHelp with closet and bedroom doors clashing
Comments (11)I spent 15 years of my life with a room with that exact set up. The closet doors were sliders, and honestly, I never thought about it being a hazard, as it never presented any problems. With sliding closet doors, there's not much issue with the doors hitting each other. As far as someone getting hit by an opening door, how often would that happen? If the door is closed, or slightly closed, you're not just going to throw it open, are you? As soon as you start to push on the door, the person on the other side will alert you. Also, how much time do you really spend standing in front of a closet? When I was in that set-up, the inside-side of the closet is where I kept the most used items, with the side behind the door being where lesser used items were stored. I had never thought about it being unusual or odd until seeing your lay out. Pocket doors were big on bedrooms back in the 1970's where I grew up. They are neat in some ways, but also look a little dated. Whenever I'd go to the house of a friend whose bedroom door was a sliding pocket door, I felt like I was on the Starship Enterprise :)...See More
Jennifer Michel
4 years ago- PRO
Patricia Colwell Consulting
4 years ago - PRO
JAN MOYER
4 years ago 
Yayagal
4 years agoJennifer Michel
4 years agoThank you everyone for all your suggestions. I’ve been AWAY for work so I haven’t had a chance to retake any photos of the room. I’ve attached them below. @Patricia Colwell Consulting I’ve only purchased the bed and it’s queen size in a light grey color. I’ve added a link for that below. I was planning on just getting one nightstand and a dresser.
Also @JAN MOYER I would appreciate it if you would not patronize with me. As someone who doesn’t know me personally you don’t know what’s going on in my life. Your side comments are not welcome here. if you would like to say something constructive I appreciate it and welcome any suggestions you may have . Also I’ve added my question below in case it wasn’t clear for anyone here.
Question: I have an exterior door in my bedroom that I want to make less noticeable. The plan was to add a wall of curtains since I was planning on putting them up for the windows. Hope that was clear please feel free to ask questions!
Renee
4 years ago- PRO
Patricia Colwell Consulting
4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago 
PROJudyG Designs
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoYou could use an armoire and in front of the door is a perfect spot for it. Inspiration photo which includes an idea for your two windows.
I like your bed.
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