I don't know how much larger roses grow in your part of the country, but here is the midwest, Elle stays somewhat shorter (and a bit wider) than my other HTs (like Double Delight, for instance). I would describe Elle as more of a peachy-pink blend (rather than a salmon pink)--with a touch of yellow at the base--lovely pastel blend, in fact--good smeller--reasonably good on disease-resistance--a really fine rose, in other words. You should give it a good look before dismissing it. It doesn't re-bloom quite as fast as some of my other HTs (again, as quickly as Double Delight does), but it isn't bad in that respect, and the blooms are fairly long-lasting. I really like Elle. Don't know anything about the other two you list, so can't help you there. Kate

I recently completed a project to do exactly this. After recently completing a kitchen remodel, the plan was to make a small broom closet outside the kitchen, that would open into the living room. However having a normal looking door in that location would have looked out-of-place. After some research, I found several of the websites listed above and none of them were exactly what I was looking for, and as someone noted they are not exactly cheap. I also found a site named facadedoor.com which seems to sell bookcase doors through Home Depot, but their offered sized were bigger that I could use. (and no prices are listed anywhere) So instead I built and installed a bookcase door of my own design. The hinges were the most difficult thing to figure out. I ended up going with heavy duty swing clear hinges (from Hardware Source and then carefully placed the frame trim so that it covered most of the hinges. You can see the barrel of the hinge protruding from the right edge of the trim in the first picture below. The other big difficulty was remembering enough of college trigonometry to figure out how much the sides of the cabinet needed to slope in at the back of the cabinet so that the door would be able to swing open. (In my case the answer was 12.5 degrees) The sides, top bottom and shelves are 1x8 poplar, the bottom panel and the back are 1/2" plywood. The face frame is 1x3 poplar. The costs for materials was about $250. I already had a table saw, a miter saw, and a router, but I needed to buy a pocket screw jig kit. Some of the above posts have made realize that safety-wise the design needs a little more work, since there is no way to undo the latch from the inside of the closet. Although the broom closet is small enough that I don't think an adult could fit in there with the door closed a small child probably could, and I'd really hate to find an actual skeleton in my closet.

My solution to avoiding the paralysis of TKO (or LRTO or BTO or any other roomTO) was to limit my choices artificially. One of the disadvantages of sites like this and of the multitude of sales sites across the Internet is that there is too much choice. Any kind of material, any kind of appliance, any kind of fixture, any kind of hardware. I finally limited myself to what I could touch locally. I wasn't in the market for a La Canche, but, if I were, it probably would not be possible to find it locally. No longer a choice for me. I could run all over town looking at cabinet hardware and waiting until the stock was refreshed (okay, I did that more than once), but I finally settled on exhausting the local displays and -- when that proved fruitless -- one night on the Internet (I found the hardware I wanted on eBay). Ditto for floors, cabinets, countertops,... Besides, buying local is good for your local economy. There's a lot to be said for stepping away from the informational firehose. And even more to be said for the concept of "good enough". Maybe next year I'll see another countertop I just love. But what I have is "good enough" and I don't have to put any more emotional energy (or time or money) into a decision which has been made and is working.

Not sure of all his likes, but I'd at least add a dart board and a small fridge for beer or even a small dry bar. A dart board should have a scoring board and good lighting that shines on the board, just like a pool table would.... The scoreboard can be a whiteboard w dry-erase markers, or a blackboard w chalk. I have a game room in my unfinished basement with a 9' pool table and a dart board. I mounted the board on a larger piece of plywood that I covered in cork tiles -- it softens the sound and protects your walls and dart tips. I used indoor/outdoor rugs on the floor. I added a tape line on the rug that marks the throwing line for darts, and I mounted a 3-light track above the line that shines on the board. I can give you all required measurements if you go that way. Never heard of a folding pool table. I have seen game tables with bumper pool under the top. Can you fit a bar-size 6' pool table?