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Design Dilemma Before & After Bathrooms

Updated Jack and Jill bathroom

Painted Peggies (zone 6a)

6 months ago

Hi, wanted to share a bathroom refresh we did a bit back but I never posted pictures.

This was the original (1990) Jack and Jill bath that’s in between my kids’ (14 and 18) bedrooms.

The first pic was my inspiration.

THEN my before/afters. I took these at night, so not the best but the lights are pretty bright!

The tub/shower and toilet are in an alcove behind the curtain. My goal is to eventually replace the pocket doors with regular doors. Has anyone here done that and is it easy?

The floor is Cortec and I absolutely love it for this bathroom!

Vanity is Home Depot.

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Beth H. :

6 months ago

I'd keep the pocket door (but paint it). it gives you more room inside of the bathroom.

if you do want to replace, get a pre-hung door that fits those measurements and have it hung/installed. Also change out that current thin door casing to something more modern. shouldn't be that difficult but you're looking at about 500-1000K depending on what kind of door and where you live.

You could do an updated pocket door. I did one for mine and got a slab door for $150, painted it myself and installed it. casing is solid oak that I stained.

I hope you're doing baseboard molding? get a 4.5-5.5" plain molding. (It's what I used above)

door casing to match.

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Comments (10)

RedRyder
6 months ago
The navy and white is a great choice. I like the counter materials too. Great transformation. I agree with Beth’s observation about the door. It needs to match the new bathroom somehow.
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It closes into a recess that has the same effect as a door jamb. Sounds awesome to me! My builder-grade hollow-core doors all permit light and noise to come through. I never really noticed until my daughter complained of light penetration into her bedroom (from the hall) at nighttime. Sure enough, I go in there when everything's dark, shut the door, and it glows. Maybe you have better trim/jambs/doors than I do? lol I've never lived with pocket doors -- doubt I ever will because I hate doors on tracks -- and the ones I've seen are from a few decades ago, but are your tracks on the ceiling or the floor? If on the floor, are they a pain to clean? Tracks on the floor would be another reason for me to dislike pockets. ;-)
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I like the white shelves. I think navy will look great on the walls. How about painting the walls and the back of the shelving unit navy and then decide if you want it all navy? If you do paint the unit, I would use a satin finish not matte which you should use on the walls. Good luck.
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Given that it's not actually a jack-and-jill then I'd just pick one of the two door options and ditch the other. (I'd choose the one opening to the bedroom, but either works.) Agreed that 24" isn't enough space between the shower and vanity even if it's technically to code--we will have 30" and even that feels tight. And would definitely try to get the laundry out of there if this is part of a larger living space. Depending on what's happening on the other side of the wall on the right, you might be able to open the laundry space up to that room in a closet, or otherwise place it somewhere that's not right next to the toilet. It would probably help to see the whole floor plan (and maybe what is there now, too).
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Locking the hall door to this bath was more a reflex than a necessity in this 2 story home, with master on main with its own ensuite, powder room downstairs, two bedrooms up each with ensuite baths. This guest bath with door to hall had an office across the hall from it & a bonus room down the hall from it - that’s why it had a door access to the hallway. I think the answer for OP lies in what the entire layout of house is & how often they might have overnight guests & who those guests are. In other words, the decision for an access door to hallway & the kind of access set up for the guest room that bathroom serves isn’t one to be made in a vacuum & certainly not a definite No to pocket doors.
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arcy_gw
6 months ago
Love the new space! Why remove the pocket door? If it opens in it will band into the new fixtures. I would paint it same as the wall.
Painted Peggies (zone 6a)
Original Author
6 months ago
My kids always keep the bathroom doors closed and i would hang the new doors the other way. There is a wall on each side across from the vanity…so the door would never touch the fixtures and only be opened to enter/exit.

Also, if we did pocket doors again, I would need new hardware / tracks because the ones there are barely functional.

I really want to remove the existing doors, bury the tracks (leave in the wall) and hang new regular doors.

I dont know if that is possible…
Kay p
6 months ago
We changed out our bathroom door with a pocket door one of the best things we did with our home renovation
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PRM Custom Builders
6 months ago
Updating the pocket door and the pocket door hardware will make a large difference
la_la Girl
6 months ago
Gosh it looks so nice! Bright and fresh -
arcy_gw
6 months ago
It is a pain when the pocket door fails. Not an easy fix for sure. They are such space savers.
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May Construction, Inc.
6 months ago
The contrast between the white and navy is wonderful. My only caution would be the shower door. Make sure to keep the top clean , because it can it clogged and the shower door could stick. Definitely keep the pocket door and just paint it a color you would enjoy.
Kendrah
6 months ago
Looks great. I like your vanity much better than the one in your inspiration pic. Good job!

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