threeapples.... I LOVE your door, too! Please share your source and cost if you are comfortable doing so. Feel free to send me a private message from my page. What are the dimensions of the door itself? I am looking for something very similar and don't know where to look. Is the glass clear or frosted in some way? Thanks in advance! On your question, the spacing looks right to me. Remember that the door will expand and shrink based on humidity and temp. There should be weather stripping behind the trim on the outside of the door. This makes sure no air is exchanging.

oldbat, I don't have any particular place to get the wire mesh sheets for the cabinet doors yet. I know I'm doing it but I have other decisions to make before I get to that! I may end up just doing a dark colored chicken wire, but will decide later what I end up doing. I have googled numerous times "wire mesh/grille for cabinet doors" & have come up w/ many places that sell it. I want to say you might even be able to order some from one of the big box stores - Home Depot, Lowes, etc. If you have a builders supply store in your area, I bet they either carry it or can order it for you. I've run across one on the internet that is in the UK that has some beautiful ones. Add "UK" to your search & my guess is it'll come up. I'm sure whatever you do will turn out great because the cabinet is such a pretty one!

We have 10’ ceilings and an 8’ door. We replaced the original wood, which had warped (south facing, but covered), with fiberglass. Ours is a 3-point lock custom door from Kolbe, without glass. We originally ordered clad, but they can’t make that in a panel door. Can’t even tell you what it cost because the guy at the lumberyard is a bit of a dolt and kept changing the order after discovering various things. Anyway, it’s a great door, secure and efficient.

I love the balance the existing door brings to your space. You could perhaps work around the furniture placement issue by floating some of the furniture pieces, rather than having them all along the walls. If you post pics we could help.