After 10 years living in a two-bedroom walkup condo, it was time to reinvent the space. I had considered making condo improvements for years, but had been busy as an entrepreneur building my own company. Then along came the girl. It is a typical story, though special to us. Boy meets girl, we fell in love, became engaged, and now needed to plan where we would live. Just as my life had been re-energized with this relationship, it was time to do the same to my space.

The idea (which I must credit to my fiancée) was to remove a wall from the small second bedroom to create on open space extending from the kitchen and dining area. My goals were: 1. Give the space a new open and modern look. 2. Create a multi-functional area comfortably suited for entertaining, working, and hosting overnight guests (which could also serve as a future nursery). 3. Maintain two-bedroom status for future salability. To maintain the two-bedroom status and provide privacy for overnight guests, installing sliding doors that could be hidden behind a shelf wall seemed the way to go.

With no previous experience, I assumed the role of designer, hired a contractor, and we started construction. Prior to this I had investigated different door partition options at various home stores, and had been very disappointed in the poor quality and weak finishes offered of their sliding door offerings. The Sliding Door Company was different. As soon as I walked into their showroom, I knew I had found the solution I was looking for. I was immediately impressed by the modern look and solidly engineered construction of their doors and rail system.

The people at the The Sliding Door Company were wonderful. In just two short visits to their showroom, they helped me put together the entire design including the specific measurements for my contractor. Thanks to their advice on designing the opening to use standard sized doors they kept in inventory, the project was completed from concept to house warming party in 4 weeks! This included the design, space cutout, door measurement and ordering, painting, and installation. My friends could not believe it was the same condo.

It’s now 4 months after the installation and I’m still coming up with different uses for the space. Even though the doors were designed to spend most their time hidden behind the wall, I sometimes pull them out because they just look so darn good!

We thought we had to move. We had a baby on the way. Four years ago we had purchased a one-bedroom condo. We thought that buying our first place when we got married was a wise investment—that in three years we could make a substantial nest egg selling the place—knowing that kids would be on the way. Things changed. The economy spun out of control and the housing market became a complete joke.

Brian and I looked into selling the place once we found out our first little one was arriving in nine short months. The verdict: dismal to say the least. The notion of losing a-whole-lot-of money on our place and financing a down payment was, oh, how do you say? Not in the cards. How was this going to work?

My response to this situation: “We’ll make it work.” Brian’s response: “We’re screwed.” Our place was spacious for a one-bedroom. I knew we could make it work.

We were so excited for the little one’s due date, but the last thing we wanted was to live in a cluttered, dysfunctional space upon his/her arrival. We wanted a cool, sleek condo that could manage all three of us. Our baby needed a proper room, proper space for their stuff, and sane parents. This was going to be a challenge.

A good friend recommended we check out The Sliding Door Company. She suggested we turn our dining room into the master bedroom (with the use of the doors); and make our (current) bedroom into the baby room. I loved the idea, Brian thought she was nuts. Despite his hesitation, we ran with it.

The doors were installed and even though our condo walls were crooked, they looked amazing. It created a cool contrast—a nice modern accent to our vintage space. The unobtrusive look was perfect; the doors were versatile and let light shine through—maintaining the condo’s open feel. We moved our bed, we installed blinds, we hung artwork, and wouldn’t you know it? We had one rockin’ room. I commonly refer to our new digs as our ‘spa bedroom.’ There’s lots of light, a low bed, and of course… the frosted doors.

Our space was really “working.” We actually liked our new setup better than the previous design. We were amazed at how much space we actually had in our little one-bedroom pod. We now had a two-bedroom condo complete with a nursery—making for two happy expecting parents. We discovered: we did not have to move… and more importantly we did not have to lose every last cent of our savings. I love our place; I could stay here forever. I even mentioned to Brian, “Do you think we could fit another one in here?” Probably not, but then again, you never know.

Thanks again for all the help received from The Sliding Door Company.   Whether at your showroom or ours the sales staff were always very helpful.  The installers were very professional, receptive to queries and never spoke above a whisper.  Even when supplies were missing it was good to know that you were able to recoup, get the supplies needed and finish the job so that ultimately the order to install process went smoothly.  Kudos to you all!

Enjoy the pictures and have a great day!

Linda

Doors are very high quality very please with the way they open and close
Duane C.

these guys were helpful and great
Fred L.

looks beautiful! Very quiet opening
Jody J.

I worked with Gina and Jordan throughout my project. Both were professional and courteous.  Gina went out of her way to make sure I got what I wanted.  Product was exactly what I wanted and came when they promised.
Joe T.

Doors looks great. Quality is good. Professional install
Michael B.

Fast-polite-clean and well organized Thanks!
Peg G.

As usual, great service by Manny!
Joe B.

First rate job. We’re very satisfied.
Louise L.

Live the doors thanks!
Kelly S.

Fast, Efficient, Beautiful!
Donald N.

They are absolutely beautiful! Everything I imagined! Thank you!
Lisa F.

Great doors look very nice and gave the room a totally different look.
Installer did an excellent job
Noemie P.

My doors were installed Saturday and are absolutely fabulous! I love them. I’ve attached pictures for you. Your installers were wonderful, courteous, clean and respectful. Really nice guys at Beyond Installations.

Regards,
Lisa F.

The sliding doors look fantastic. We used them to separate a large master bedroom suite from the mini kitchen in a Pajaro Dunes beach condo in Santa Cruz County, California. One of the surprising things was that the Wenge patterned metal matches the African Mahogany cabinets exactly. The doors were simple to install and fit perfectly.

The ‘minimalist’ residential units at the Cyan Building were originally designed as condo lofts, but later converted to apartments in need of separate rooms. Sliding Door Co. aluminum frame tempered glass residential sliding room dividers were used.

Precision Construction Company is extremely satisfied with the materials supplied by The Sliding Door Company. Rather than ‘one size fits all,’ we found their high-quality products to be flexible toward the incorporation of our overall design. The sliding room dividers caused minimal impact to the surrounding finishes and we were very happy with the ease of their installation. We would not hesitate to use The Sliding Door Company again on future projects.