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From bachelor pad to family home
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!
admin @ June 18, 2010
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