Hi!
I have a space under the stairs that I have refreshed when we laid new flooring and now I am about to make a simple door so that I can close off this space under the stairs. My problem isn't really with the actual making of the door but rather tips and ideas on how it should look. See picture below:
Maybe it'll be a bit boring if it's completely white? I welcome ideas on how it could look. One requirement I have is that I need some form of ventilation grille or other solution that allows air to flow in and out of this space.
Thankful for tips.
I have a space under the stairs that I have refreshed when we laid new flooring and now I am about to make a simple door so that I can close off this space under the stairs. My problem isn't really with the actual making of the door but rather tips and ideas on how it should look. See picture below:
Maybe it'll be a bit boring if it's completely white? I welcome ideas on how it could look. One requirement I have is that I need some form of ventilation grille or other solution that allows air to flow in and out of this space.
Thankful for tips.
OK, this is anything but a "small simple door" but admit that it is delicious:
Gary Katz Online
If I had a suitably small cupboard and much more time, I would definitely try to make one like that!
Gary Katz Online
If I had a suitably small cupboard and much more time, I would definitely try to make one like that!
Why not make it a little fun for once when the opportunity arises? (Doors are mostly side-hinged and sliding doors horizontal. Here we will turn the sliding door 90 degrees in the worst creation that beats Kirschsteiger's creativity by several horse lengths 
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Mount a couple of U-shaped curtain tracks vertically on the inside, about 50 mm from the edges. Buy a couple of dozen matching runners. Then sew a 'door leaf' in some heavy and patterned fabric with two vertical rows of holes cc 10 cm max along the edges with brass eyelets in the holes. The holes should be about 50 mm in from the edges. It should have short string stumps p.b.s directly opposite the holes, which you thread through the runners and 'stretch' the fabric horizontally. Attach it at the top and thread a neat line through the holes alternating in and out and secure them around a round bar at the top so that you can wind them up with a small motor and accompanying remote control. Press the button, and the fabric folds as the lines are pulled up. To lower the door leaf, you need to sew a channel at the bottom in which you can place a heavier flat iron. Suitable dimension 8x30.
Air in and out doesn't need consideration. It won't be tight around the edges.
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)Mount a couple of U-shaped curtain tracks vertically on the inside, about 50 mm from the edges. Buy a couple of dozen matching runners. Then sew a 'door leaf' in some heavy and patterned fabric with two vertical rows of holes cc 10 cm max along the edges with brass eyelets in the holes. The holes should be about 50 mm in from the edges. It should have short string stumps p.b.s directly opposite the holes, which you thread through the runners and 'stretch' the fabric horizontally. Attach it at the top and thread a neat line through the holes alternating in and out and secure them around a round bar at the top so that you can wind them up with a small motor and accompanying remote control. Press the button, and the fabric folds as the lines are pulled up. To lower the door leaf, you need to sew a channel at the bottom in which you can place a heavier flat iron. Suitable dimension 8x30.
Air in and out doesn't need consideration. It won't be tight around the edges.
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