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21st January 2004, 01:43 PM #1
Idea for solving the one-room two-door legacy
Hi all
Bought this 120 yr old home in 02. Two rooms were joined to create a bedroom for three of the owner's kids. I saw this and thought "finally, a place for my design library!" But as happens in such cases, when two rooms are made into one, there are two doorways to deal with.(which bugged me no end)
Well, being a total movie buff and in desparate need of storage, I decided to fill one doorway, in the manner shown in the pics - both sides of the cabinet holds around 1500 DVDs.
The hallway side is simple painted Victorian, with old glass glazing and large crown mold - the other is french provincial. (my first attempt at making provincial)
Material is reclaimed old growth Douglas Fir. The fittings were sourced locally. Finally, not being satisfied with the remaining door I split and rehung it using parliament hinges then added a central exposed latch in period Italian style, that matches the cabinet fittings. More detailed pics available.Steve
Kilmore (Melbourne-ish)
Australia
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21st January 2004, 01:58 PM #2Intermediate Member
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What a
a) Fantstically simple idea to solve a complex problem
b) Beautiful piece of work
It almost makes me want to go and cut a hole in a wall.
Can you access the DVDs facing one room, from the other side or does SWMBO have her TV room and you have yours?
Love the house, love the work!!
Cheers
Pablo.Whether you think you can or think you can't ... you probably still need help.
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21st January 2004, 07:26 PM #3
heh - thanks
saved me a bunch of pain too, trying to repair plaster/paint/frieze work and so on.... and I have a spare door t'boot.
Access is from each side's shelves..... I partitioned it down the guts so when you open it from either side, you still don't know it is one cabinet - and in fact, no one has ever picked up that it is a single cabinet until I tell em......
we have one main TV viewing area (tellie housed in an early 19th century Japanese futon cupboard - pics avail if wanted) and another on the way if I ever get the money - I have a video projector here that is still in its box after 2 years....man that lil baby will get a ework out when the extension is built (which will include a workshop wing by the way)
successSteve
Kilmore (Melbourne-ish)
Australia
....catchy phrase here