Quilt as a door?

I love that outhouse pattern - it looks like it has a lot of small pieces...not sure if I'm up to a project like that, yet... on the other hand it would be a nice test of my skills...

Thanks for the link!

Natalie in Mesquite, NV

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IMacNat
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Not at all! There are some things better NO shared! We are not, after all, looking here for the House of Easement at Hampton Court Palace - where they had rows of holes all in big rooms, and pooing was a social occasion!

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Kate Dicey

I've just read through all the posts on this....my .02 is that you should

*always* use the exhaust fans when you use the shower/tub. I don't know why a quilt-as-a-door would get mildewed or unduly damp; you're not using it *in* the shower. The exhaust fan advice is from the home inspector when I bought this house. (The master bath here is an add-on, has no windows.)

Do consider that a quilt-as-a-door can be heavy, even a summer (no-batting) quilt.

But while we're talking about bathroom design -- I fail to understand the appeal of the huge bathrooms in these big new houses. Any bathroom use for me is private. Why do I need two sinks if I'm going to be the only person in there? Anyway, there are other parts of my house where I prefer to hang out. (Like my sewing room.)

Nann in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois

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Nbhilyard

Oh Nann! How gauche!! You mean that you will not be throwing any cocktail privvy parties?? RedQueen

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Judy Grevenites

One model home we toured had a big picture window in the walk-in closet, which also had a straight view into the master bath, and no closeable door in between. That, of course, means you need to constantly have the window covered, which defeats the whole point of a window AFAIK!

And why are they locating the walk-in closets so you have to go through the master bath to get your clothes? DH and I can't figure this one out, but it's in more than half the models we've seen, especially the more expensive ones. Maybe we're just hicks, but that would drive me crazy! (I know, I know, very short trip!!! LOL)

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Kathy Applebaum

You have to go thru my bath to get to the closet. It drives me crazy. One of us is always waiting to get to the closet because here's a built in shelving unit where I keep my zillion cookbooks (more books than clothes!) And he keeps his guns in their cases in there. One other thing that I am looking for in floor plans (we are probably going to build a smaller house out in the country) is a way to get into the bath/closet area without disturbing the other person. Right now, you have to walk across the bedroom to get to the bath. He goes to bed earlier and gets up a LOT earlier than I do. Even as quiet as we try to be someone is always getting awakened. So I tend to keep pj's and toothbrush and face cleanser and all that nighttime stuff in the hall bath. NOT convenient.

Cindy

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teleflora

Usually the idea is that you are in the bathroom already having just showered and then into the closet to get dressed. I know it's not always what happens...like I don't shower in the morning before I get dressed and then shower again before I put on my jammies at bedtime, but this is the "thing" right now. Does seem like all the houses are being built this way.

A friend of mine has the huge bathroom two steps up from the bedroom. No door. Just a lovely shower, sink area and toilet. Guess it's for people who like to be onstage while they...erm...well, not my idea of a good time. I just hope there's good venting or the whole bedroom will be uh fragrant at time, or steamy at times.

Gotta wonder at architects sometimes.

DH and I can't figure this one out,

It would make it just a tad difficult to get dressed if someone is busy in the bathroom. I dunno, maybe I'm just out of step and most couples walk in on eachother at any time and it's no big deal. There are things I'd rather not be on display for though.

marcella

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Marcella Tracy Peek

Sheesh! I can't get away with ANYTHING around here!!! :)

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Kathy Applebaum

If you are a hick consider yourself in good company! Short trip for me too Kathy ( that crazy one) Is that because we are Californians? Taria

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taria

Yeah, I hate it DW sprays on her perfume when I'm in the room.

This all reminds me of a bathroom I saw in a magazine a few years back. The shower was just an open area with a drain in the floor, no door or curtain, or even a lip on the floor. Presumably the floor sloped a little bit toward the drain. It was a wood floor, by the way, as were the walls. I think it was clear-coated somehow to protect it from the water.

JA

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John A.

Hmmm?? What, what?? Doesn't everyone have a crazy floor plant? Heehee You should see the subject headers I leave alone... like the did you miss me ones. I always have the urge to say.. Yes, but I wasn't really aiming for the one about Kate Hepburn dies...I wanted to ask, how often. When someone asked if stamps could be used on fabric the logical answer would have been, yes, but I prefer to put them in an envelope first....try it...address one to me. See if it works for you. The self restraint I show around here....and *you're* feeling put upon? Sigh, looks like its time for the bribe you sent to be redeemed. Ok.. you bought yourself a respite from my smarty pants editing.. next one will be left alone.

NOT buawahahahahahhahaha.. . Diana :-)

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Diana Curtis

I'd be a bit worried about mildew/mould. Our temp bathroom in the laundry has a shower curtain across the doorway and it's been stained by mould or something.

How difficult would it be to install a sliding door?

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melinda

Reading all this, it's obvious the people who built our house (2 engineers) knew which way to turn the screwdriver. There's a solid door leading from the living area to the "master suite" (sounds very grand). It opens onto a small entry with 3 doors: 1 to the bedroom, 1 to the bathroom, and 1 to a dressing room lined in clothes cupboards. I recommend it! Roberta in D

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Roberta Zollner

But that would get all the reading material wet!

Pati, in Phx

Kathy Applebaum wrote:

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Pati Cook

Why, SURE it could, Natalie! (I wouldn't put much batting in it, though, if any). We've had quilted (actually, mine was just pieced, no backing) shower curtains, quilted valances, quilted curtains/drapes, quilted chair-seats .... why NOT a quilty door?

Grins,

Sairey (who was > Hi -

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Sarah Curry

Diana, NOTHING would "hold moisture" very long in Mesquite, NV! (but that is why I suggested very little by way of batting, just in case).

It's a DRYYYYYY heat, in Mesquite!

Gr> I love the idea of a quilt for a door, but not for the bathroom. The quilt

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Sarah Curry

Or, just give it a pretty "tieback" that can be unhooked so the "door" looks like a drape when it's hooked up ...

Sairey (now th> See if you can find the hardware to mount it as an accordian fold door.

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Sarah Curry

And, of course, I read the subject line and thought, "well, I have some floor plants (large houseplants that sit on the floor), but I've never thought of them as "crazy" ...

Grins,

Sairey

Kathy Applebaum wrote:

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Sarah Curry

And you didn't call me for a tour of the LQSs????? Good grief! ;)

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Sandy Foster

I have to say that it is a great idea for a basement laundry room, and I did once stay in a French Gite (holiday house) with this facility in the shower/lavatory room. Made the whole place very easy to keep clean! :) Ya jus' hoses it down...

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Kate Dicey

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