Pocket doors in luxury bathrooms - a growing design trend
The pocket door has developed into a versatile design feature that can be used almost anywhere in the home, and which will always add value. Whether it is an aesthetic benefit, allows you to create flexible spaces, or enables you to create new rooms or a new use for a room, the pocket door is a cost-effective way to maximise space and enjoy a modern style of living. But increasingly, people are designing homes with a pocket door in mind, and more and more architects are including them as a central feature in a luxury bathroom.
Common uses for a pocket door in a home are to section-off a large bedroom into two smaller bedrooms, to create an en-suite, to make a room a multi-purpose guest bedroom and home office, or to create important storage space. Downstairs you can use pocket doors for an additional toilet, a cloakroom, to link a kitchen and dining room in order to improve the spatial flow of the home, or to create a utility room. Pocket doors for bathrooms have never really been a thing, but more and more people are going down this route, and here we will explain why.
How pocket doors are ideal for luxury bathrooms
Architects and interior designers like to introduce some creative flourish into their interior schemes, and this definitely comes into play here, but there are various examples where a pocket door is ideal for a luxury bathroom and some of these you may never have considered before.
Pocket doors provide more freedom when designing a room because they maximise space and provide options for utilising every square inch. There is nothing worse than designing a bathroom where an open door is a constant barrier to using a sink, the shower or the toilet. While you can fit plenty in a small space, it needs to be practical and the extra space provided by the pocket door gives you the freedom to choose the layout you want. You may even be able to install a large walk-in shower, or include a standalone shower in addition to a bath. Furthermore, gaining the space behind the door maybe allows you to hang a towel rail or a radiator, or include some extra storage space for towels and luxury bathroom products.
The pocket door is a minimalist design which conceals the overhead rail and can also conceal any architrave. This leaves a clutter-free design with clean lines and a fresh appeal that is easy on the eye. This is ideal for the serenity and indulgence of a luxury bathroom.
Natural light is a sought-after feature and a big selling point of a home, so the more you can create the better. A bathroom might not be the first room you think of in this respect, but it can make a big difference in terms of increasing the appeal of bathroom furniture and making the bathroom feel clean, fresh and attractive. If you have enough space, double pocket doors can create a grand opening to a luxury bathroom and really exaggerate the feeling of space and light and the health and wellbeing benefits this brings. This draws attention to your luxury bathroom as a bold, statement room. Because pocket doors open by disappearing into a wall cavity they don’t present a physical barrier and hence generate more light flow between rooms and from outside windows. For a bathroom you can also use glass pocket doors to make an even bigger statement. These allow natural light to flow around the house, while also making the bathroom feel airy, minimalist and contemporary, and you can maintain privacy by using a satin opaque finish which allows light to shine through, but prevents being able to see into the room. This is the ultimate statement in luxury interior design.
A pocket door opening into a wall pocket is ideal for accessibility. In any circumstances, this allows freedom of movement and more space, but for anyone with limited mobility or accessibility issues, pocket doors are much easier to negotiate. They remove the barrier presented by a hinged door and because they don’t open into a room, are much easier to manage, particularly if a person needs physical assistance.
While of course you want to install a pocket door in a luxury bathroom so you can enjoy the multiple benefits, it also adds the wow factor you need to impress people who may want to buy your home in the future. This is a statement design feature that can really stand out, and most people are enticed by a beautiful bathroom design which screams elegance and comfort. You can even add pocket door accessories which enhance the premium feel of this feature. So a pocket door is an effective and simple way to add value to your property, as well as delivering practical and aesthetic benefits for you in the meantime.
So why not consider a bathroom pocket door for your bathroom project - order today from Pocket Door Shop.
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