Add french door to dining room? What do you think?

[Irvinecommuter]

It really depends on the width of the opening. How wide is it, Qwerty? I can't tell from the angle of the pic. The thing is the sidelights on the sliding glass double door are going to restrict your access when you move furniture in & out. It's going to eat up more wall space. With French doors, you can open them up wide so large pieces can fit through. Also, imho, the design of French doors means better longevity - no moving parts or greasing needed like sliding doors. Also depends on how much leeway you have inside the room where the doors swing in. To me, there is something inately beautiful about a French door. If the opening is big and you don't have as much room inside, why not do French doors with sidelights.

great point socal on the french doors allowing you to move furniture in/out, didnt even think of that. i think right now what makes the most sense is the double french door set up like TD, not sure if i want the frosted glass or do window treatments. i like the frosted glass while leaving the shutters in the dining room open to give that backlit effect. the opening is about 7.5 feet (my wife did a rough measurement).

There are a lot of options.  There are folding doors that open up completely...there are combination type doors that slide and open.  You should go to a window/door place and see what your options are.

 

[qwerty]

It really depends on the width of the opening. How wide is it, Qwerty? I can't tell from the angle of the pic. The thing is the sidelights on the sliding glass double door are going to restrict your access when you move furniture in & out. It's going to eat up more wall space. With French doors, you can open them up wide so large pieces can fit through. Also, imho, the design of French doors means better longevity - no moving parts or greasing needed like sliding doors. Also depends on how much leeway you have inside the room where the doors swing in. To me, there is something inately beautiful about a French door. If the opening is big and you don't have as much room inside, why not do French doors with sidelights.

great point socal on the french doors allowing you to move furniture in/out, didnt even think of that. i think right now what makes the most sense is the double french door set up like TD, not sure if i want the frosted glass or do window treatments. i like the frosted glass while leaving the shutters in the dining room open to give that backlit effect. the opening is about 7.5 feet (my wife did a rough measurement).

There are a lot of options.  There are folding doors that open up completely...there are combination type doors that slide and open.  You should go to a window/door place and see what your options are.

yeah we are planning on going somewhere to look at the various styles/options.

 

[Coleman]

You should have put like 300 lbs on each side of that weight bar!

HAHA!  I was thinking the same thing, hahaha. 

Hard to visualize that space with the given photo.  A sliding door or accordion type of door may work.

In other news, Tyler - what HALO are you playing? That's a great game for some multiplayer.

 

[irvinehomeowner]

I changed my mind... I want to see a roll-up garage french door... with remote.