Our customer, Kay, was looking for a way to separate her home office from the rest of her home.  Her goal was to be able to “close the doors” at the end of the day and physically separate from her work.  However, she did not want to close the opening to the office up so that it made her home feel smaller, and she wanted the color of the new doors to match the color of her front door to maintain a consistent interior design.

We took the time to work with her to find just the right door style and the correct door color to suit her design requirements.  To maintain the open feel of the installation, Kay selected the 15-lite BEV glass design.  This glass is clear, but comes with grooves cut into the glass so the doors look like traditional 15-lite French doors.

To match the color of the front entry door, Kay selected cherry wood veneer for the new doors.  We stained and clear-coated the new doors to provide a finish that makes the doors look beautiful.  As with all our paints and finishes, we completed the finishing in our shop, taking advantage of our facilities to keep the dust, fumes, and mess of the finishing process out of the customer’s home.

The doors were installed as a pair of visible pocket doors.  Instead of swinging into the room and taking up space needed for desks and bookcases, the center two of these doors slide to the side to open.  We used extruded aluminum pocket door track, and fitted ball bearing rollers to provide smooth and quiet operation.

The frame we built to install in the opening was pre-cut and pre-painted in our shop before the installation.  We assembled the frame and doors on-site in a 4 to 5 hour process.

Kay was pleased with the results, and enjoys being able to close off her office with a door system that meets her interior design expectations!

If you’d like a similar installation in your home, please give us a call at 713-467-3667.

Take care,

Dave