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If you've been following my renovation picspams, you may have noticed that I have a divided bathroom - a washroom with the sink and the linen closet, and then the toilet and bathtub in a separate room. My bedroom opens into the washroom as well, which means there are a lot of doors in one small space. I would like to get rid of one of them, preferably the door from the living room to the washroom. Obviously the bath/toilet needs a door for privacy, and I'd like to keep my bedroom door. Besides which, the washroom door is really in the way when it's open, and it's awkward to get around.

My mother was initially opposed to the get-rid-of-the-door plan, because when I have guests over, the washroom is likely where they'd be getting dressed etc. so they need privacy, too. (In other words, this is a totally self-interested opinion, hahaha.) Although, as things are laid out, I have to go THROUGH the washroom to get in and out of my bedroom, which is kind of inconvenient if someone is naked in there, doors or no doors.

So. My solution was to get rid of the door and use a folding privacy screen. That way, it can stay folded up against the wall, leaving fewer obstructions cluttering up the space. Then, when someone needs privacy in there, they can open up the screen, and if they position it properly, I can still get out of my bedroom!

This is all preamble to my question: which screen should I get? The cheapest ones I've found are on Amazon, which is still twice as much as I expected to pay. :\ I've got it narrowed down to these four:

Brasserie - Since the art in my condo sort of has a "travel" theme to it, I stuck with the French thing for most of these options. The colors in this one go well with my bedroom (red) and the washroom (shades of brown/tan).

Eiffel Tower - Simple design. Since it's mostly light, though, I worry that it might be a little too transparent for total privacy. But! It's the cheapest of the four.

Parisian Cafe - Colors don't quite match, but it's pretty! The washroom's mostly neutral anyway.

Piano - Somewhat different theme, but I do play the piano, after all. No particular attachment to the phonograph on the other side.

If you need a refresher on what the bathroom/washroom looks like, the pictures are here and here. I also want something that will look pretty and not too weird when it's folded up, even though you're only seeing 1/3 of the design.

Poll #7698 Folding Privacy Screens

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Which screen should I get?

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Brasserie
2 (16.7%)

Eiffel Tower
2 (16.7%)

Parisian Cafe
2 (16.7%)

Piano
5 (41.7%)

Meh, suck it up and keep the door.
0 (0.0%)

I have another brilliant idea to solve the problem that doesn't involve a screen!
1 (8.3%)

Comments

[lutamira]

We had the same problem when we moved into our place - too many awkward bathroom doors. We bought a really cool curtain from anthropologie - it is thick and lined and just one panel is more than wide enough to cover the doorway. We put a hook on one side of the doorframe to hold the curtain back when we want to be able to see in. We've been really happy with it and they have lots of styles to choose from.

Here are their regular curtains. There are also a few on sale which you might like here. (Scroll down the page a bit to see the curtains.)

Anyway, don't know if it will work for you, but the price is about the same and the profile is a little less than having a screen sitting around.

Good luck!

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I actually suggested that first, but my mom pooh-poohed the idea. She thought it looked too college-dorm-ish or something. :-P I am not terribly picky, as long as it looks pretty.

[lutamira]

The curtain we bought is a dark purple cut-velvet one which, I think, makes it look a bit nicer than it otherwise could. Anthro makes great stuff like that - real embroidery, actual drapery material, that kind of thing. But you should do whatever you want to make your house perfect for you. :)

[ever_neutral]

PIANO FTW.

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DULY NOTED!

[syderia]

Hello,

I subscribed to your journal after reading a comment you left at rahirah.

I picked Piano because from the pictures (seen on a computer screen, of course, so...), it's the one whose color scheme would go best with what you have in your apartment.

I have to second the curtain option too, it might be more practical than a screen.

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Hi there! Welcome! I liked the piano one, too. Unfortunately, now my mother is pooh-poohing both the curtain AND the screen options. I'm thisclose to telling her she doesn't have to come visit if she doesn't like it! lol

[syderia]

Is there the room to change one of the dooors into a sliding door ? (Our kitchen has this awesome sliding door that goes into the wall, but obviously it can't be done everywhere.)

The other option would be to take off the door, keep it somewhere close and put it back on should you have guests?

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Alas, no room, unless it went into my closet, haha. But my dad has already vetoed anything that requires more work for him - which is fair, he's done more than enough!

There's not really any space to store the door here, either. If we do take it off, it'll probably live in my parents' basement until I sell it. (Because apparently when people buy a place, they expect the doors to come with it so I can't throw it away?)

[urania_calliope]

Piano! That's just lovely... If I needed a privacy screen I'd go that way.

It's far less busy than the other ones.

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Heh, I thought you might like that one. :)