apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

I love this idea.

Ok, maybe this isn't a great place to say, but I go over this ooh_food's flickr stream and it's linked to the whole stream, not just the relevant part. I am trying to understand how taking down the door, she created extra room to hang artwork. There's no explanation.

I see the half-hinges and the IKEA curtain and I want to cry. I want to cry that I know that's an IKEA curtain. I want to pull off the hinges - that doesn't make me want to cry, but I'm still befuddled by how this allows her to hang more art. ::cry::

No matter what, I still love that pink and aqua lace curtain in the doorway. Of all the pictures I have seen used a half a dozen times in the less than 1 year I have inhabited this blog, that is still my most favorite.

I'm with you on the half-hinges, K T G. It would be so easy to just... remove them. Remove them!

I would think the door must have opened out instead of in, blocking the space on the wall to the right where there is now what I'm assuming is the "more art" hanging.

ooh_food rents, which means she will likely have to put the door back on when she leaves, and it would be easier to do this if the hinges remain on the frame if she is not a person who hangs doors frequently and has the technique down.

I know she rents because I'm industrious enough to click on the appropriate link from her Flickr photostream, rather than cry about it here. Just as I'm observant enough to notice the hinges facing on the living room side, which means the door would swing outward. No further explanation necessary.

I noticed the door swinging outward but still wondered how it created extra space for art. I mean, she still could have hung art on the wall. It's a bedroom so I'm guessing the door would have been closed much of the time anyway. Nonetheless, nice small-space solution.

Heh. It's funny to have people discussing your bedroom door on the internet.

So, yes, the reason why removing the door created another wall was that the door was always open (it's a small space and felt a bit claustrophobic with it shut all the time.) It opened out and covered the wall. I wanted more wall space for art in the living room (where I spend more time than my bedroom)

As for the hinges, they're stuck! Twenty years of paint has made it impossible to unscrew them from the door frame. I would love to remove them, even though I do rent and will have to reattach the door when I leave.

My parents did something like this. They converted my tiny childhood bedroom into a beautiful laundry/craft room. They removed the door and replaced it with a pretty curtain that is usually tied open. The hallway leading into this room used to be cramped and a little gloomy, but opening up the area makes it appear brighter and more spacious.

I've been wanting to try and put curtains like that on my terrace since the screen was removed and never replaced. But, I don't want bugs or flies coming in. So, I'm wondering if I should even bother?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7447686@N05/500072967/

I have a small office with a door that swung inwards, taking up about a sixth of the room space.

So I took the regular door off and put up a bi-fold door. I'm not really into the curtain-as-door thing.

I removed a door in a small small room and I put an ikea HULTET bamboo curtains http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10066514

so,I have this same problem and have tried the curtain thing , they get dirty and look sort of temporary ,somthing I shy away from in an apt.,and the bamboo thing,six in one year...cats, teens..I have been wondering about the bi-fold .Are they hard to install? can you use one in a living space?

I didn't think it was hard to put up the bi-fold door. I didn't go all-out and use a plumb bob, but the door is stable and closes correctly. If I weren't a renter, I would have popped for a pocket door.

Mine is on the doorway that opens from my office to the dining room. I like it.

off to home depot for my bi-fold ..yay!!