"The guest bathroom is on the mezzanine, a floor down from the guest room. The sliding door doubles as a blackboard."
Williamsburg, Brooklyn home of Anthony Giocolea and Paul Kelterborn.
Renovation architect: Janet Cross.
"New Kids in the Block" by Joyce Wadler.
New York Times, Home Section, Thursday, January 3, 2013
Sliding barn doors - or in this case, sliding blackboard doors - seem to be a modern take on traditional pocket doors, which can offer a practical solution in rooms or hallways that lack space for a hinged door. Unlike pocket doors, these sliding portals don't need to fit inside the wall, which in some cases may make them less expensive or difficult to install or repair. The blackboard sliding door is a creative option for a guest bathroom. Sliding doors can conceal a home office or provide entry to laundry rooms. Sliding barn doors or antique sliding cellar doors (as pictured at the bottom of this post) also provide patina or a sense of history or interest to a space. Take a look . . .
"Barn doors painted [Benjamin Moore's Fresno] pack a punch in the laundry area. 'The doors to the laundry room could have been a lost opportunity - just another pair of white doors,' says [Mona Ross] Berman. 'But we felt they shouldn't be an afterthought. Painting them orange made them very visible and special. They read as art.' "
Laundry area of a 1960s-inspired beach house in New Jersey.
Interior design by Mona Ross Berman.
Photography by Jonny Valiant.
Text by Lisa Cregan.
"A Sixties Surfer-Chic Beach House" produced by Orli Ben-Dor and David M. Murphy.
"A sliding barn-style door to the laundry took up less space than a hinged door. It's made of reclaimed chestnut, with old barn hardware."
Wilmette, Illinois home of Joseph Decker, executive chef and partner in the Wildfire restaurants, and his wife.
Interior design by Michael Del Piero and Joseph Decker.
Photography by John Kernick.
"Kitchen of the Month" interview by Christine Pittel.
House Beautiful (February 2011).
"A folk art painting, once part of a barn, was mounted on a track in the owner's home office. She is a marriage counselor, and the sliding door hides a desk and files during sessions. Cameroon chief stools from Martin Showroom."
Interior design by Erin Martin.
Photography by Victoria Pearson.
"Grand Gestures" interview by Lisa Cregan.
House Beautiful (February 2011).
"The building is clad in cedar siding. Large doors, which slide open to reveal the media room, continue the farmstead theme. 'The main house has a formality,' notes Hayes. 'This one needed to feel more outdoorsy.' "
An outbuilding created to house a media room and indoor pool in upstate New York.
Interior design by Thad Hayes.
Architecture by Paul F. Shurtleff, AIA.
Landscape architecture by Douglas Reed of Reed Hilderbrand.
Text by Joseph Giovannini.
Architectural Digest (June 2008).
"The building is clad in cedar siding. Large doors, which slide open to reveal the media room, continue the farmstead theme. 'The main house has a formality,' notes Hayes. 'This one needed to feel more outdoorsy.' "
An outbuilding created to house a media room and indoor pool in upstate New York.
Interior design by Thad Hayes.
Architecture by Paul F. Shurtleff, AIA.
Landscape architecture by Douglas Reed of Reed Hilderbrand.
Text by Joseph Giovannini.
Architectural Digest (June 2008).
"Barn doors on sliding tracks separate the guest room from the family room. Vintage pillows by Shabby Chic."
Photographer Amy Neunsinger's home in Los Angeles's Laurel Canyon.
Photography by Amy Neunsinger.
"A Ranch House Makeover" by Alexandria Mott.
"The sectional sofa, the Byron wing chair, and the Jaipur cocktail table are all by Martyn Lawrence Bullard design. The sliding barn doors were found at American Garage."
Los Angeles home of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne.
Interior design by Martyn Lawrence Bullard.
Photography by Roger Davies.
Text by Fred Schruers.
"Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne at Home" produced by Carlos Mota.
Architectural Digest (June 2011).
"A children's bedroom in the guest house features 1950s headboards, radiant-heated concrete floors, and a sliding door made from the barn's original exterior boards."
A family's weekend retreat on eastern Long Island.
Interior design by Robert Stilin.
Photography by William Waldron.
Text by Nancy Hass.
"Hamptons Classic" produced by Anita Sarsidi.
Elle Decor (December 2012).
"In a guest bedroom, an antique French cellar door is mounted on a custom-made track."
Condominium in Bal Harbour, Florida created by Darryl Carter for his parents.
Interior design by Darryl Carter.
Photography by Moris Moreno.
Interview by Michael Lassell.
"Miami Modern" produced by Linda O'Keeffe.
Elle Decor (November 2012).
For additional photos of blackboard doors, please visit my post, Chalk It Up, dated October 15, 2012.
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