Let Us Inspire You: Create Multi-functional Spaces with ECLISSE Pocket Doors

Let Us Inspire You: Create Multi-functional Spaces with ECLISSE Pocket Doors

Posted by Caroline Clarkson on 22nd Oct 2020

One way of defining multi-functional space is to create zones with furniture and flooring. If you would like more privacy and more of a sound barrier for the different areas then room dividers are a better option. Make your space work harder; use pocket doors to close off and open up space to make it multi-functional and double or telescopic pocket doors provide a perfect room divider solution. Pocket doors allow your doors to disappear into a pocket in the wall and so are there when you need them and hidden when you don’t. If you want to maximise the natural light in an area the use of glass pocket doors will divide space and let light through.

Open plan kitchen/diner

There are many reasons why you may want to have multi-use space. An open plan kitchen diner and playroom can become a smaller cosier space in the evening when the children have gone to bed, by closing off the play area so you can relax in an ‘adult’ space. A kitchen diner area can be divided from a seating area after a meal so you can relax and worry about the dirty dishes later on.

Here the kitchen diner area is divided from the main living area by ECLISSE double telescopic pocket doors. Two full size door panels disappear into a pocket to the left and two full sized door panels disappear into a pocket to the right opening the space up to a seating area and a view through to the garden.

Home-offices

Many of us recently have had to explore ways of creating home-offices solutions in our existing homes. Maybe you have stolen an end of a sitting room or bedroom for your new home office space or maybe you have converted your box room into a home office. What may have been considered a temporary solution initially is now becoming a permanent or long-term arrangement for many. If this is the case it is worth considering better use of the space and ways to making the working space more comfortable. ECLISSE pocket doors are a perfect solution as they allow better use of the space and if you install a ECLISSE frameless glass pocket door you will also maximise light in the space too.

Guest bedrooms

If your property is lacking a guest room or the guest room has recently become a home-office, then there are other ways of creating space that can become a guest room when required. With clever use of a furniture such as a fold away or Murphy bed an area of living space can be divided off as a guest room as and when needed. In the example below an awkward corner has been transformed into a built-in daybed. The pocket door separates it from the rest of the living room if required.

Photo by Ana Williamson Architect - Discover traditional living room design inspiration

Alternatively, your guest room could be underused space. The layout below on the left shows an apartment layout with a guest room which is seldom used.

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The new layout uses ECLISSE double pocket doors to extend the living area and maximise light from two windows for the main living space. When guest comes to stay the double pocket doors are closed and the area becomes a guest room with sofa bed and ensuite bathroom.

Utility area

Pocket doors are also a great way to carve off a section of your kitchen for a mini-utility area. Here wooden pocket doors with glass panels hide a mini-utility area with washing machine one side and dryer the other.

Photo by Sicora Design/Build - More traditional utility room ideas

So opening up and closing off areas of your layout with ECLISSE pocket doors can make your existing space work harder. To find out more about our double and telescopic pocket door systems have a look at our product pages or contact our Customer Service Team on 0333 5770828.

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