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Originally Posted by 1990C4S

^^ I will never have sliding doors. They are not for me...

Any sliding or only the barn-style?

I like pocket doors. Often, doors open in ways that are inconvenient (into small bathrooms, in a way that limits where you can put furniture, etc...) and pocket doors can/do solve a lot of those issues.

I think the remaining downsides to pocket doors are that retrofitting is probably a pain and if there is plumbing or wiring in the walls, then that could be a pain.

I'd happily have most doors converted to pocket doors if I could wrinkle my nose like Samantha in Bewitched on wiggle my wand at it like Harry Potter.

Duh, I completely forgot about this sort of sliding door (below) which is what our old home had. I like them better than the bifold and much more than the barn-sliding doors. They can be a pain since they limit you to only part of the opening at a time.

Originally Posted by gregpark

Another option. This is a small bath in my house with a 6' opening to a closet. Cheap hallow core sliders I covered with kinky decorative half inch wire, sides bent on a break then rattled canned bronze out doors. Three of these would fit your opening with minimal work required. Top and bottom tracks easy peasy. For the art deco looking trim at the top I ripped closet dowels on the table saw. Cheap and easy and adds texture to the room. My wife loves it and that's what matters.

Very cool, and creative with both the mesh and the half dowel molding at the top.