[Tishabet]

Wow, I knew you guys would have some insights to share... thanks!! Some thoughts:

-Ideally I want more than just top panel to be glass, would consider glass all the way to the floor (though notfarnow makes a good point about the lower panels being easy to accidentally break). notfarnow's doors are pretty close to what I was envisioning, and the energy efficiency is a big plus... the shop is heated by forced air system that heats the rest of the house and is situated directly below the upstairs bedrooms and connects to the rest of the downstairs living space. @notfarnow any info on brand etc?

-After sleeping on it I think I really want clear glass... I have a beautiful view into my backyard and the creek and forest beyond when the current door is open. I think if I went to the trouble of replacing the door but used frosted I would eventually regret it. This shop is on the back of my house so no typical privacy concern per se, my closest neighbor in that direction is about 2k feet away through dense PNW forest, nobody can see the door unless they walk entirely around my house and into my backyard. So still a concern for a prowler (and note I'm ~10 miles from downtown Seattle so not quite the middle of nowhere), but no concern as far as folks walking by on the street etc.

-Screen door is now on my list, that was one issue over the summer... little bugs and flies etc flying into the shop.

-Seahawk and I are on the same wavelength re: electric lighting in the shop, I upgraded about a year ago and what I have now is already excellent both for "office work" (I installed a bunch of LED lighting including under cabinet lighting etc) and "shop work" (have a bunch of ceiling lighting supplemented by more LEDs lower down), so my new desire here is more about natural light and a view/connection to the outside. It's easy to be working here (as I am doing at this very moment) and feel like I don't know if it is light or dark outside.