I lived in a small house for many years. The Villa started out at about 1,000 square feet. After I added another room, bathroom and closet, it tipped out at 1,379 square feet. My washer and dryer were in a closet in the main bathroom and I hated it!
I’ve lived in an equal number of houses with a laundry closet as opposed to those with a specific room for the washer and dryer — and one house with a laundry area in the basement (which was worse!). Now, I’m in the barndo where I expect to stay, and guess what? My washer and dryer are in a bathroom closet. 🙁
Bi-fold doors are the devil.
“I prefer to have my laundry room in a closet!” said no one EVER. When browsing home decor images, all you’ll find are designated rooms for the chore no one is thrilled to do.
Since I don’t have kids at home anymore that generate piles of dirty clothes, I don’t need a huge laundry room. What I do need is to get rid of those darned bi-fold doors that never line up evenly or find a way to get them to work properly for more than 15-minutes. I’ve accepted that my “folding table” for all eternity is the top of the appliances.
Five dollars or one-hundred and seventy-five dollars?
For about $5 bucks I can buy the floor piece to “fix” what I’ve got currently. Or… I can spend $175 bucks for “barn door” hardware to make those hideous bi-folds look just a tad less horrible but hopefully operational.
My Momma suggested just taking the doors off, but there’s no way my picky self could stand to look at this — or subject visitors to view the mess…
So what’s next?
Stick around and find out what I decide to do… if anything. It’s just a barn after all. 🙂
And for the record, bi-fold doors date back to ancient Egypt — but, Guy E. Dixon (a dude, no less) founded a company in 1953 and placed the first patent on a wood folding door.