ᐅ Are doors necessary on the ground floor? Floor plan attached.

ypg schrieb:


The storage room really should have a door! Apparently, the plan doesn’t include one.

I definitely wouldn’t add a door there. It would just be in the way.

I also wouldn’t put a door on the kitchen, but definitely on the living room.

The staircase in the living room would be a complete no-go for me, since you’d never have any peace. But that wasn’t the question!

Ok, first of all, thanks to everyone for the helpful responses! My floor plan has already been discussed many times (and interestingly, always criticized by the same people), so just to clarify again: I am building for myself, not for you ;-)

My wife and I will be the only occupants, and that won’t change, so the house will never be very noisy. In our current rental apartment, almost all doors are usually left open (since we have cats), so we are considering leaving them out. However, you convinced me to at least keep the door between the hallway and the living room, which I think will actually make it feel a bit more homely.

For the pantry, we have planned a sliding door in front of the wall, but we will install it later as a DIY project. It’s only a small pantry anyway, which (hopefully) won’t look too messy.

The staircase has also been widely discussed here in the forum. My impression is: you either love a staircase as a central design feature (of course, styled accordingly) or you hate it. There is no middle ground. It’s up to each person, but we like it.

Best regards!

Osnabruecker schrieb:

Depending on your family situation...
Sliding doors are great for crawling babies and toddlers. You can keep them in the room and away from all the shoes and dirt in the entryway.

And for coziness, you can just close them sometimes. There are also some very nice glass panels available, which look quite attractive.

No kids, no problem 😀
Otherwise: better not. My older child once caught my younger son’s fingers in the sliding door and another time his head while they were roughhousing, when the younger was just under two years old. My mother then wedged the door so tightly that it won’t open at all anymore. Regular doors are already tricky, but sliding doors are a nightmare.

Elias_dee schrieb:

First of all, thanks to everyone for the helpful responses! My floor plan has been discussed quite a bit already (and interestingly, always criticized by the same people), so just to clarify: I’m building for myself, not for you ;-)

My wife and I are the only occupants and will remain so, meaning the house will never be very noisy. In our current rental apartment, all doors are usually left open (since we have cats), so we are considering leaving out internal doors. However, you have convinced me to at least keep the door from the hallway to the living room, as that really does make the space feel more homey.

For the pantry, we have planned a sliding door in front of the wall that we will install later as a DIY project. It’s only a small pantry anyway, which we hope will not look too messy.

The staircase has also been discussed many times on this forum. My impression is: you either love a staircase as a central design feature (of course, styled nicely) or you hate it. There’s no middle ground. It’s a personal preference, and we like it.

Best regards!

You really want a basement access right next to the sofa???
That’s truly not an attractive feature.

motorradsilke schrieb:

I definitely wouldn’t give it one. It’s just in the way.

Fortunately, a door still serves a purpose. Does your house have a door, or did you skip it because it’s in the way?

Elias_dee schrieb:

My impression: you either love a staircase as a central design feature

We also have a staircase centrally located and open… right next to our sofa: very stylish and gives a personal touch.
But definitely not a basement staircase…! That’s something completely different from a show staircase or a staircase in an open-plan living space meant to create a positive impression, something enjoyable to look at, or whatever…
As I said before: the layout with the living room and kitchen was almost perfect… now you’ve introduced several negative aspects into the house.

ypg schrieb:

We also have a central, open staircase... right next to our sofa: very stylish and with a personal touch.
But definitely not a basement staircase...! That’s a completely different thing than a showroom staircase or a staircase in an open living area designed to create a positive impression when seen, something to admire, I don’t know...
As I said before: the layout with the living room and kitchen was almost perfect... now you’ve introduced several negative aspects into the house.

Maybe you misunderstood the floor plan. It’s not just a basement staircase. It also goes up to the upper floor. Our staircase will look something like this, but with Nero Assoluto as the surface instead of wood, and exactly this railing, with the side facing the basement similarly built up in masonry. Still that bad? ;-)