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Posted by Kris Krieger on October 31, 2007, 6:27 pm
eselk@surfbest.net wrote in
>> OK I finally got my plumbing stack relocated, now on to the next
>> problem...
>>
>> I have a room that shares a wall with a hallway. On the other side
>> of the hallway is an exterior concrete block wall with windows. This
>> room does not have enough light, so I am thinking of stealing some
>> lights from the hallwaywindowby adding a fewinteriorwindows. Not
>> real windows, but I was thinking a series of 16"x16" frosted glass
>> (16" because studs are spaced 16" apart). It probably would look
>> more like a recessed shelf with a glass back. Is there any reason I
>> cannot do that? That it would look odd because it's awindowon
>> aninteriorwall?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> MC
>
> Kind of late, but after reading all of the posts on this thread, I
> thought I'd mention another idea, for the next guy (like me) looking
> for something similar.
>
> If you can spare a little space in the bedroom (wouldn't need to be
> too much) you could put in an aviary (spelling?), or other type of
> aquariam or terrariam (sp?). Wouldn't even need anything living,
> maybe just some plants, rocks, maybe even a statue. That way it is
> something nice to look at on either side, and the "thicker" you make
> the scenery, the more privacy you get. In addition, you could put
> some blinds or some type of curtain that could be closed from the
> bedroom side... might give a cleaner look if this blind thing was on
> the inside of the glass. I think a simple/solid blind might work
> well, one that just looks like a cloth, more so than a fancy curtain
> or something you would only expect to see on an exterior wall... if
> that makes any since. That special glass that changes so you can't
> see through it would be really cool, but expensive.
>
> This type of idea would probably work even better if you also gave it
> some light from the roof, but if you had A LOT of light in the hall
> already, guess you might not need light from the roof as well.
>
> I was thinking of doing something like this if we ever change our
> floor plan and end up having one of the bedrooms not have any exterior
> walls. I was going to make it so the entire structure could be moved
> enough so a person could use it as an emergency entrance/exit as
> well. In that case it wasn't going to go all the way up to the roof,
> just the height of a normal window, and then it would have a skylight
> above it (maybe not directly above it, but close). I hadn't figured
> out all of the design issues, but was thinking of a sliding wood panel
> as the "curtain" on the inside, which could be closed when privacy was
> needed. Maybe something on the bedroom side of the panel, that hid
> what it really was, maybe made it look like a picture on the wall or
> something like that.
>
>
How about a "water wall"? I've seen ones that are encloes inside of 2
sheets of glass (or maybe plexiglass...).
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