Advantages of installing a glass pocket door

The pocket door is most famous for its space-saving qualities. Although it is enjoying a renaissance period as a quirky retro design feature – pocket doors were first popular in Victorian times – the pocket door is an ideal ‘smart’ solution for contemporary times. It looks sleek, modern and unfussy and is an innovative solution in creating space. But if you install a glass pocket door then there are even more advantages.

Installing the pocket door in a small space enables you to open up new possibilities. Because the pocket door opens along the same axis by sliding along an overhead rail and into a ‘pocket’ wall cavity in the adjacent wall, this enables the space immediately behind the door to be used. If you were using a traditional hinged door, the opening arc of the door would find an obstacle in the shape of anything stacked or installed behind the door. As the pocket door avoids this you can move furniture closer to the door, or install shelves or other storage items behind the door. However, a glass pocket door opens up lots of new opportunities.

How to use a glass pocket door in the home

So the pocket door can be the key to re-organising rooms, making rooms multi-purpose or creating an entirely new room. This is okay in many scenarios, such as for storage, a downstairs toilet, a utility room at the back of the kitchen, an en-suite or for an occasional guest bedroom, but for any room that is used for a significant amount of time, a very small space can still be challenging to fully utilise.

If you wish to use a small room you have created as a kids’ bedroom or a home office, for example, the space available may still be prohibitive. A home office that you use regularly can be dark and claustrophobic, which isn’t good for general health and wellbeing and can lead to you feeling fatigued, unmotivated and unproductive if you spend all day in there. Instead you want a home office to be light, airy and spacious. You might not be able to create enough room for it to be physically spacious, and you might not be able to install an actual external window, but by installing a glass pocket door you can create this illusion and make a room much more comfortable. The same is true of a permanent bedroom.

A glass pocket door will enable natural light to flow into the room from adjoining spaces, and means a person can feel less isolated and shut away. Over the course of a day, or if used as a permanent bedroom, this can have a significant positive effect on general health and wellbeing over the long term. And if there is still a desire to retain some privacy, the glass pocket doors supplied by MB Direct can be made with a satin opaque finish which allows light to shine through, but retains some privacy via a smoked glass effect.

How to use a glass pocket door in the office

Businesses are faced with the same issue as a domestic home is, how to make the most effective and efficient use of limited space. Just like in the home, a business needs storage space and useful facilities and is faced with size restrictions. So the glass pocket door has the same practical and aesthetic benefits here too, particularly where small offices are created.

However, a business can also use glass pocket doors for meeting rooms, boardrooms, and demo and training rooms. In most cases these are bigger spaces where you can accommodate double glass pocket doors. This creates an elegant and impressive entrance which reflects the prestige of the business, but as these are important corporate areas in many cases, and are often opened up to visitors, VIPs and customers, glass pocket doors can be customised with company logos, styling and messaging. This makes glass pocket doors ideal for contemporary businesses looking to make a positive visual impact.

Check out our range of glass pocket doors at MB Direct

Whether you are using glass pocket doors in the home or in the workplace, you can also customise the doors with colourful, decorative designs. Using coloured glass and innovative manufacturing techniques, glass pocket doors can be installed as a unique, bespoke item with practical qualities but also a stunning aesthetic quality also.

So check out our range of glass pocket doors at MB Direct today and select the style and size that best suits your purposes. Order online today and glass pocket doors from MB Direct can enhance your home or workplace and make it a brighter, more comfortable and more efficient place to be.