Closet door options

pearl262

I have a fairly small reach-in closet in a small bedroom, and am trying to find the closet door option that would require the least amount of floor space while still providing full access to the closet.  I don't like sliding doors because you can only access half the closet at a time (as it is the door opening doesn't go all the way to the ends, so it's tough to reach the stuff at the closet ends).  And the current bi-fold doors, while providing good closet access, require about 18 inches of clear floor space in front of the closet to open - valuable real estate!!

Are there other types of closet doors that would provide full access to the closet opening, but don't open into the room?

BlueBirdMB

Why don't you have full access just because the door doesn't open all the way?  You can't reach around a 5" corner?

MommyLiberty5013

Other than hanging beads...I think the sliding or the bi-fold door options are the standards. The only other thing I could think of is a pocket door.

You have to have a large enough wall on one or both sides of the closet though, to make this work. And, that wall would be easier to use a pocket door in if it didn't also have any electrical boxes (outlets/switches) in it. If the wall does have electrical, that would have to be removed or rerouted before adding the pocket door.

pearl262

If it was a 5" corner it wouldn't be a problem, but the door opening stops much more than 5" from the closet ends!

Thanks, MommyLiberty, for the suggestions!  Unfortunately there is nowhere for a pocket door to go; that would be my dream solution for many small spaces!  I think the current bi-folds are my best option

AprilZ81

Do you have the wall space for a barn door?

SusieBW

DD's room used to have awful bifold doors, and I hated them.  I was going to paint them, but in the end decided to put up a tension rod and hung curtains in place of closet doors.  I'm so glad I did it - easy access to the closet, but also very easy to just pull them shut and hide the mess that is a 4 yo's closet.  Also, like you said, I don't lose the space in front of the closet where the doors opened.

sindala

I'm pretty sure there's something called accordion door. It's basically a thicker curtain that is attached at the top and bottom. That gives it a bit more tension and it doesn't just look like a wavy cloth infront of your closet.