Boiler cupboard
I am having a new boiler installed, smaller than this old one in the pic, it sits behind a split wooden door, I have removed the doors , not sure if i will put them back,and can remove the frame if necessary , have taken up the wooden floor and skirtings and removed the radiator to reveal original floor, but does anyone have any advice as to redoing this alcove, new boiler will be in same place, I am stripping the paint off the old chimney to the left hopefully to reveal some really old bricks. my style is shabby vintage and over the top eclectic elegance. I have searched Houzz but cannot see anything, also searched Pinterest but nothing there either. Any suggestions welcome.
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Sonia
4 years agoDefinitely keep the door. There is nothing attractive about a boiler, so I think it would look so much smarter re-attached and then painted white, cream, grey, whatever colour you like. You will need a little ventilation for the boiler, or so I was told, so the heart that rinq suggested would do the job nicely. It will also create a pretty country kitchen vibe. My boiler is in a kitchen cupboard and large ventilation holes were drilled at the top, out of view. Here’s my rather dull cupboard!
rach1922
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4 years agoThis might look more of what you were aiming for. If the new boiler is much smaller, cut down the big door to fit over that. Remove the door frame from below and try to get either a cupboard to fit or made to fit like this sort of idea:-
It would just be a matter of finding something more or less the right size to fit the hole, and maybe adding some wood / architrave / moulding to finish it off.
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4 years agoMy vote is keep the door.
I like the panelling though, as I think it suits the style of the rest of the room. I'd personally paint it white, in keeping with that beautiful painted white fireplace and log burner.
A door like the one you have (but longer!!) or a farmhouse style door- something quite traditional (but definitely white)
It would give you some good storage underneath that boiler too.
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4 years agoI like Maths idea for putting a bookshelf in the lower half then door for top. I thought an old chest of drawers would look sweet as well so long as you can find one to fit, do some careful measuring. What I would do is keep the frame, removing it could create a lot more work. But instead of a single panel door I’d have two doors split vertically to cover the boiler and whatever you want underneath, shelves, drawers or another pair of matching doors. Hard to explain but I found this image (See below, imagine the boiler where the shelves are). You could source the doors from old cabinets or wardrobes on second hand sites or charity shops, or even make your own from mdf and add some decorative molding then paint! However your existing doors are still very nice btw and rinq‘s idea for a cutout would be very cute:)
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4 years agoGreat Idea Rachel.............Have a look on https://authentic-reclamation.co.uk/stock-categories/reclaimed-doors/cupboard-doors-shutters/ if it's solid wood, then you can cut it down to fit. I found this one on there for £50 plus vat..........cut it down like this and keep the rest of the wood for other projects.
Re the stripping of the cupboard in the lounge.........just a word of advice. You may be opening a can of worms with that one, you'll find it hard if not impossible to get all the paint off that, especially the edges ( Architrave ), domestic paint stripper is terrible as the recipe changed several years ago ( some EU ruling ), basically made it useless. I would keep them painted, as they brighten a room.
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