Creative people please help me =)

[jason604]

Wondering if some creative minds out there can help me finish up my in wall tank and make it amazing! =). So the large gap above my tank is from the tall closet doors being removed. I do need the space so I can maintance my tank from the front in case I need to. Majority of the maintainance will be from the back room I tore apart. So is there a way I can cover that area and able to open it up with ease and looks sleek the same time? I was thinking of just putting up a picture frame to cover it but that will look funny lol. I'm going cover the stand with drywall and paint that wall gray. And yes that hideous clock has gotta go lol

[intarsiabox]

Maybe a couple of black or white kitchen doors with a nice design to them?

[jason604]

Originally Posted by intarsiabox

Maybe a couple of black or white kitchen doors with a nice design to them?

I don't rly want to put cabinet doors on. I did thought about it but it will make me lose the sleek look. I'm putting wood designed trim around the tank once done in black.

[intarsiabox]

My only other idea won't work because the hole is too big. I would have done like a lot of modern fireplaces and have a row of 12"x12" tile going around the trim. It would have been easy to conceal the top section as being moveable. It looks like a fun build what ever you decide!

[Noodles]

If you make two slab doors to fit the opening(3/4" thick) and paint them wall colour, then mount them flush with the wall with European cabinet door hinges(I would recommend salice but Blum would be ok). Put touch latches on the back and you're done. Nice and clean, only a couple margin lines.

The doors would have to be a plywood core with a smooth skin so the paint would be smooth. Also watch for a sheet that is flat as some plywood likes to warp pretty bad.

[Myka]

I would drywall the whole wall and not have an opening on the front. That is how to make it look sleek.

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by Myka

I would drywall the whole wall and not have an opening on the front. That is how to make it look sleek.

I agree but I'd put some kind of door that opens outward above the tank for access to your tank. But make it the same length of the tank so it doesn't look odd.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

I agree but I'd put some kind of door that opens outward above the tank for access to your tank. But make it the same length of the tank so it doesn't look odd.

It's definitely a pain in the butt in some ways when you can't access from the front such as positioning rock/corals as you have to position, walk around, look, go back, reposition, walk around, look, etc. In the end though, it's a sleeker look and I wouldn't do it any other way.

[brotherd]

I'm wondering why the transition from the wood to the tile is where it is? What does the opposite view look like?

[target]

Why not build a small 2x2 wood frame, cover it in drywall, and paint it the same color as the wall? You could hinge it at the top and have it flush with the wall. If done correctly all you'd have is a small line around the edge.