Would this bother you in a 'guest' toilet?

[Hidingtonothing]

Small downstairs loo, door opens into the hall. Hall is very dark (no natural light) so I'm considering changing the toilet door for one with privacy glass to let some light into the hall. Would put a light-coloured blind on inside of door to maximise privacy but would that still feel too 'exposed' for guests using the toilet?

It would feel quite exposed, yes. And many people would be concerned about what could be seen through the glass.

Can't you just improve the lighting, and use light colours and maybe wall mirror (not full length! ) to improve visibility?

Would that actually increase the light into the hall if there's privacy glass and a blind? Plus presumably little light from outside from the toilet room or else people will be able to see in from outside?

You've also got to contend with the blind flapping about every time you open the door and I don't think anyone's going to want to be faffing around with a strange blind when they need to use the toilet.

Oh, it's to improve lighting in the Hall? Then it's a big fat no.
Just add lamps.

Honestly, I really wouldn't like it! Have you got any other options? Glass doors leading from a reception room? What about a glass paneled front door?

I have a glass door (privacy glass) on my en-suite- not for more light, just aesthetics. It doesn’t worry me there, but I wouldn’t like it in a communal area.

My parents have glass panels with a roller blind behind it on their bathroom door. It’s never been an issue.

if there’s a lock, no one can mess with the blind while you’re in the loo.

It’s a guest loo, cater to the people that live there, not imaginary guests!

I don't see how it would help tbh, small downstairs loo isn't going to throw much light - if any by the time you've put film and a blind up

No way.

Put a lamp in the hallway on a side table.

Does the loo have a big window then? Is that how it would add light?

The in-laws have this and it’s fine - you can’t see anything.

My PIL have a downstairs loo with half gazed. You can see in, it’s awful.

How about a fan light over the door?

I wouldn't either. What about a large mirror with a lamp in front of it on a narrow console table or shelf? Improve the lighting in the hall rather than change the door.

My hall has absolutely no light into it whatsoever but I wouldn't do this.

Even though there'd be a blind, it'd feel very exposed. Plus, I think I'd get bored of pulling the blind up and down so it'd probably remain permanently closed so I'd be back to square one.

I got light into the hall by having LED strip lights (soft light) installed just above a picture rail about 3/4 of the way up the wall. The lights are left on all the time. Lots of people have commented how nice it looks.
It doesn't given enough light on its own I also have a side lamp and I leave the living room door open as much as I can. However, it gives enough light not to feel like the hallway is pitch black if that makes sense.

We lived in a house where the only bathroom, and therefore toilet, had a glass panelled door. The glass was solid frosted and it never occurred to me that it was an issue as you couldn’t see through it nor any shadows. Go for it!

What about a window above the door? Could still be privacy glass. Like this.

We also have a frosted glass door to out bathroom, which is our only toilet.

Never been an issue here either, I would say that I'm surprised about all the comments about people 'feeling exposed' through privacy glass and a blind, but I know how weird people are on here about toilets.

Our old house had a downstairs loo and shower room, with a frosted door. I put a white blackout blind behind it for privacy when we moved in. You couldn't see through it at all, I checked again and again. The blind ended up staying down pretty much all the time though, so that really limited the light that was getting into the hallway!

The toilet window is actually a decent size, it has privacy glass and a light coloured blind and does let in quite a bit of light, if you leave the toilet door open even a bit it makes quite a big difference in the hall. It's a HA property so don't think I can change the front door (even if I could afford it!) but the toilet is just inside the front door (and it's that end of the hall that's the most dark and dingy) which is why I wondered about utilising the light from the bathroom window instead. It would basically be the same set-up and level of privacy we get from the privacy glass/blind on the actual window, which has a footpath right outside it. Not sure now

Meant to say I'm only thinking half glass, not a full glass door.

Ooh that might work Pulling, will put that to DH as an option, thanks

It wouldn't bother me as long as there was a blind I could pull down - a roller blind would be ideal.

Use the door design Pulling suggested. You can also invest in a Sun tunnel as they can be made to work from the outside wall instead of from the roof.

We've got a really cheap thin roller blind at the window, it stays down all the time and still lets in plenty of light. I would do the same with the door blind, leave it down all the time so no one would have to fiddle with it.

I would be fine with it