We are about to start major renovations including knocking rooms through to make a big kitchen at the back. We will have 5m sliding doors along the back of the house. Problem with the current design is that that is the only exit into the garden and I think it will be a pain to have to always open sliding doors to go outside. We can't put a side door in for various design reasons. I don't want to go for bifold which I know gives an option of effectively a door at the end you can open.
To one side of the sliding doors there is a support pillar of a couple of feet and then a very wide window. We could easily replace the window with a door but that sacrifices having the sink under the window. There is space to have a single door there though with a smaller window right next to it with a sink under that window. But will that look weird having a door and window right next to each other (practically joined)? The door would be a full sheet of glass to match the sliding doors.
I've got myself completely confused over this!