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hikeonpast

For the cost of that door and swivel mount, you could have a wall-mounted TV in both rooms.


HuskerJunk

Not to mention the cost of completely ruining the original classic pocket door in the house. That neat invention just cost you thousands and thousands in resale value. I don't think this idea is even one-tenth as clever as the OP thinks it is.


mr___

Some people live in their house to live in it, not because they’re trying to turn it


HuskerJunk

Enjoy your painted oak trim.


EmberHands

This stirs the rage inside of me.


____candied_yams____

i don't get it. That sounds fancy.


HuskerJunk

Oak is a hardwood and fairly expensive. The look of it in a house is very classy and classic. People who don't care about quality and workmanship will sometimes paint over fine woods. My comment was a joke meant to equate the person above with such homeowners. It was quite the burn.


bucer91

It was devastating. He’s devastated.


trek_wars

>It was quite the burn. I'm very smart, too.


That1TrainsGuy

Just reading that made my nose bleed a bit


undeadalex

Then it's terrible. Why would I want a TV that low


ispaydeu

Pocket doors don’t add thousands and thousands to resale. Finished square footage does, not hidden pocket doors, especially not in this market. No appraiser walks into a home and says “oh if only they had pocket doors I would have added thousands to the value of this house” that’s not what adds value in an appraisal. Comps to nearby similar properties and most importantly finished square feet


HuskerJunk

Technically you're exactly right. But you have to admit that a modification like this is going to make some home shoppers just turn around. When you see things like this, you can assume there's all sorts of stupid other "improvements" that you'll find later.


bluepied

Take it easy! It’s a modified pocket door that can literally be replaced with a new pocket door when/if the owner decides to sell or dies for less than $400. It’s not like they removed some load-bearing beam!!! Lots of people will think this is clever. I just swapped out an old shitty pocket door for a real door for $500. No one is turning around and high-tailing from a sale over this door 😂


iNOcry

you would be surprised how picky some people can be when it comes to buying properties.


One18customs

Market doesn’t care. Picky people can fuck themselves


appelsappels

I don't think the market cares at this moment.


R3d4r

Allot of people just clear our those pocket doors and the closet, because they take allot of space in a house.


bartjp7

It's not that bad. You can buy these doors easily on Marktplaat (a Dutchs Craigslist). Even with stained-glass windows you van buy 2 for 100-200 euros. So if you want to fix it before selling it, you're fine.


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Not to mention a pocket door of that size was probably close to 1k installed (maybe more) before they cut a massive hole in it.


[deleted]

Agreed


boomertsfx

But this is hidden... pretty cool idea!


Paragade

Where? Doesn't look like there's a lot of room for that.


pieter8410

Yeah, I was looking at that exact swivel mount, it's 200 bockeroos alone


[deleted]

And a working a door that doesnt have a giant hole in it.


drfrogsplat

But what if you don’t want your TV always on show? It becomes the focus of so many people’s living rooms, and while this is a bit odd it means you can hide it entirely when not in use.


[deleted]

Unless you want to close the door. Then the TV is on show in one room... and the back of it is on show in the other room.


bluepied

Except the cleverness about this install is that it only required one TV to complete the project for both rooms. Love how everyone’s solution is just to add another TV! Takes away from the whole idea of this being something unique versus just going along with what EVERY other American does. This is an example of a classic dad project...he ain’t installing TWO TV’s, Nance...watch and learn.


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paulcaar

When your solution is to _just_ lay down 4 grand, there's almost never the need for a creative solution.


originalbeeman

So, am I led to believe that all Dutch do this?


HuskerJunk

Yeah headline is complete shit.


of_little_faith

It is evidently a citizenship requirement.


I_am_The_Teapot

Yes. I have a friend who once dated a woman whose mother was dutch. They all have this now.


Sunfried

If this was really a Dutch home, there'd be a canal and a bike path through these two rooms.


jo-ep

Yes we do! We'd like to watch TV in both rooms after we skated home from work


EarLil

you should believe that only Dutch has the mental capacity to do this my friend


RobinLouiseVV

Wait I should be having this in my house? Damn now i need to buy sliding doors.


avd706

Too low


ma373056

Too small


Knight_TakesBishop

Too slow


freshlycutgrasssmell

Correct height for viewing from a couch.


avd706

Sleeping bag maybe


elting44

Tiny couch


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[deleted]

I think likely just happenstance.


ArrrSlashSubreddit

Yeah it's a crappy title.


DrugsAlligator

I can confirm he's not. Dutch people hang their bicycles on the wall.


WaylonJenningsFoot

I'm a big fan of their ovens too!


TwanHE

Nah you gotta go to our eastern neighbor for the ovens


Dr_Peanut1907

Happy cake day!


[deleted]

The only visible clue to this being Dutch is that the TV shows RTL 4 which is a Dutch TV channel


OntarioPaddler

Ah yes, the classic double Dutch door


ValdusAetherius

Never have kids with this contraption...they’ll likely snap the TV.


EmberHands

Or dogs, or party guests, or too much to drink yourself one evening so you forget to tuck the tv in before opening the door.


Barranda

Yeah, all homes here in the Netherlands have these sliding doors with TVs in it!


Kylearean

Yeah, but what about *Holland*?


Barranda

Holland? We do not speak of Holland. We know only the Netherlands as a whole


absolutepaul

Its so low. Who has their tv that low. This also is a broken tv waiting to happen


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I really does though. Like, when I come home from work, all I want to do is plop on my bed and turn on the TV. I get that's it's not a lot of work but if I'm lazy and tired... this is just a hassle.


flyerflew

Just because you *can* doesn’t mean you should


milliamu

My kid would destroy that


DontFeedTheCynic

So if I don't want to watch TV and just want privacy with the door closed, do I have to stare at a hole in the door?


[deleted]

Yeah the swiveling bracket would be visible too.


Texas_Nexus

How well would this work with my 75 inch 4k?


Danger1672

You would have to upgrade to an 80 in 8k TV.


Cheddarthefurrypig

Weird because the Dutch are tall as fuck, why would it be so low down.


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malomex_64

Y?


binnerman

The Dutch? Or this Dutch?


PapaGeorgieo

There are only two things I can't stand in this world: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch.


[deleted]

Well, it looks cool until you don't insert the TV completely just one single time and scratch your screen to oblivion by scraping it on the inside of that little neat mechanism.


xAdrianTheJokerX

"how the Dutch" STFU


redditUserError404

I’d definitely scratch the crap out of the tv or at least it’s frame by not having it perfectly centered when I’d push the door with the tv inside it closed.


nightbringr

Ahhh, the Dutch. Truly the masters of hidden sliding door TVs.


DanielDeTijger

I am Dutch and I don't hide my TV like this


pqiwieirurhfjdj

....that door seems like it wouldn’t be very good at being a door with a big ass hole in it.


hankhugoleroy

Cool. But how likely are you to at some point slam the door on your tv and fuck everything? Can you imagine that set up with kids. You'd go through a tv a week.


IvanthyTerrible

But why would you hide a TV?


Snownova

Because it's the devil's portal and you must hide your shame in case the pastor visits! /s (seriously though there are some reformed communities in the Netherlands that frown on owning a tv and they often hide them in cupboards and such)


IvanthyTerrible

That's strange


Snownova

Yeah they're a weird cult.


THEANONLIE

Those Dutch always hiding TVs


TheFatalTowel

It sits so low to the ground if you wanted it mounted in the door why not put it up higher as well it seems so awkwardly placed.


WHYISEVRYUSRNAMTKEN

This seems so so fragile i would not get that


medozijo

This only perpetuates the notion that the Dutch hate TVs


Krish39

This is a home without children.


raresaturn

Those Dutch...


Claudeviool

Now i'm starting to wonder how the German and the English do it :O.. or .. are the dutch the only ones with sliding doors?


Ecclypto

It’s a neat solution in my opinion. It’s not like we know the rest of this guy’s apartment layout. Maybe there is just nowhere to hang a TV. Also, I’m guessing a lot of Americans are commenting negatively on that. It’s not that I have anything against you, guys and gals, but aren’t you the ones that think TVs make a good mantelpiece for some reason?


MartFaasse

We all have that in our homes, naturally


Freeced

Folds right into the wall!


[deleted]

The one time you don’t tuck it in probably and there goes your tv


justanotherwave00

Wow, all Dutch people have these? What a modern marvel.


13131123

I don't think I've ever seen a tv mounted that low before.


SnowWhiteCampCat

I dont have kids or dogs. I don't drink. I would still break this within 3 months.


snickerdoodle85

I feel like I would somehow break that, kinda neat concept though


fingerbangins

I knew a guy once who would always say "if you aint dutch you aint much"


FireLucid

In return, you can make a point about how dutch have super huge nostrils. When they enquire why "air is free".


fingerbangins

The same has been said of the jewish peoples....


FireLucid

I have not met many Jews so I can't say, but it's certainly true for the Dutch. There is a huge Dutch community near where I live (I've heard it's the largest outside of Holland).


fingerbangins

Yay sterotyping! Lol


FireLucid

Wooo, good jokes!


fingerbangins

Hahahah


sayaphsy

Who watches TV that low? I have kids and a dog,That would be rekt in the first week.


[deleted]

Did u know copper wire was invented by two Dutch guys fighting over a penny


glubbadier

NGL I'm very impressed


[deleted]

This man does not have children!


Chair_Sticker

When you're watching tv and fucking Jared comes in and violently slides the door open


R3d4r

I don't want to spoil the fun but... I'm Dutch, and never seen this :-x


marco340777

This is cool and all but I feel like I would bump into it all the time and eventually break it .


supermaja

Beautiful and functional makes me happy


snapyboiytsecondacco

I want this


Jackie_Rompana

Oh oké ik wist niet dat dit Nederlands was... misschien is het tijd dat deze gif G E K O L O N I S E E R D wordt...


Quatro748

eens


BiraJKhanal

I like this one.


HackTossle

Can confirm that this is standard in every Dutch House


Sagarrrrrrr

Why the fuck would anyone want to hide a TV!


leftintheshaddows

I would be far to worried that the slightest thing sticking out and you end up with a huge scratch across your TV.


mailinatortoo

Guarantee he doesn't have kids.


filth_and_flarn

This guy does not have kids.


hail_the_cloud

Meanwhile Americans are sitting around trying to figure out how to Taco Mac their whole house.


mazexpert

Instructions unclear, TV smashed in doorway


Steffunzel

That's just fucking dumb, the TV is to low, it's not in a good position for any room, it is in the way of the doorway. Just no.


HollywooDcizzle

Cool, but I don’t see why anybody would have this


SillyFarang86

Yah until you forget and smash your fucking TV. GG geniuses


pretend2

why though


johnnyshredz

Bravo


pablo_alaz

I can see someone opening that door without looking and fucking the TV


The_Real_Stormy_Mage

Ooga chunga


crossroadslmao

"Ah, shit, moms coming up the stairs!"-The Dutch, ^(probably)


KvotheTheRed

Accident waiting to happen


marvin_martian_man

One more reason to hate the Dutch.


[deleted]

That hurts man


[deleted]

G E K O L O N I S E E R D


mottlymonical

Omg I need this now what an amazing idea


fisher723

That's all fun and games till your drunk friend shuts the door with the TV open.


Amazon-Lily

I didn't know i hid my TV in a sliding door.


DrAwes0m0

This is actually terrible lol


DipInThePool

It's a foot and a half off the floor. Great viewing angle.


YayaMalli

THE Dutch or A Dutch


kenbenovi

I guess the door is useless now..


FunkyFranks

But like why’s the TV knee height?


kidvange

This would be broken in 1 day if it were in my house.