W2R
Moderator Emeritus
It isn't in the garage. It is in the utility room and if the door from the den to the utility room is open it is fully visible from the den. But -- we mostly keep the door closed so the only people who would see it is us or anyone walking from the den through the utility room to the garage (fairly rare for it to be anyone other than us). And, I don't hate the white. I like the black stainless better but the white is fine. I would certainly rather have the white than buy a model I didn't want as much.
Just an aside: When we were looking at the house it appeared that there was no door between the den and the utility room, just a framed opening without a door. I told DH we should get a door put on so that we didn't have to stare at the utility room any time we are in the den (which is the main living area we will use more than the formal living room).
So, I go to look at the framed opening and realize that there is a pocket door! Someone had painted over the edge of the pocket door so you couldn't easily pull it out (obviously the prior owners didn't really use it). I was eventually able to grasp it and pull it out and now we use the pocket door all the time.
What a cool discovery!!! I love pocket doors. And oh, ooops. I misunderstood about where it is. But still, as you pointed out, people are not likely to see it all the time in the utility room.