Hi all:
I'm in the latter stages of building a play room in an attic space above the garage of my house. It is built into a gabled roof, having
4-foot tall kneewalls along the sides of the room. The space behind the kneewalls will be used for storage, so I will install access doors into the walls. I would like for these doors to be nearly invisible when closed, so I won't be casing them as a conventional opening.
I thought about using a drywall return with metal corner bead, and making a flush plywood door painted the same color as the wall. However, I am concerned that the enevitable bumps when moving items through the opening will eventually bend the corner bead and be difficult to repair. I wonder if I could make a wooden frame around the opening flush with the drywall surface and tape over the wood and mud it like a drywall seam. If it gets dinged, it would be an easier repair, and I could use those fancy Soss invisible hinges for the door (they have to be mortised into the jamb). I am concerned that the drywall-to-wood joint would experience seasonal movement and crack. Will this work? Any alternatives?
Thanks in advance, John.