SBH wrote:
"Smitty Two" wrote in message
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I am in the stage of painting a spare room, which, on one wall, has an
access panel to service the bathroom tub plumbing. Currently, the panel
area
contains basic door trim molding with a 1/8" thick grooved board screwed
into the wall at each corner as it has been since I bought the house. I
would like to remove this set up and have a better layout which offers
easier access without the need of a screwdriver and a more stylish or
hidden
design, if possible. I am also trying to avoid purchasing a specialized
sized access panel which will require cutting and modifying the current
opening area. Any suggestions for a better layout?

Thank you
I'm not sure why you'd need easier access than four screws. There's no
need to access bath tub plumbing but once every 30-50 yrs. As far as
stylish, why not have the resident artist paint the panel with a
realistic rendering of what's behind it?

Perhaps I should elaborate more so on the issue of aesthetics. The panel and
molding is 70's style old and hideous looking. I meant easier in the option
perhaps of magnetic points of something along those lines. I'm looking for a
cleaner flush look than what's there.

I can assure you, the residence artist enjoys more than the view of stick
figures.


We have a guest bedroom with a.p. to adjoining bath. It had simply a
plain slab of drywall screwed on. When I repainted, I bought a plain
picture frame and a primed masonite panel to fit the frame, glued in,
and painted them to match the walls. I used screws to fasten the frame,
but magnetic catches would work as well. If there is no framing behind
the opening, you could fashion some to glue in place to hold magnetic
catches. One could also do without the frame and used only the masonite
panel, available in lots of sizes at art/craft stores.