pocket door locks

I'm having a difficult time finding a locking mechanism for the
bathroom pocket door that works and looks good. I really want to find
one that does not require a key (that I will lose in no time). Also, these bad boys can get pretty pricey.

I found these at pocket-door-hardware.com
but I'm not real excited about how clunky they look. I really want to
find something more elegant looking, or far less visually intrusive and obvious. Plus it looks like you have to have a coin or a really fat
thumbnail to lock or unlock the door. I've never used one of these, so
maybe I'm not understanding how they work.

I like how understated these are, but they don't seem very user friendly in terms of initially knowing it's there or what it's for. I'm pretty sure it attaches to (or mortises into) the side of the door that first slides into the pocket and pushes out like a rocker switch to keep the door from closing. This doesn't seem very intuitive, since people are used to having the lock near the handle or pull. right? I don't really want to have to give a training class each time someone new comes to my house and happens to need to use the bathroom. That's no fun. Plus, I'm not convinced of the claim that the strike plate really protects the jamb. It seems a little puny.

I have a couple ideas of things that could be manufactured, but it seems like someone has to have run into this problem before. Surely there is a simple solution that I am missing.

Maybe I'm overthinking this. I tend to do that sometimes.

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silent paint remover

one of the coolest things ever. for a lot of things. but quite slow on some others. at least for little ol' me.

make sure your scraper blades are sharp. this makes a huge difference. seriously.

silent paint remover

a little pricey. especially once you throw in all of the accessories.

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pocket doors!

Here they are framed out and hanging from the tracks! (temporarily). These will connect the master bedroom to the study/office/sewing room. There's still much left to do (staining, sealing, drywall, trim, threshhold, etc) but this is a big step.

I am so excited to see this.

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9 lite prarie-style french doors with beveled glass! Exactly what I
wanted! It took so long to find an affordable door that I actually
liked. I ended up going with simpson. Not cheap, but other companies
quoted JUST the shipping costs as almost the price of one of these
doors. Yikes. Craddock did not charge shipping.

(Dad's laughing too hard to look like the tough guy that he is. I am so impressed, proud and thankful to have him on my team)

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icynene foam insulation

i'm planning onelt or anything as a barrier. I am replacing a portion
of the siding below the drip cap under the windows, so I plan to add
felt under this area. My question is, should I add builder's felt into all of the cavities, by cutting to size between the studs, or is this a waste of time, money and effort? I cannot afford to remove and replace all of the siding, and also not sure I'd want to even if I could afford it.

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