In addition to adding the second opening we enlarge the first one substantially.  

If you plan on catering to the female athletes - rebuild your closets to make them more functional, enlarge them if you can, deck out the bathrooms and kitchens and you'll have no problem filling them.  

I am creating more of helping others by enlarging my vision.

When possible we use enlarged openings - archways, pocket doors, or double french doors to create a greater feeling of openness while curtailing structural (re)engineering costs.

Enlarging the living room and adding the bathroom. 764 square foot house6,970 square foot lot Online is shows as 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom.

Looking at what has been going on in the Chinese stock market and now what the government is doing to the Yuan I can see the rational.To Donald's point about developers buying up small multis for condo conversions, and do anything they can to add units if possible, or enlarge them if they can't, to get as much stuff out there while there is the irrational exuberance.  

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Enlarged walk through between kitchen/living room (it was standard doorway size).

Sanding will help smooth the finish (especially if there are brush marks from a previous DIY effort) and increase adhesion creating a more pores surface.