[MatrixDweller]

I have thought about switching the door around to open into the smaller room. Most doors are that way, they open into the room but the room is only 10x9 so I was thinking more about saving space in that room. I probably will end up switching it.

A pocket door is definitely not an option. The wall is currently 6" thick using staggered studs. The pocket would negate the staggered studs and to then be effective I would have had to make the wall using a double wall. Too late now anyway. The drywall will be primed and painted this weekend.