There were some special factors to consider while making the door.
The integral blinds assembly was purchased from Pella (with some conniving). It's their slimshades feature that I already have in the bow window nearby. I got them to sell me just the blinds and glazing panel. It's actually part of their exterior door product that's typically sold only as a prehung system with full weather-stripping, threshold and jambs. Trickiest cuts were the slots for the pivoting tabs that held it in place.
I also had to consider the available space between the first and fourth wall studs. I actually calculated backwards and got a 35-inch door that can still contain the Pella slimshades. It met wheelchair accessibility requirements, too, which is a nice bonus.
So this glazed door had to be finished before framing the opening!
A tempered beveled glass panel enclosed the other side. Both glazing panels are in fact tempered because of the proximity to the floor and window.
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