The plan was simple.
Bookcase door diy.
Murphy door hidden door solutions are the answer to our storage and organization problem murphy doors are a functional cabinet system that function like a door with the beauty of a piece of furniture or cabinet secret doors have always been a dream for everyone now murphy door hidden door bookcase gives you both.
Old construction adds a whole lot of variables to making built in cabinetry and i definitely ran into lots of hurdles because of it.
Bookcase sizes range from 36in.
The doors slide open along a steel roller system at the top and the bottom to reveal the secret room.
Note if a different size opening or bookcase in in the plans proceed the same way but ensuring that the plywood is large enough to accommodate.
To 66in wide and up to 96in.
Even though the walls are new construction the floor and ceiling have been around since the 1920 s.
It is now time to sketch out the door jambs on each side of the opening.
Each bookcase door has a fixed middle shelf and four adjustable shelves.
I would mimic the design and finish of our existing solid wood bookshelves as best i could while adopting the hardware kit sold by the murphy door company which is designed to support a door weighing up to 300 lbs.
Bookcases covertly blend in to many surroundings providing a natural fit.
A home office is a common location to place a secret bookcase door bookcase passageways can be found in many other places as well such as in living rooms game rooms as a towel cabinet in a bathroom or in a bedroom.
For maximum stealthiness i was keen to make the bookcase blend in with the rest of our furniture.
Sub step 4 sketch the jambs.
The renovation left an opening for me to build the bookcase in framed out simply as a short door frame.
The plans that come with the kit call for edge banded.