Saturday, December 28, 2013

Secret closet door....



So this is a bad photograph but its all i took so lets go with it.  When i first moved in this was an awful bi-fold metal door.  But on a plus it went all the way (almost) to the ceiling.  This is it replaced with a solid wood door.  Side note, should have gone with a hollow door as it weighs a ton and was a pain to cut down to size.  You live and learn.  Also disregard the silly amount of shoes....




The idea behind this comes from old homes that would have had secret doorways to interlocking rooms.  The key is to have the skirting board (base board) go right across the door so when it is closed it looks like its one complete piece.  You can see the angle of the cut is 45 degrees, this helps disguise it.



























a slightly more advanced version of the "secret door".  You get the idea



Here it is painted and you can see how the idea comes together.  There will obviously be a gap as the door has to open but you can see the intent is to have it blend in.


Now this is where it really gets fun.  I hung art all over the wall and especially along the line of the door.  This really adds to the effect of the door not being there. Excuse the awkward shot as this is a narrow space but you can see the clear outline of the door and how the art disguises it.  The large frames are hung by a nail into the door and the with the self adhesive velcro strips that are amazing, they hold the bottom of the frame so it doesn't move. 


SEE!! Its as if there isn't a closet there and that i don't have a hoarding issues if you open the closet, what do you think?....Now how to hide those shoes....
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