Then determine whether or not you can put the bookcase far enough away from the soon to be hidden door that it can swing outwards without hitting any neighboring walls or furniture.
Diy bookshelf door.
It used to have a balustrade and was entirely useless but one of the first things we did was wall it off and create an open study nook.
Diy mystery bookcase door this instructables tutorial includes 8 pictures and a complete breakdown on how to make a swing out bookcase coat closet door.
This would allow the door to swing easily and support 500 1000lbs without a problem full bookshelf.
Secret doors aren t just in the movies.
They also created a secret book latch that you pull to open the door.
Over the door bookshelf build a display shelf over the door to show off your knick knacks books or to add storage space to a small room.
Still pricy around 140.
The next key insight thanks jim was to build a steel frame rather than trying to hinge the wood shelves directly.
Calculate the dimensions of your space.
Finding a space you ll know already if there is somewhere in your house suitable for a bookcase to hide a door.
With a few tools and materials you can build your own bookcase that doubles as a secret door into a crawlspace or attic.
Either way around if you want to have a truly invisible bookcase door the opening mechanism will cost you something.
Whether a person wants to hide a safe have a safe room or just find a creative way to hide a utility room a bookcase door is a fairly easy way to go about doing it.
The secret to making a bookcase door function is in the hinges.
It uses a lazy susan for the bottom hinge and a bed caster wheel to support the weight.
Sub step 2 size the door height.
First measure how wide the bookshelf will need to be to cover the door.
As a bonus if you increase the height and depth of the box that forms the core of each shelf these shelves can double as valances for window curtains or blinds.
For us it was a weird little space with an angled ceiling and a window.
Fo r an in swing door you can use regular door hinges placed on the back of the case but i don t recommend it.