Their weight limit is not as good as I would prefer, but I don't plan on this door being opened that much or having that much weight on it. Eventually I am going to rig a piece of quarter round that will be able to move up and down when the door moves so that the gap is always concealed. NOTE: I decided to leave a small, quarter inch or so, gap because the floor isn't level. You can connect these 4 pieces however you'd like, but for my purposes, I used brackets. Ready to connect the pieces permanently? Let's go! Is it too small? Then the easiest thing is just to cut new wood. Is it too big? Then sand it down or cut new wood if needed. Duct tape (not masking tape, I tried that and it failed) may work to keep the pieces together for this, otherwise, you can use a nail gun and put it together loosely with a few brads. Try fitting it together in the door frame and make sure it is a good close fit. This was imperative for getting it to fit again, since my door frame is not square. I labeled each board, so I knew which side of the frame it was for and which side faced inside - In this picture it says TBR = Top, Back, Right. Have you double checked your measurements? Good! Now you need to the cut frame.Ĭut the pieces. You want this to be a snug enough so that it doesn't look like it opens. In total 5 pieces of the same length and 2 pieces of the same length.įrame: The frame is the EXACT size of the doorframe. shelves (your choice on how many you want, I chose 3) (these can be the same width as the top and bottom pieces, which will help reduce the number of unique measurements).Now we will measure all the pieces that will need be cut. I personally thought this was cutting it too close, so I made my bookshelf 24 inches wide. THE MAX WIDTH FOR MY BOOKSHELF IS 27.465 INCHES. Plug this angle into Cos(angle) = A/H and solve for A. O = the depth of your bookshelf, including the thickness of the frame If you don't account for the depth of the bookshelf, you're door will not swing open. But basically, a straight line drawn from the front-most-corner on the hinge side to the back-most-opposite-corner of the bookshelf, must be equal to or less than the ACTUAL width of the door frame. The bookshelf has to be narrower than the frame. If you want to use hidden hinges, the you can't just build a bookshelf and shove it in the door frame. The list of supplies that I provided is for a door that is 28-3/4" 圆5-1/4" x 29" x 65" (my house doesn't have a square angle in it!) with a bookshelf that is 8 inches deep. The latch you use determines what your options are for opening the door.Ĥ- hinges: these need to be hidden, which either means you shell out some money for a fancy hinges or you get creative.I was going to use hidden hinges for cupboards, but I decided I wouldn't want to have to do the hinges again if these broke, so I bought proper hinges.īefore you get your own supplies, you'll need to measure your door opening and the desired depth of the bookshelf. So let's get started on the design.There are 4 parts to a HIDDEN bookshelf door (HBF).ġ - the bookshelf: a complete bookshelf that could stand alone and you could be done with it.Ģ- the frame: this attaches to the bookshelf and connects the door the doorframe.ģ- the latch: there are number of options for this. My wife also kept saying how we needed to get a bookshelf and I kept thinking about how I needed to put a door on the closet.and when those 2 ideas merged, I knew we were on to something! So in the interest of not procrastinating (that due date seems to be coming faster and faster every day!), I decided to get on it and make an Instructable in the process. My wife kept saying I could keep my stuff in the closet, but I really didn't think the baby needed to keep my power tools. Well my 'office' never had a door, and has since moved into the spare room, so that I can convert my old office to a nursery for a first child. But there were a few things that I just hadn't gotten to - such as putting a door on the closet in my office. A few years ago, I bought and renovated an old farm house. I have always wanted a door that was disguised as a bookshelf.
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