A client I’ve done a few projects for contacted me to see if I’d be up for making a secret bookcase door. I love odd projects like this, so I jumped at the opportunity to do it.

After studying the hardware kit and its requirements, I built the bookcase and then did the finish trim work after I got it installed.

Here is the finished bookcase. The book on the shelf is part of the latch mechanism that releases and opens the door.

Here is a gif of it in action. When opened it allows access to a walk -in closet.