If you touch the secret book or knock ... pushes or pulls the door as necessary, onto which [Krizbleen] expertly mounted the bookcase with some 2″ caster wheels. The actuator expects +24V ...

His latest creation: you guessed it, is a secret bookcase door. For this tutorial ... he added some caster wheels hidden in the bottom as support. As for the (un)locking mechanism, [Alastair ...

Though the cool factor is definitely what appeals to me, Murphy Door also makes an excellent point about bookcase doors like this one: They turn a seemingly unusable space into ample storage.

The whole point of a secret bookcase is to look undetectable when it's closed, so having a big, visible door handle ruins the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Buildings with hidden spaces have long been a subject of public interest, with plenty of real-world history from ancient Egyptian tombs ...