Minimalist Hidden Door Idea
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This post is all about how I designed and created the minimalist hidden door in our new bathroom. If you missed the final bathroom reveal, be sure to check out all the other beautiful aspects of the room. For today, we’re just focusing on the coolest door you’ve maybe ever seen!
The door is concealing a closet in our bathroom. I wanted something that didn’t attract attention and allowed the eye to scan the space, skipping right over the door on this long blank wall. If you have a spot in your home you need to have a door but wish you didn’t, creating this could be a great solution!
My contractor helped construct the main frame with simple 2 x 4’s, created a box he then screwed a piece of drywall onto. When the door was constructed, we mounted it with regular door hinges because of how heavy it was. To conceal these hinges a bit better, I simply painted them white with paint formulated to stick to metal.
The door opens by pushing on it in the middle. We installed two push latches that are magnetic on the inside, one on top and one on bottom. They release and catch the door beautifully so there’s no need for a handle or knob protruding out.
To get the seams of the door really tight, I ran corner bead along the edges of both sheets of drywall: the wall and the edge of the door. After mudding, sanding, priming, and painting, the seams are so close together you barely see the line!
The finishing touch for creating a door that blends in with the wall is to install baseboard. I continued the same baseboard along the door as the wall, but I cut both pieces of baseboard trim at a 45 degree angle on the backside of the door to allow it to swing open fully. Want to a know a little secret? To save money on modern trim, I actually just primed, painted, and installed 1 x 4’s as our baseboard.
Thank you for watching! Until next time!
Live the hidden door.
Just a thought. If you wanted to make the baseboard, you could add a piece of trim above the baseboard 3inches and paint it and the wall between. The baseboard would then look much higher and way more expensive. I have done that very thing.
I love that idea – thanks for commenting Shirley!
I’m going to try this in the back of a closet. I want to hide the storage space. I’ll let you know how it turns out.
I knew I would find a video of the idea that I was trying to explain to my carpenter! Takes a woman, I guess! Thank you! Katrina
SOSS Hidden Hinges are your best option for an application like this.
Piano hinges do have their place in hidden door situations, but usually for inswing, not outswing doors.
Good finish with the corner bead. There is also a drywall end cap, which would have been perfect for this application, since you didn’t wrap the opening with drywall.
Hello Melissa, What hinges did you use. I’m into same type of project , adding private
shelving in closet behind hanging clothes. It’s so awesome to know ‘I’m Not the only Bob the builder’.
I actually just used regular door hinges and painted the part showing white.
Hi!
Could you tell me where you found the towel hangers on the wall?
Unfortunately they aren’t sold anymore! They’re from liberty hardware originally.
HI Love your idea. Did you build the door with drywall or you bought a panel door and attached it to a panel door.
Thanks
Pam
Built the door frame and then attached drywall. Thanks Pam!
It’s 2023 and I am curious as to how your door has held up. I’m thinking of doing a similar project!
Also, if I wanted to make the door look finished on the other side, would you recommend just drywalling the other side the same way? Does drywall add a lot of weight to the door?
Many thanks – this is a wonderful idea!
It’s held up very well, gets a bit dirty from hands pushing on it to open and close, but otherwise everything is swell. I would say you could nail up thin planks to finish the backside of the door, or a 1/8″ thick sheet of mdf painted because the drywall adds both weight and thickness to the door.