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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 6099574" data-attributes="member: 8835">that's one way to let everyone know you're making a secret door.Using a real door is definitely not the right way.The Baker's Street Pub in The Woodlands has a secret door to the rest rooms.  It is disguised as a book shelf.It opens away from you, and isn't very thick.  The books are sawed off, so it LOOKS like a bookshelf.  This hides the hinges, and keeps it lighter.You would generally want to seam of the door to be seamless, or at least aligning on the natural seams of the wall.  A wood panelled room, would have a lot of vertical lines.  Those lines would hide a seam.You would also want overlap on the back of the door, so it blocks light.  Nothing gives away a secret door than a light from the secret room.</blockquote>