bookcase door

Secret shelf entrance

A bookcase door is a door disguised as a bookcase, swinging open to reveal a hidden room or passage.

The design evokes secret libraries in mystery novels and old mansions: The detective pushed on the spine of a book and the bookcase door swung inward.

Modern versions range from DIY projects to custom installations concealing panic rooms, home offices, or storage spaces.

Related

library · shelves · concealed · false wall · mystery · Nancy Drew · revolving · hinge · mansion · panel · entrance · lever · disguised · swinging · latch · study · Victorian · Scooby-Doo

Categories
Opposites
concealment/visibility

bookcase doormain entrance

Principal point of entry

glass door · front door · public entrance · revolving door · automatic door

architectural conventionality

bookcase doorhinged door

Panel rotating on pivots

panel door · interior door

Family

book, case, door, books, booked, booking, bookish, booklet, bookkeeper

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G