A documentation of the dedicated and often challenging hunt for a specific, historically accurate, and high-quality antique pocket door for a restoration or renovation project.

I installed a pocket door in my son’s basement several days ago. The basement remodeling project has stretched out over a year because we can only work together on Saturdays and on occasional days he ...

Once popular in Victorian architecture, pocket doors fell out of fashion in the mid-1920s and hinged doors soon became the norm. In recent years, however, a renewed interest in space-saving and design ...

Pocket doors can be something of a mystery. We make an elaborate effort to obscure the inner workings of most house framing, and it feels like pocket doors – by their nature hidden when open — are ...

When designing your home space, don't forget about doors. There is an old-school type that works well and is trending again ...

Doors are a glutton for punishment. They get flung open and slammed countless times over their lives. Inevitably, their mechanical bits wear out. If you own an old Fox-body Mustang, chances are your ...

I installed a pocket door in my son’s basement several days ago. The basement remodeling project has stretched out over a year because we can only work together on Saturdays and on occasional days he ...

As urban areas around the world continue to experience population growth and increasing demand for housing, the land available for development is becoming both more limited and expensive. In large ...