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HeWhoLurksLate
I like that they have a lovely animated image of how their patent-pending super-fancy adjustable hinges work.

As an engineer with a knack for CAD, thanks! I'm going to see if I can model something that works similarly now.

dillonmckay
Can I just buy the hinges and frame, and convert existing furniture?
dthrown
Hi, Young Frankenstein fan here. Was wondering about possible financing/installment payments for the $15,000 candlestick/bookcase option?
fingerprinter
These are fun. We have one in a home and the kids absolutely love it. Completely impractical but definitely adds something to the home. Nice party trick for folks too.
Taniwha
We have access to storage space in the roof through a door in the back of a closet (only hidden by the clothes hanging in it) - we call it the "secret passage" - our kids always won at hide-and-seek when their friends came over (well at least the first time)
crtasm
Has the book House of Leaves been recommended to you countless times already?
IgorPartola
Apparently if you have hard floors doing a bookcase door is pretty simple. Find a bookcase that it’s about the size of the door and bolt it onto the door, after taking off the molding around it. Then you need a cheap gate latch actuated by a wire that you attached to a book on a shelf on a horizontal hinge. The bookcase should have a caster wheel that it rolls on so the weight is not all on the door hinges.
twic
In a very real sense, isn't every bookcase already a secret door?
daxterspeed
This just seems to be a creative product page of a company specializing in hidden doors?

The prices they list are very discouraging but it's basically just their rates and it seems this company is targeting rich eccentrics.

setToNull
I watched ‘Clue’ last week and the girlfriend lost her mind over the secret doors. I sent her a link to the hiddendoorstore and now she is flipping out all over again.
carrozo
Our lives are in danger ya beatnik!
huxflux
Shit, ended up spending 5k!
Mountain_Skies
Hidden rooms with secret doors are fun. If you're handy there are some great videos on YouTube for DIY solutions that are much less expensive than the commercial options.

The best hidden room I've ever seen was in the closet of a child of a family friend. If you opened the lid of what appeared to be a toy box in the closet, there was a ladder down to a basement playroom. Children and ladders at least a story tall probably isn't a good combination but eight year old me was totally blown away by the coolness factor.

crtasm
I wonder if they have permission to use those movie clips to promote their products.