Like an old-fashioned Murphy bed that folds away into a closet, pocket doors free a surprising amount of floor space by sliding into the wall. There’s no 180-degree dead zone where you can’t place ...

Designed to maximize space and create separation between rooms when necessary, pocket doors were a hallmark of Victorian homes in the 19th century. Imagine the ability to open the pocket doors between ...

(Family Features) As aging in place and multi-generational households continue trending, integrating universal design principles into home design is essential. Home improvements, such as wider ...

Builders across Las Vegas are extending indoor living spaces outdoors by including sliding or pocket doors, patios and courtyards. Tracey Lee, Touchstone Living’s vice president of design, said ...

Q–I am considering the use of pocket doors for an upcoming project. However, neighbors of mine have problems with their pocket doors. Their doors routinely jump from the track and rub the frame. Is it ...

Probably because of their size and functional role, doors are seldom thought of as decorative elements. At best, they may be given a new coat of paint -- either as a spruce-up or as a camouflage ...

Q. We are planning to create an apartment in our home for my elderly mother. She will need her area to be warmer than ours. What do you think about installing pocket doors instead of standard swinging ...

Unfortunately, most closet doors are pretty boring — they are often neutral colors with simple panels and hardware. On top of being uninteresting, they are also bulky. Regular doors that swing out ...

Q: I've got a problem with my bedroom door. The bedroom is at the end of a hallway with a 3-foot-wide door that swings into the room. When my husband and I open it, we often hit the closet door ...