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The bookcase is 29-1/2" wide ... and you'll get to come home from vacation to this: Put the doors on. The IKEA instructions will tell you how to install them and how to level them.

Next, install the shelves, attach the bookcase to the wall with the included brackets, and put on the doors. Lastly, screw on your hardware pieces to complete the look. Since you can customize the ...

But we couldn’t be more impressed with the project. [Korostelevm] did an amazing job of hiding a small closet with a bookcase-door. It’s something straight out of a Hardy Boys novel.

Mackall’s video shows her process: Removing the original door and frame, building a simple bookcase structure, installing a 360-degree hinge purchased from Amazon, installing new trim ...