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What is a Pocket Door?

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What is a Pocket Door?

A Pocket Door is merely a Door that slides into and out of a hollow cavity, or pocket, in a doorway wall. When opened, the door will disappear inside the space, hidden with the confines of the wall. Designed more than one hundred years ago as space savers, pocket doors became very pop in the Victorian Style homes of the late 1800 and 1900 hundreds.  Used primarily as entrances to stately Libraries, Elaborate Dining areas, or even a basic Sitting Room, these dividers continued to increase in popularity until seemingly dropping completely from the architects planning boards. Much  speculation surrounds...

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