Cellar doors - open

September 26, 2011
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I might end up putting in a flickering unit for the cellar lights and fireplaces, so I needed to plan ahead for an accessible place to hide the circuit board just in case. I figured a set of working cellar doors that allow access to the unit would be just the thing. And, who doesn't think old cellar doors are creepy? My inspiration comes from Jeremy's design for the beautiful Tudor he is currently building, though I built mine out of foam core board, wood scraps and egg carton bricks. Even though the doors are made from a single board scored to look like planks, I added cross bars on the inner portion for added realism when the doors are open. I did this after all the pieces were assembled to make sure it wouldn't interfere with the operation of the doors. I used balsa since it was easy to press over the nails sticking out on the underside of the doors.