Pocket door trim - parlor

I finished the threshold between the parlor and the kitchen using the same flooring as the parlor, figuring it would matter more to have a clean finish from the parlor leading to the door than it would from the kitchen which is a less formal room. I cut a small tab of floor material to sit inside the pocket door wall. This will keep the lead edge of the pocket door elevated inside the pocket wall so it doesn't get hung up on the flooring when closing.

I lined the pocket door opening with strip wood, checking all the while to make sure the pocket door remained functional. This trim was planned when I cut the initial opening and was calculated into that measurement. Since the house itself isn't square, there is a larger gap between the closed pocket door and the wall at the top than there is at the bottom. I built a door frame to mask some of the gap and to finish off the lead edge of the pocket doorway.

Once the doorway trims were in place, I lined the kitchen and parlor walls with trim. For the parlor, I used fancier molding to coordinate with the interior trim of the front door. It's not exactly the same as the front door trim, but it has similar detailing. These small details always increase the realism by finishing off raw edges and giving a sense of completeness.