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Declutter tip: Build a bookshelf in a door frame

An unbelievably simple — and stunning — trick to find space you didn’t even know you had.

By Virginie Martocq and Malcolm Patterson

Updated November 15, 2013

Peter Pennoyer Architects; Photo by Jonathan Wallen

Use the depth of the door jamb to house a bookshelf and create a secret-passageway vibe.

Architecture, Peter Pennoyer Architects. Paint, Blue Spa, $30, Benjaminmoore.ca.

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