CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A sliding door — say, a door of planks hanging from exposed hardware — transforms a room. It’s so eye-catching, so unexpected, that it invites closer looks. It brings smiles. There ...

As Juhani Pallasmaa famously stated, "The door handle is the handshake of the building." The hardware of a door—its movable parts—directly shapes how we engage with architecture, influencing our ...

A sliding door — say, a door of planks hanging from exposed hardware — transforms a room. It's so eye-catching, so unexpected, that it invites closer looks. It brings smiles. There are also practical ...

Sliding doors can be a real security risk—but there are some easy things you can do to make them harder to break into. Sliding glass doors are known for being an easy access point for burglars—the ...

For several years now, I’ve been in charge of designing and building our annual shed. The photo here gives you a look at the shed that appeared in our July/Aug. ’12 issue. One of the details that ...

Q: I have a hall closet with two wooden doors that slide on a track. They are very old and have been painted many times. One of the doors got stuck in the track, and I couldn't get it to move smoothly ...