The client wanted to have a place for a safe and had a mirror that they wanted hung. They also had some other painted shelves in this area.  I came up with the idea to make a cabinet that would hold the safe and use the mirror as part of the door. The mirror fits flush to the cabinet frame and obscures the safe compartment.  The object was not to completely conceal the safe, but to make it inconspicuous. The cabinet is painted to match other items in this area so it blends in.

The mirror covers the underlying door by about 1 1/2 inches so I couldn’t find any conventional hinges that would open that far.   I mounted the hinges to custom made sliding brackets. This allows the mirror to be pulled forward away from the cabinet frame, allowing it to open.

Drawers use shop made wooden runners etc…