Across the project’s development, Bleat founder Tristin Norwell became a familiar face in the Retrouvius shop and has incorporated salvaged, reclaimed, vintage and sustainable materials throughout the studio’s multifunctional editing rooms. Earlier this month he gave us the grand tour.
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Building a frame opening to fit the salvaged door is more advantagous than finding a door to fit an existing aperture.
Consider different hanging methods; hinged, track sliding or pivot hinging.


Glazed or half glazed internal doors can help small spaces feel lighter.


Multiple doors can make a cost effective panelling.
(Above) Mahogany framed doors conceal utility appliances in this Parisian appartment
(Above) A set of doors in their original condition are reinvented as a sliding door that runs across the front of this garden cabin come guest bedroom.
