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Utah hidden door company Murphy Door was founded by former firefighter Jeremy Barker.

The company counts celebrities and movie studios among its customers.

The 13-year-old company is in the midst of a national expansion

Back in 2012, firefighter Jeremy Barker set out to add a family theater space to his home but was looking for a way to include a little kid-friendly pizzazz to the project.

“I thought, what if we could create an awesome hidden door, like a ticket booth-style door … at least if the theater room is a little bit underwhelming, the door entry could be cool,” Barker said.

With no background in cabinetry and on a quest to find hardware that didn’t tear off the wall when he tried mounting heavy doors on traditional hinges, Barker spent “several thousands of dollar

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