Luxury Real Estate Isn’t Slowing Down, It’s Scaling Up
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Forbes' coverage of luxury real estate scaling up rather than slowing down framed a market shift Murphy Door® has been watching from the manufacturing end. High-end homebuyers aren't asking for more square footage; they're asking for hidden capacity inside the square footage they already have — panic rooms, hidden storage, secret passages between zones.
What Murphy Door® adds to the Forbes framing is the supply-side story. A custom flush-mount door — also known as a built-in door — for a luxury home isn't the same product as an off-the-shelf install — the reveals tighten, the finish matches a custom millwork package, and the installer team coordinates with the GC. We've spent the last decade in West Haven, Utah, building that capability.
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finished wall. Finish the drywall, paint, and trim around
the opening before install, or exposed studs will show.
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you’re still mid-construction, finish those edges out
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stay visible once it’s mounted.