There is one of the niches that is particularly large and goes close to the spine of the book. It keeps coming unstuck each time I turn the "page," so I started thinking on a solution to it. I decided to pierce holes in the block of pages to sew bookbinding thread through and hold the stack together. I used a power drill and a 1/32 drill bit to make the holes, glued the fabric-covered panel in, then used an awl to make the holes all match up. It worked pretty good, and I went back through with a gold thread to make it more decorative.

I covered the door with fabric also and attached some brass hinges. For the closure, I wanted to use a pretty green leaf button, so I used the awl to make holes through which the sew the button. Then I put a thin elastic loop on the door to go around the button.