How can I hide this entrance to furnace room?
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http://www.plowhearth.com/self-watering-planters.htm?aff=9199&.......just a thought for you to get the idea,obviusly it needs to be higher
I would use siding on the door to blend it in and it wouldn't be mistaken for an entrance door.
take the knob off, resurface door with siding that will match the walls. paint. replace the knob with a keyed deadbolt , leave it exposed, or place a cover that will swivel clear. (fake dryer hood, or other small metal box?). i think just leaving it exposed will be fine. remember to leave a finger pull of some sort so you aren't using the key in the bolt to swing the door open.
As long as it looks like a door and has stairs leading to it, it will get mistaken for an entrance to the house. Clean it up and paint it to match the siding. Put a note on the door that it is not the entrance. Our front door is seldom used because the kitchen entrance is on the driveway, we put a note on the door to come to the side kitchen entrance with packages, etc. (it is easier to control the dogs from the kitchen). Most people are ok with not using the front entrance. You could perhaps put some kind of cover over it, but it would still be a door with the stairs.
How about a vertical planter on wheels? There are numerous instructions for using pallet wood, etc. Or, a trellis in a long ceramic planter, still on wheels. I agree the padlock look is a bit off-putting!
Try covering it with a 4' by 8' piece of plastic trellis. You could even put some hidden hinges on it so it will open like a door. Try to find some spring type of hinges so it won't need a "door handle". Just stick your finger into one of the holes opposite the hinges and in you go.
Get some of that siding and remove the door trim, cover the door with siding and put in a pressure closure so its barely visable.