Beautiful pocket doors available; but what would I do with them?

plaidma1

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My passion in woodworking started because my grandfather gave me his desk when he died.  It is an old walnut typewriter desk, and it was in terrible shape; it is 50 years old plus, and the last twenty years of its life it spent in a musty basement.

Somehow, I cleaned it up with no powertools; just Formbys, 0000 steel wool, and some stain.  It looks beautiful, and I'm hooked.

Long story short, I now have some great tools, am building a decent (hobbyists) shop, have my own home, and just saw these on Craigslist:

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/mat/2286371782.html

I have no idea what I'd do with them, but they are calling to me.  What does this mean?

I'm looking for your opinions:  1.  do you think there's something interesting about them, or are they just a couple of old doors, and 2.  do you think I'll ever figure out what to do with them.

Suggestions for how they could be used would be interesting too.

Thanks for your help.
 
Habitaat for humanity has a place called "RESTORE".  If you like to reclaim items, check for one near you.  Last time I went to the local
restore they had a lot of doors....a lot cheaper then $450. 
 
I've never been to Habitat's Restore, but there's one not too far away.  Due diligence is something I need to practice.  These doors are still calling to me, but I haven't pulled the trigger yet.

Building a room around them sounds like a good idea.  Maybe in our next home.  This one is too "normal" for 8 feet of pocket doors...
 
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