diff --git a/scenes/entities/door.gd b/scenes/entities/door.gd
index 663d071..1d85e73 100644
--- a/scenes/entities/door.gd
+++ b/scenes/entities/door.gd
@@ -106,25 +106,29 @@ static func from_dict(d: Dictionary) -> Dictionary:
 # ── render ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 func _draw() -> void:
-	# Door: 16 px wide, 24 px tall, bottom-anchored. Origin at bottom-centre.
-	# (Shorter than the full 32 px wall height — visually reads as a door opening.)
+	# 3/4-perspective door — fits strictly within the tile (16×16) so it
+	# slots cleanly between adjacent walls. Origin (0,0) is at the tile's
+	# bottom-centre. Tile spans local Y: -16 to 0.
 	var alpha: float = 1.0 if _completed else 0.4
 
+	# Matches Wall's 3/4-band layout so doors and walls share a top horizon.
+	var lintel_color := Color(0.55, 0.40, 0.22, alpha)  # stone-warmed top lintel
 	var frame_color := Color(0.32, 0.22, 0.10, alpha)
 	var panel_color := Color(0.52, 0.36, 0.18, alpha)
 	var hinge_color := Color(0.20, 0.18, 0.16, alpha)
+	var outline := Color(0.16, 0.10, 0.04, 0.7 * alpha)
 
-	# Door frame (slightly wider than the panel).
-	draw_rect(Rect2(Vector2(-8.0, -24.0), Vector2(16.0, 24.0)), frame_color)
-
-	# Door panel (inset 2 px on each side).
-	draw_rect(Rect2(Vector2(-6.0, -22.0), Vector2(12.0, 20.0)), panel_color)
-
-	# Hinge dot on the left side.
-	draw_circle(Vector2(-6.0, -18.0), 1.5, hinge_color)
-
-	# Outline.
-	draw_rect(Rect2(Vector2(-8.0, -24.0), Vector2(16.0, 24.0)), Color(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.5 * alpha), false, 1.0)
+	# Top lintel band (matches wall top-face height of 5 px so it lines up).
+	draw_rect(Rect2(Vector2(-8.0, -16.0), Vector2(16.0, 5.0)), lintel_color)
+	# Door frame — fills the front-face band (matches wall front 11 px).
+	draw_rect(Rect2(Vector2(-8.0, -11.0), Vector2(16.0, 11.0)), frame_color)
+	# Door panel (inset 1 px each side, leaves 2 px frame visible left/right).
+	draw_rect(Rect2(Vector2(-6.0, -10.0), Vector2(12.0, 10.0)), panel_color)
+	# Hinge dot.
+	draw_circle(Vector2(-5.0, -5.0), 1.0, hinge_color)
+	# Top/bottom borders + tile outline.
+	draw_line(Vector2(-8.0, -11.0), Vector2(8.0, -11.0), Color(0.20, 0.14, 0.06, alpha), 1.0)
+	draw_rect(Rect2(Vector2(-8.0, -16.0), Vector2(16.0, 16.0)), outline, false, 1.0)
 
 
 # ── internal ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/scenes/world/designation.gd b/scenes/world/designation.gd
index 11ce220..cdec554 100644
--- a/scenes/world/designation.gd
+++ b/scenes/world/designation.gd
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ class_name Designation
 const TOOL_NONE:        StringName = &"none"
 const TOOL_BUILD_WALL:  StringName = &"build_wall"
 const TOOL_BUILD_FLOOR: StringName = &"build_floor"
+const TOOL_BUILD_DOOR:  StringName = &"build_door"
 
 # Atlas coords on the shared placeholder tileset (source 0).
 # build_wall → stone-grey (2, 0); build_floor → dirt-brown (1, 0).
+# build_door → dark stone (3, 0) so the ghost reads visually distinct from walls.
 const _ATLAS_BY_TOOL: Dictionary = {
 	&"build_wall":  Vector2i(2, 0),
 	&"build_floor": Vector2i(1, 0),
+	&"build_door":  Vector2i(3, 0),
 }
 
 # Placeholder source ID — mirrors World.PLACEHOLDER_SOURCE_ID.
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ func bind(paint_layer: TileMapLayer, selection: Selection = null) -> void:
 ## Activate a paint tool.  Pass TOOL_NONE to deactivate.
 func set_active_tool(tool: StringName) -> void:
 	assert(
-		tool in [TOOL_NONE, TOOL_BUILD_WALL, TOOL_BUILD_FLOOR],
+		tool in [TOOL_NONE, TOOL_BUILD_WALL, TOOL_BUILD_FLOOR, TOOL_BUILD_DOOR],
 		"Designation.set_active_tool: unknown tool '%s'" % tool
 	)
 	_tool = tool
diff --git a/scenes/world/world.gd b/scenes/world/world.gd
index eb843de..c28ee45 100644
--- a/scenes/world/world.gd
+++ b/scenes/world/world.gd
@@ -215,33 +215,64 @@ func _spawn_sample_harvestables() -> void:
 
 
 func _seed_phase5_demo_buildings() -> void:
-	# Pre-queue a small cabin outline as build designations so pawns visibly
-	# construct walls when they exit Chop/Mine work. Phase 17 will add real
-	# player-driven designation UI; for now the player sees the construction
-	# loop without needing to paint anything.
+	# Pre-queue a furnished cabin so the construction loop runs end-to-end
+	# without needing player-paint UI (deferred to Phase 17).
 	#
-	# Layout: 8×6 wall ring at (44, 23) — interior 6×4 = 24 cells of real room.
+	# Layout — 8×6 stone cabin at (44, 23), south door, wood floor inside:
+	#   • Perimeter walls (skipping the door slot)
+	#   • Door at (47, 28) — middle of the south wall
+	#   • Wood floor across the 6×4 interior
+	#   • One pre-built crate inside (north-east corner of the interior)
+	#   • Two stockpile-target crates outside (Phase 4 hauling target)
 	var origin := Vector2i(44, 23)
 	var w := 8
 	var h := 6
+	var door_x := w / 2 - 1  # 3 → tile (47, y_bottom). Centred door.
+	var door_tile := origin + Vector2i(door_x, h - 1)
+
+	# Perimeter walls — skip the door slot in the bottom row.
+	var wall_count := 0
 	for x in w:
 		EventBus.designation_added.emit(origin + Vector2i(x, 0), Designation.TOOL_BUILD_WALL)
-		EventBus.designation_added.emit(origin + Vector2i(x, h - 1), Designation.TOOL_BUILD_WALL)
-	for y in h:
+		wall_count += 1
+		var bottom_tile := origin + Vector2i(x, h - 1)
+		if bottom_tile != door_tile:
+			EventBus.designation_added.emit(bottom_tile, Designation.TOOL_BUILD_WALL)
+			wall_count += 1
+	for y in range(1, h - 1):  # left + right cols, skip corners (already painted as top/bottom rows)
 		EventBus.designation_added.emit(origin + Vector2i(0, y), Designation.TOOL_BUILD_WALL)
 		EventBus.designation_added.emit(origin + Vector2i(w - 1, y), Designation.TOOL_BUILD_WALL)
-	# Place a couple of crates at known tiles so the haul system has a target.
+		wall_count += 2
+
+	# Door at south wall centre.
+	EventBus.designation_added.emit(door_tile, Designation.TOOL_BUILD_DOOR)
+
+	# Wood floor across the interior — 6×4 = 24 cells.
+	var floor_count := 0
+	for x in range(1, w - 1):
+		for y in range(1, h - 1):
+			EventBus.designation_added.emit(origin + Vector2i(x, y), Designation.TOOL_BUILD_FLOOR)
+			floor_count += 1
+
+	# Pre-built crate inside the cabin (top-right corner of interior).
+	# Auto-built so the cabin shows furnished on first frame.
+	var interior_crate: Crate = CRATE_SCENE.instantiate()
+	add_child(interior_crate)
+	interior_crate.setup(origin + Vector2i(w - 2, 1))  # (50, 24)
+	while interior_crate.is_buildable():
+		interior_crate.on_build_tick()
+
+	# Two external stockpile-target crates south-west (Phase 4 haul destination).
 	var crate_tiles: Array[Vector2i] = [Vector2i(17, 60), Vector2i(18, 60)]
 	for t in crate_tiles:
 		var c: Crate = CRATE_SCENE.instantiate()
 		add_child(c)
 		c.setup(t)
-		# Mark crate as already-built for the demo (skip the construction phase).
-		# Phase 17 player UI flow would walk it through a build designation first.
 		while c.is_buildable():
 			c.on_build_tick()
-	Audit.log("world", "phase 5 demo: %d wall designations seeded + %d crates built" % [
-		w * 2 + h * 2 - 4, crate_tiles.size()
+
+	Audit.log("world", "phase 5 demo: %d walls + 1 door + %d floors queued; %d crates pre-built" % [
+		wall_count, floor_count, 1 + crate_tiles.size()
 	])
 
 
@@ -289,6 +320,10 @@ func _on_designation_added(cell: Vector2i, tool: StringName) -> void:
 			entity = FLOOR_SCENE.instantiate()
 			add_child(entity)
 			entity.setup(cell, &"wood")
+		&"build_door":
+			entity = DOOR_SCENE.instantiate()
+			add_child(entity)
+			entity.setup(cell)
 		_:
 			Audit.log("world", "unknown designation tool: %s" % tool)
 			return
diff --git a/scenes/world/world.tscn b/scenes/world/world.tscn
index b135898..fb01bdc 100644
--- a/scenes/world/world.tscn
+++ b/scenes/world/world.tscn
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ z_index = 0
 
 [node name="Floor" type="TileMapLayer" parent="."]
 z_index = 1
+visible = false
 
 [node name="Wall" type="TileMapLayer" parent="."]
 z_index = 2