I 2nd the ball catch idea. You can then use "dummy" (nonturning) knobs to pull open and to dress the doors up. Ball catches are typically (I think) installed along the top of the door (that's how my pantry door is). A ball catch holds the door closed when pushed closed, but easily pulls open with a small amount of pressure and does not require and further hardware for have two doors meet in the middle. Do be aware that you will limit your furniture placement if you do not have large-ish square footage in these rooms...swinging doors will take up more real estate than bildfold or parallel bypass sliding doors will.

mrspete, I appreciate the concern, but if someone really wanted in our house bad enough they can just walk around back and take their pick of sliding glass doors. We live out in the country and there isn't much opportunity for someone to slip up to the front door and knock a window out. If someone's picked your house specifically, yes, they're going to find a way; however, all the statistics say that most burglars enter through the front door, and those stationary pier glass windows break much more easily than a sliding glass door, which is made of double pane tempered glass. A more secure front door won't stop a determined burglar, but it will likely make him walk on down the road to an easier target. Your strongest point is that you live in the country. Home burglaries tend to occur more often in residential neighborhoods -- partly because home burglars tend to be young men who don't venture far afield to commit their crimes.

We have the Blum Aventos HL. It is very stable and opens smoothly. The MW has a child lock so it could be disabled if there is a safety concern. Because it takes a deliberate act to lift and lower the door it's not likely to be closed accidentally as there is the hum and lights and the visible rotating turntable when the MW is in use. We had this same MW with a trim kit in our old kitchen and the cabinet above was too high for daily use so now we have a TV there.

Here's a link to many good-looking folding and sliding doors. https://www.google.com/search?q=folding+doors+for+large+openings&client=safari&channel=mac_bm&sxsrf=ALiCzsayvUa20j_ZrSkdh-3EfqRzhqa2ug%3A1654953575387&source=hp&ei=Z5akYtWkE7OpptQP35S1wAc&iflsig=AJiK0e8AAAAAYqSkd6tc3qk0Hi1dl9PLO3zy7BlA3nOT&oq=Folding+doors+for+&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYBTIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIICAAQgAQQyQMyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQ6BAgjECc6EQguEIAEELEDEIMBEMcBENEDOgsIABCABBCxAxCDAToRCC4QgAQQsQMQgwEQxwEQowI6CAguELEDEIMBOggILhCABBCxAzoOCC4QgAQQsQMQxwEQowI6CwguEIAEELEDEIMBOgsILhCxAxDHARCjAjoICAAQgAQQsQM6CwguEIAEEMcBEK8BOgsILhCABBDHARDRAzoLCC4QgAQQsQMQ1AJQAFipIWCEQmgAcAB4AIABY4gBkwqSAQIxOJgBAKABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz