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People Are Sharing Interesting And Clever Secret Spaces They’ve Hidden In Their Houses, Here Are 50 Of The Best
For centuries, people have been locking up their most precious possessions in a variety of secret rooms and compartments. Whether it’s hidden chambers in Egyptian pyramids, mysterious passages in medieval castles or speakeasies during the Prohibition era, it seems that we've gotten pretty good at it over the years.
Just take a look at these two online communities, r/SecretCompartments and r/HiddenRooms, that are full of concealed spaces and other cool spots that are not so obvious at first glance.
From secret book pulls to Narnia-inspired wardrobes, Bored Panda has collected some of the best posts from these groups. If you’re looking for inspiration on how to create some discreet hiding places, continue scrolling and upvote your favorite ones!
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#1
My Daughter Just Found The Secret Street I Built Behind Her Wardrobe For Lockdown!
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#2
Behind The Murphy Door
#3
Wardrobe Inspiration From Narnia
#4
Mom Finds Her Little Boy's Secret Man Cave Complete With An iPad, Snacks And A Blanket
#5
Built My Now Fianceè A Model House As Our Buying Plans Were Put On Hold Due To Covid
#6
Does This Qualify?
#7
The Pantry You Didn’t Think You Needed
#8
Harry Potter Themed “Cupboard Under The Stairs” For My 8 Year Old Daughter For Christmas
#9
Secret Bathroom With A Bonus
#10
Secret Book Pull Is Key
#11
Hidden Beer
#12
My Dining Room Table Houses A Secret Spiral Staircase
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Does anyone know when this pic appeared online? I'm wanting to know if it was before or after mid 2017 (it creepys me out when I see it because, well, too long to explain). I want to know if I saw this picture before an event, which would explain everything. However, if it's post that date, it's really uncanny bordering on unsettling for me 😅 anyone who knows where to find out pls let me know
#13
$4000 Plug
just another drone 4 years ago
This would be better as one of those cable outlets than electrical. Too easy to see if it works or not as an electrical outlet.
#14
Handnade Room In A Outlet
#15
Summoning Danny Devito
#16
How Do You Like Our Secret Room?
#17
Going Through The Door
#18
Sleeping Spot On A Plane
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
These are quite common, especially on transoceanic flights like Sydney to London. Its 21 hours for the flight crew from the time they board to the time they get the last passenger off the plane. You need a place for the off shift pilots and attendants to sleep that doesn't take up sellable seat space.
#19
LEGO Wall With Secret Rooms
#20
Secret Bookshelf
Nimitz 4 years ago
There's a company that makes these. They're specifically designed so you can store handguns, shotguns, and even assault rifles in book cases. Cause there's no chance of kids wanting to show their friends this really cool thing their dad got. No way will they result in dead kids...
#21
My Home Whiskey Bar Is Now Open For Business!
#22
Mom Turns Cupboard Under The Stairs Into Harry Potter Room
#23
The Blind Pig - My Wife Was Tired Of Whiskey Taking Over The Kitchen, So While I Was Remodeling The Basement I Decided To Find Somewhere Else To Put All Of My Booze
#24
Hidden Workplace
#25
This Library Behind A Painting
#26
Finally Finished My Secret Pocket Door
Walking On Sunshine 4 years ago
You look so accomplished!!! Yay you! Great job. And it looks done really well.
#27
I Would Probably Hit My Head On The Doorframe
#28
Bought A House, Came With A Secret Cabinet Behind A Cabinet
#29
Now This Is A Nerd Lair!
#31
Secret Door
#33
Dad Creates An Awesome Bed With A Secret Room For His Son
#34
The New House My Parents Bought Has A Secret Room Hidden Under The Stairs
#35
Convenience Store In Bali
#36
I’ve Been Building Secret Worlds Inside Books
#37
I Think This Belongs Here
#38
A Door I Built To The Storage Section Of My Basement Apartment. Still In Progress
#39
Hidden Chair Compartment
#40
Made This To Propose To My Fiancée! Proposed In Shakespeare And Co. In Paris
#42
My Dad Built Me This Hidden Bookshelf Office
#43
I Was Removing All The Wall Plates To Paint My Brother's Room When I Found A Secret Stash
#44
I Built This Wood Wall In My House Today. Couldn’t Resist Adding A Little Something Extra
#45
A Couple Of The Hidden Movie Room Features In My Rock Climbing Room. (Designed And Built My Me)
#46
Secret Hideout Under The Sink
#47
Here's My Hidden Mancave. A Childhood Dream Come True
Peter Trudell Jr 4 years ago
and for a bonus, the organ there pipes music throughout the house! (yeah, it's a synth)
#48
Now That I'm Working From Home Indefinitely, I Have My Dream Office All Set Up!
#49
Not Hidden. But That Could Easily Be Changed
#50
60's Living Room To 90's Arcade
#51
A Secret Prohibition-Era Liquor Cabinet Hidden Behind A Slide-Up Bookcase Located In A Neighbor’s House
#52
Kids Found The Secret Hideout
#53
I Made A Giant Bookcase Bifolding Door As A Secret Entryway To My Kids’ Rooms
#54
Automated, Concealed Living Spaces
#55
That's So Cool
#56
Billiard Rack Hidden Door To Home Office
#57
When The Doors Are Closed It Looks Like A Barn. Opening Them Reveals A Bunker With A 10.5cm Gun. It Consist Of A Series Of 4 Buildings Each With A Gun, Dating Back To Ww2. Faulensee, Switzerland
#59
Not My Cave But One Of The Finest I’ve Ever Seen
#60
Next Level Hiding Spot
#61
Lost A Cat In The New House. Found Him When We Saw A Foot Poke Out
#63
Sliding Fireplace
Kimi Tomminello 4 years ago
Does this go someplace? It seems weird, isn't the point of having a fireplace to have a fireplace? Is it even connected to a chimney? I'm so confused.
#64
Basement Steps Secret Storage
#65
Something I've Been Working On Over The Last Few Weeks
#66
I Live In An Old Chopped-Up Victorian And I Searched For The Breaker Panel For Four Months Without Success. Finally After Sitting On The Toilet I Noticed Hinges On The Back Of My Medicine Cabinet!
#68
Secret Door In Bathroom
#70
Wainscoting With A Hidden Door In My Hallway
#71
Just Sharing My Work. I Know! Not Really A Hidden Room Unless People Get A Lot Smaller. Enjoy!
#73
Grandpa And Dad Made This Entrance Into My Room A Few Days Ago
#74
Should Be Here
#75
Used Some Dead Space Under The Stairs To Create A Bathroom For The Cats, And Additional Shelf Storage
Kimi Tomminello 4 years ago
Gonna be a pain to clean up that litter box area. Also if you have more than 1 cat this *could* lead to some issues. Cats sometimes have issues with using the litter box in confined spaces especially if they are bullied to stay in/ stay put by the other cat(s). I tried something similar in my basement and my smallest cat started getting bullied and spraying the basement door while using the 1st floor litter box to poop. Took the basement litter box out of its hiding spot and the issue resolved itself.
#76
The Thin Cabinet In My Utility Room Has A Secret Extra Cupboard For Storing The Outdoor Cusions
Bender Bending Rodríguez 4 years ago
At first I read that as "The outdoor cousins". I was horrified for a second reading like that and looking at those white bags.
#79
And He Uses It For Donuts
#80
A Worthwhile Installation
#81
I Have Finally Finished My Hidden Room
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J Rob 4 years ago
Some of these are very clever, however, some of them look to be very inconvenient. Especially an entry to a room you would visit often or carrying things out of the basement or having to enter another room to get things from your pantry.
Victoria Pitt 4 years ago
lot of these photos are cropped so closely you can't really tell what's going on. But now I want to make secret spaces.
J Rob 4 years ago
Some of these are very clever, however, some of them look to be very inconvenient. Especially an entry to a room you would visit often or carrying things out of the basement or having to enter another room to get things from your pantry.
Victoria Pitt 4 years ago
lot of these photos are cropped so closely you can't really tell what's going on. But now I want to make secret spaces.
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