topic Re: Secret Passageway in Home

Secret Passageway

lolakimono — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 13:13:25 GMT

As a kid, I would have liked this a lot.

I saw it done on a design show, where they hid the door to the laundry room with a bookcase door, but I was thinking that it wouldn't be practical for everyday opening/closing unless the items on the bookcase were secured.

If you were to have this in your house, what room would you like to hide away?

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spud188 — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 14:06:43 GMT

I am surprised no comments??

I suppose a small half bathroom.

or Cozy spot for a nap.

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caroln242 — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 14:11:02 GMT

My husband and I made one of those swinging bookshelves to hide a catch-all storage room. We did it years ago and thought we were so creative! Now we see it done on TV like it's the newest innovation in home design.

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JYWilliams — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 14:14:44 GMT

That would be a good place to keep a wall safe.

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LindaSal — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 14:15:58 GMT

I would hide my jewelry in there!

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DREAMON — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 14:23:32 GMT

I think it would be good for a Safe but not a door leading to somewhere that you had to get to several times a day.

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songbird — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 14:24:33 GMT

We once visited my husband's aunt. She and her husband lived far form us. They had a nice home by a river (with a boathouse) When she was showing us her house, we came to a room which ended with two book cases and a TV in the middle. I thought it was the end of the house. I was wrong. Both bookcases swung open to reveal another room. That was a surprise. I really thought that was the end on the house. The hidden room was a den with a fireplace.. This was years ago. I loved that house. They sold it. Both my husband and I wanted to buy it, but it was impractical. It was two far away from our jobs. But it was very unique house.

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mspatmac — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 14:31:13 GMT

@caroln242 wrote:
My husband and I made one of those swinging bookshelves to hide a catch-all storage room. We did it years ago and thought we were so creative! Now we see it done on TV like it's the newest innovation in home design.

@caroln242 I think you were very creative, wish I thought of that. I could have a junk room in addition to my kitchen junk drawer(s)

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alicedee — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 14:34:56 GMT

I was a big Nancy Drew fan as a kid....that would have been right up my alley!

It would be a great place to store valuables.

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Sunshine Kate — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 14:55:35 GMT

I would love a secret passageway.

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liliblu — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 15:01:01 GMT

I saw one on a design show as well. As a kid I would have liked a secret passageway to a playroom. As an adult a secret passageway to a private reading and art room/studio.

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stevieb — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 15:30:03 GMT

Fabulous in a gothic mystery, not so sure I'd build one into a modern home. Were I to purchase an old home where one already existed, it might be fun, otherwise, probably a no for me... Seems sort of silly...

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shoptilyadropagain — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 17:53:52 GMT

It's a cool feature to have but I wouldn't want one. If I did, I'd use it to store valuables and/or a panic room.

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wilma — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 18:02:46 GMT

As a child and teen, I would have loved something like this. As an adult it has much less appeal. I still think they’re interesting in old houses, but I would not build one in a modern home or add one to my current home. I don’t really have a need for a secret room.

When I think of secret rooms I sometimes think of rooms people used to hide Jews from the Nazis or rooms predators use to hide their captives. Definitely a bit of a scary & creepy factor for me. Sorry to be a bit morbid but this is what comes to my mind.

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ladycos — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 18:13:08 GMT

I would like one for extra storage for crafts etc.
And maybe another one just for an office for privacy and storage for valuables or a hide away for reading etc.

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Mominohio — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 18:54:22 GMT

I'd like to hide away a room big enough for a huge safe or two. I'd like to store the safe and it's contents (or really several safes, as I'd like to have one just for my home movies and photo albums and important papers, another one for our second amendment things, and a third for sentimental things that I'd lock up before going on vacations to protect in the event of fire) sight unseen and not easy to detect.

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depglass — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 19:08:10 GMT

This seems pretty obvious, but be sure the opening is big enough to accommodate washer and dryer or bathroom fixtures.

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Spurt — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 20:49:32 GMT

It reminds me of a mystery movie from the 40's.....

I would like a secret passage to a Craft Room, that way I could leave a project that was in progress out in the open without it being disturbed and it would be out of the way of other family members or guests.....

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Greeneyedlady21 — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 22:30:26 GMT

I think that would be so cool to have. I would use it for a safe to secure valuables.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 22:58:01 GMT

Great idea, but my old eyes can't tell if that is a handle on the bookcase or part of the door mechanism for latching it.

If you are hiding something you wouldn't have a visible handle.