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These 15 clever hidden door ideas lead to secret rooms or storage spaces, adding a little mystery to your home. Check out these designer spaces for inspiration.
A small number of contractors in the US and UK specialize in the construction of hidden doors and fortified secret rooms for private residences. These rooms, known as "panic rooms" or "safe rooms", are hidden, secure spaces designed to protect inhabitants in the case of a break-in or home invasion.
Hidden rooms can for example be used as a refuge, media room, larder or wine cellar. The term hidden compartment can also refer to smaller storage places for valuables and personal belongings in furniture (such as cabinet compartments ), trap compartments in vehicles, false bottoms in containers, and various other concealment devices .
High-end safe rooms may have a gun closet, a biodefense air-filtration system that removes biological and nuclear contaminants, and a panic button that locks down the entire house. [3] Safe rooms can be hidden behind many household features, such as mirrors, wardrobes, bookcases, sliding bookcases, and even fireplaces. [4]
"The client is a painter, so this multipurpose room serves several functions depending on the need. It's an art studio, a home gym, and even houses two twin Murphy beds for house guests with children.
Calling all pint-size wizard wanna-bes: This rental house for up to 26 in the Michigan resort city of Petoskey has a “Harry Potter”-themed bunk room that has its own secret playroom hidden ...
Merkhav Mugan (Hebrew: מרחב מוגן) (lit. protected space), also known as a "miklat or mamad", is a reinforced security room required in all new buildings by Israeli law. [1] A Merkhav Mugan is deemed preferable to a bomb shelter when the warning time is too short for residents to reach a shelter, which may be located some distance away.
Dubbed the "petite room," this charming space by Kipling House Interiors turned a shallow closet into an octagonal room off the entryway into an out-of-the-way bar nook where visitors can enjoy a ...