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A hidden compartment or secret compartment is a compartment whose existence or access is not obvious at first glance, and can be used as a hiding place for objects or sometimes even for people. A hidden compartment where people can stay is usually referred to as a hidden room or secret room , and can range from parts of small wardrobes or ...
An opened rolltop desk. A rolltop desk is a 19th-century reworking of the pedestal desk with, in addition, a series of stacked compartments, shelves, drawers and nooks in front of the user, much like the bureau à gradin or the Carlton House desk.
A sliding bookcase is a wooden shelf or cabinet for bound volumes that is designed to move on rollers, a track, hinges, or another mechanism and is typically used to hide the presence of a secret room or space. [1] Sliding bookcases were used in the United States during prohibition to hide rooms or spaces containing liquor. [2]
Hayley Jeffus Rocha plans for the art deco-style building to house “a boutique gift shop with European imports and inspired items" once she and her husband Jorge Rocha are done renovating it.
A shelf (pl.: shelves) [1] is a flat, horizontal plane used for items that are displayed or stored in a home, business, store, or elsewhere. It is raised off the floor and often anchored to a wall , supported on its shorter length sides by brackets , or otherwise anchored to cabinetry by brackets, dowels , screws , or nails .
Elsewhere in the tour, a new 3D model of the White House’s 18-acre complex is on display alongside four other models that portray the White House as it evolved from 1792 to today.
The Hoosier cabinet expands on the baker's cabinet by offering a pull-out workspace/shelf and storage for everything a cook would need. [10] The base section usually has one large compartment with the slide-out shelf covered in metal that offers more workspace, and several drawers to one side. The top portion is shallower and has several ...
One was an almost 5,400-square-foot house with eight bedrooms and five bathrooms; its basement had high ceilings, a bedroom, a bathroom, a movie theater with two rows of black leather reclining ...