Secret rooms/passage ways
Discussion
Call me eccentric but I love the idea of having secret rooms/passages in a house - the sort of thing you see in the movies... accessing rooms by moving a book on a shelf which opens a door etc.
Any one done anything like this in their house? There was a Grand Design a couple of years ago in which they had a secret library (accessed by the method above). I think it was next the Albert Hall iirc.
I expect it's not something that can be easily done in a two up two down!
I think if I ever win the lottery and have the opportunity to build my own place I would build a secret den somewhere in the house (and not tell the wife)
Any one done anything like this in their house? There was a Grand Design a couple of years ago in which they had a secret library (accessed by the method above). I think it was next the Albert Hall iirc.
I expect it's not something that can be easily done in a two up two down!
I think if I ever win the lottery and have the opportunity to build my own place I would build a secret den somewhere in the house (and not tell the wife)
Joseph Fritzl: Your thread has arrived.Jasandjules said:
My plan for our en-suite if we ever get around to knocking the two rooms together is to run a set of wardrobes along the wall in front of the current en-suite so that the middle "wardrobe" door will actually be the entrance to the en-suite.
The place we rented a couple of years back had this setup. But instead of accessing the en-suite, it led to a sizeable dressing room. It took us over a month to actually discover it, as the agent never mentioned it. Always thought it would be a useful hiding place in the case of zombie-apocalypse.Jasandjules said:
My plan for our en-suite if we ever get around to knocking the two rooms together is to run a set of wardrobes along the wall in front of the current en-suite so that the middle "wardrobe" door will actually be the entrance to the en-suite.
Precisely what I am building just now! Got the wardrobe gap finalised today in fact. The rear of the wardrobes acutally form the bathroom en suite wall as they are in a lovely Olivewood veneer too. Double doors in the centre open to reveal entrace to bathroom, they are narrower than the wardrobe doors, but same material and have some tiny portholes with frosted glass in, just so I can see if I left the light on!
A month to go and room will be complete, we hope. Started it in Jan!
poo at Paul's said:
Precisely what I am building just now! Got the wardrobe gap finalised today in fact. The rear of the wardrobes acutally form the bathroom en suite wall as they are in a lovely Olivewood veneer too.
Pics please !And Wiff - yep, I can understand that, and that was part of the appeal (though you'd have thought if letting it would be a rather good plus point for the tenant but I bet the EA didn't know about it!), people just not knowing it was there.
poo at Paul's said:
Jasandjules said:
My plan for our en-suite if we ever get around to knocking the two rooms together is to run a set of wardrobes along the wall in front of the current en-suite so that the middle "wardrobe" door will actually be the entrance to the en-suite.
Precisely what I am building just now! Got the wardrobe gap finalised today in fact. The rear of the wardrobes acutally form the bathroom en suite wall as they are in a lovely Olivewood veneer too. Double doors in the centre open to reveal entrace to bathroom, they are narrower than the wardrobe doors, but same material and have some tiny portholes with frosted glass in, just so I can see if I left the light on!
A month to go and room will be complete, we hope. Started it in Jan!
wiffmaster said:
Jasandjules said:
My plan for our en-suite if we ever get around to knocking the two rooms together is to run a set of wardrobes along the wall in front of the current en-suite so that the middle "wardrobe" door will actually be the entrance to the en-suite.
The place we rented a couple of years back had this setup. But instead of accessing the en-suite, it led to a sizeable dressing room. It took us over a month to actually discover it, as the agent never mentioned it. Always thought it would be a useful hiding place in the case of zombie-apocalypse.Mag1calTrev0r said:
poo at Paul's said:
Yes, I condsidered it, but then want the option of a nightlight for them too!
I've actually ordered some of them touch pads that hide behind tiles following a PH tip!
Ooh,tell me more! link?I've actually ordered some of them touch pads that hide behind tiles following a PH tip!
eliot said:
m3jappa said:
Would love to see pics of the hidden ensuite, doing mine soon and there are wardrobes next to the existing main door, thinking how cool it would be to have it hidden.
great until you stagger in one night after a skinfull and slash over your suit. 
Any one got a got a fireplace that turns around at the touch of a button
I remember going round a house that was being built, the guy was doing it himself, lovely place, overlooking the sea. Anyway, two of the bedrooms (for the children) were linked via 'secret' passageways, he thought they'd have fun (the first time) fooling friends and visitors by swapping places etc.
IIRC, the rooms were seperated by another room, and the passageway was bricked into a built in wardrobe or something, many years ago, but I remember thinking how cool it would be.
IIRC, the rooms were seperated by another room, and the passageway was bricked into a built in wardrobe or something, many years ago, but I remember thinking how cool it would be.
Steve_W said:
Mag1calTrev0r said:
poo at Paul's said:
Yes, I condsidered it, but then want the option of a nightlight for them too!
I've actually ordered some of them touch pads that hide behind tiles following a PH tip!
Ooh,tell me more! link?I've actually ordered some of them touch pads that hide behind tiles following a PH tip!
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