See more ideas about hidden door secret rooms hidden rooms. Mar 25 2012 explore madeline jones s board hidden door bookcase followed by 399 people on pinterest. Another hole this one big enough to accommodate the head of the bolt was drilled through the other box.
The bolt was mounted in a hole in the side of one of the cases. All decent secret door bookcases need an equally secret lock so i built one out of a hardback book a bolt and a round steel plate from a an old junction box. Make sure that the hidden door won t swing into the bookshelf either.
Then determine whether or not you can put the bookcase far enough away from the soon to be hidden door that it can swing outwards without hitting any neighboring walls or furniture. First measure how wide the bookshelf will need to be to cover the door. Specialist in secret bookcase doors and hidden panels based in the uk real bookcases that open as well as faux leather books 40 years experiance in bespoke furniture design.
While safes help protect your valuables they re often sitting in plain view. Bookcase doors work perfectly as entrances to panic rooms or vaults for storing firearms jewelry documents and other important items. Security is one of the most common reasons for having hidden doors in your home.
Hidden doors overview security. A home office is a common location to place a secret bookcase door bookcase passageways can be found in many other places as well such as in living rooms game rooms as a towel cabinet in a bathroom or in a bedroom. Bookcases covertly blend in to many surroundings providing a natural fit.
One popular method of secret storage is the murphy bed. In the 20th century through the application of sophisticated building processes technology and machinery new ways for discreet storage have become available. In victorian mansions hidden bookcases secret wall panels and even hidden staircases were fairly common features.
