Secret doors aren't just in the movies. With a few tools and materials, you can build your own bookcase that doubles as a secret door into a crawlspace or attic. Attic rooms and areas under stairs ...

What is it that compels us about a secret door? It’s almost as if the door itself and the promise of mystery is more exciting than whatever could lay beyond. In any case, [Scott Monaghan] is a lover ...

Who didn’t dream of a hidden door or secret passage in the house when they were kids? Some of us still do! [SPECTREcat] had already built a secret door in a fully functioning bookcase with a unique ...

I built this custom bookshelf door to reveal a hidden room behind it. In this video, I demonstrate how it seamlessly blends into the wall and smoothly swings open to uncover the secret space. I love ...

The life of a gadget journalist involves storing away dozens of cardboard boxes filled with gizmos, away from civilian eyes. Hopefully in a secret gadget lair sealed off by these bookshelf-slash-doors ...

A lot of us have doors in our homes that don’t really go anywhere important. Do you really need to get into the closet where you keep the Halloween decorations and Aunt Claire’s desiccated body every ...

Japanese design principles were combined with Mediterranean materials inside this compact apartment designed by Miriam Barrio Studio in Barcelona, Spain. Referencing themes from the Japanese design ...

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. House hacks! Simple, ingenious, and sneaky, the Woodfold Bookcase Doors make it easy to completely conceal a room ...

From the curb, this cottage in Rogers Park looks quite sweet with its Prairie School windows and enclosed front porch. However, the home offers several surprises including a dark-wooded English ...

In the summer of 1942, to protect Anne Frank and others in hiding, Johan Voskuijl constructed a revolving bookcase to conceal the entrance to the Secret Annex at 263 Prinsengracht. As Nazi threats ...