hideaway closet
I want to turn a closet, into a hideaway.
using a slide, or something.
please give me a idea
using a slide, or something.
please give me a idea
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Are you talking about something like a pocket door? 0 -
yep,
I have some bookselves, I would like a slide, but how to hide it.0 -
My uncle built a hinged book shelf in a closet door frame and when the bookshelf is closed it looks just like a flush wallshelf with all the trim.
there is a keyed latch on one side under a shelf behind a book and when the latch is turned you can easily swing the whole book case like a door and have access to the stuff inside the closet.
I lived with him in my teenage years and never knew it was a hideaway until me cousin showed me.0 -
quote:Originally posted by MVP
My uncle built a hinged book shelf in a closet door frame and when the bookshelf is closed it looks just like a flush wallshelf with all the trim.
there is a keyed latch on one side under a shelf behind a book and when the latch is turned you can easily swing the whole book case like a door and have access to the stuff inside the closet.
I lived with him in my teenage years and never knew it was a hideaway until me cousin showed me.
Perfect setup. Go with inside hinges as they won't show. A key latch that latches to a stud in the wall.
Will it be a commonly opened door? or a safe place for your collectables? If it probably won't be opened for a few years. Some crown moulding around the case will also give it the "permanent" appearance.0 -
Saw something like that in the Winchester Mansion; this bookcase lifted up about an inch, then swung to one side. HUGE space behind it.
I think the lifting was done by an electrical screwjack-could have been counterweighted, though.
The best thing about a "secret" hiding spot is trying to keep it SECRET.
A neighbor added a lot of lumber to his place for about 3 weeks. When he was done, he invited the Block Captain from our Crimewatch over to see his handywork. The Block Captain saw nothing new and asked him what all the lumber was for. Neighbor shows him the extra 4" space behind every wall and above the ceiling and mentions gun collecting.
Block Captain mentioned the woodwork to the local Police,who decided the neighbor was a menace and possibly a "gun hoarder", setting up to do no good.
Use your imagination, keep your lip zipped, and be happy with what you create.0 -
There was a post back many months ago about a website that showed how to do hidden rooms. You might want to do a search on the net to see if you can come up with the location.
Someone on this forum showed a real slick bookcase hidden door arangement.0 -
My daugter keeps wanting to have friends over.....I just can't. You just DON'T....its aggrivating to try and have a nice ANYTHING these days.
I tell her....its not your friends. What happens if they start talking and some nut-job uncle of theirs gets an idea? OR....the ex-boyfriend sometime remembers a girl he once knew....who's parents had a LOT of guns?
I hate the idea that to have anything we all have to go to these lenths to keep them.
My guns are turned over so quickly, and I have to keep handy so many things....an elaborate safe is not quite right for me.
When we build our home we are toying with many ideas for the gun/office room.0 -
USE A B.F.H.!
Or, in other words:
A Bavarian FagganHaammer!0 -
Check out this link to hidden passages.
http://www.hiddenpassageway.com/0 -
When Mrs. K and I bought our current home it was being custom built by a a gentleman who suddenly relocated and was 90% finished when we closed the deal to buy. As a result there were a number of unusual features included that we lucked into and one of them was the rotating fireplace shown in the link sig232 provided. When I first looked at the home I wondered "Why the heck is there a fireplace here". I soon found out why and I was amazed! We actully have another of these hide aways and it makes me wonder just what the original owner was up to! While I get a kick out of showing off the revolving fireplace (the space behind it is for wine and booze storage) the other hideaway is more confidential. Your best bet is to build the hideaway and then put a safe inside it because it is possible to detect void areas behind walls with the proper gear and hideaways offer very little physical security. 0 -
thats the ticket, a bookselve. 0 -
I just read something in the paper yesterday about hidden drawers in stairs.
To me, they'd be the perfect hidden spot for some pistols.
Obviously without the knob on the front...
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quote:Originally posted by cubslover
I just read something in the paper yesterday about hidden drawers in stairs.
To me, they'd be the perfect hidden spot for some pistols.
Obviously without the knob on the front...
That's a really cool idea. That's mostly wasted space anyway.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Locust Fork
My daugter keeps wanting to have friends over.....I just can't. You just DON'T....its aggrivating to try and have a nice ANYTHING these days.
I tell her....its not your friends. What happens if they start talking and some nut-job uncle of theirs gets an idea? OR....
LF - there are lots of "Ors" in this life. Do you think that your daughters friends really don't know what you do? Many draw their own conclusion. Better to educate them properly.
When we moved to the big city, my boys played outside all the time. They met lots of other kids from all walks of life, who invaribly showed up at the house. I have no guns in plain sight, but i do have numerous taxidermy items on display. One boy went home and told his mother that i had stuffed birds and deer heads on the walls. The lady called me one evening and asked me about it. I told her that yes i had the stuffed animals. "So", she said, " I assume by that, that you are a hunter and as such have guns in the house". She continued, "Your boys are the best kids my son has every brought home, they are courteous, helpful, well mannered, always say yes ma'am and are just great kids, but i can not let my son come to your house again because of the guns". I asked to to come to my home, that i really need to talk to her. She reluctantly agreed.
When she showed up, i met her with a smile and invited in the house. I walked her over to my gun safe and told her that every gun i had was in the safe and that my kids, wife, even my 8 year old daughter had been trained how to use them properly and for their intended purpose. They are not toys and they have been trained to treat them that way. I also told her i had trained many kids and adults the proper usage and handling, and strongly suggested that she allow me to train her son, so that when he encountered a firearm, he would know how to react to it.
I then picked up the 18# sledge hammer and chisel i had staged behind the door and set it in front of her. I told her i would give her 2 hours to open the safe and get a gun. I also told her that if she could open the safe i would give her the new truck parked in the drive and make her house note for the next three years.
She then told me that she assumed i just had guns laying all around the house. I told her that i didn't because of kids like her son. she told me her son was allowed to come back and visit anytime.
I understand you are in the gun business, but when kids are involved, seclusion isn't the answer.0
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