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WALLS

- because walls are hollow, there can be hidden space behind
every wall in every room.

- the ideal spots are behind solid, fixed items, like coat racks,
or boards along closet walls supporting the clothes hanging pole.

- remove the attachment and hollow out a compartment.

- make sure you camouflage your handiwork well.

BEAMS

- ceiling and wall beams are popular architectural features in
homes.

- make one of the false beams (one which doesn't offer much
support) moveable, and hollow an opening out of its top or back
side.

BOOKCASE

- a common source of easily overlooked space is found at the base
of a bookcase. The lowest shelf is usually raised above the
ground level several inches, and this space is enclosed with a
base-molding.

- if you can make the lowest shelf removable, you can attach your
valuables to the underside of this shelf by means of magnets.


BASEBOARDS

- one of the easiest-to-construct compartments is one behind a
baseboard. These strips of wood that run along your walls next
to the floor are so common, no thief would give them a second
glance.

- choose a short section of board, and carefully pry it away
from the wall with a crowbar.

- now hollow out a hole, and replace the baseboard.

PANELING

- wall paneling offers a method of opening large areas of dead
space

- your best choice is behind actual boards nailed to the wall
individually, not behind the four-by-eight sheets.

MIRRORS

- for a compartment offering little depth, but a large area of
space, you can construct a hollow right behind a full-length
mirror on your closet door.

- hollow out your compartment, then mount your mirror with
sliding tabs.

FURNITURE

- complicated secret spaces built into furniture have for
centuries been favorites.

- a simple approach is to remove the molding of a table or desk,
and make a hollow.