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New trend in home design

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:50 am
by WiseOne
Secret rooms!!  Of course, the article suggests people want these rooms just because they're cool.  Umm...yeah.  Maybe.

http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/20/real_es ... d=HP_River
Entry into a clandestine spaces can vary, including pulling off the homeowner's favorite book from a shelf, touching the right spot on a wall, or even having to play the right series of notes on a piano or moving chess pieces in the right order to get a wall to move.

Humble said requests for incognito doors has increased in the past few years, and that the trend has shifted toward security recently. About 30% of his business is creating designs for high-security rooms, which can involve bullet- and soundproof doors, integrated alarm systems with surveillance and retina or finger scans.

Re: New trend in home design

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:44 am
by dualstow
I love it!
To the batcave, Robin!

Re: New trend in home design

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:27 am
by dragoncar
I fully admit I want a secret room just because it's cool.  Thinking of putting a hinged bookshelf in front of the laundry room