#ThursdayDoors: Secret Rooms

Posted on by Teagan Riordain Geneviene

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Sir Reginald La Felin. CGI by Teagan via Playground

Hello, everyone.  Do you love the idea of a secret room?  Well, those rooms must have doors.  

This closed/open door is in Toronto.  It conceals a panic room, a safety feature in the event of a home invasion.

  The wall hides a secret door in a home in...

Can you guess where the door is?  (Photo credit The Denver Post)

The door leads to a secret panic room where the...

Here’s an offbeat ten-minute video showcasing several different types of hidden rooms (below).

Don’t forget the classic — the secret room behind a bookcase.  I found these two at Homes & Gardens.

Blue built-in bookcase with a hidden door

(Image credit: Lucy Marsh Interiors, photograph David Parmiter)

Hidden door combined with bookcase

(Photo credit Kelling Designs)

Here are some secret doors from the famous Biltmore House.

Trap door in the floor of the Winter Garden

Above, a hidden door in the floor of the Winter Garden in Biltmore House allowed plants to be brought back and forth from the Conservatory without disturbing guests.

Hidden closet door in Mr. Vanderbilt's Bedroom in Biltmore House

Above, a hidden door is open to a secret passageway that goes down to another floor.

Disguised as part of the wood paneling, the hidden door above is open to a secret “smoking and gun” room.

I hope these doors, humble or grand, have stirred your imagination.  Thanks for opening this door.  Friendly comments are encouraged.  Hugs!

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Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos from around the world. It’s hosted by Dan Antion.  Feel free to join in on the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing your link in the comments below, anytime between 12:01 am Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American eastern time).

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83 thoughts on “#ThursdayDoors: Secret Rooms”

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  6. I always wanted a secret room behind a bookshelf – someplace I could have undisturbed reading. I’ve been to the Biltmore several times and never knew about the hidden doors – so cool. Hugs to you and the Scoobies, Teagan!

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    1. It’s good to see you, Brenda. No matter how I look at or enlarge that picture, even though I know where the opening would be, I can’t see it. That person took great pride in doing their work well. I’m happy you enjoyed this. Thanks for opening this door. Hugs.

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  13. A wonderful post full of exciting secret rooms, Teagan!! I have often thought that living in a home with secret rooms offers a sense of intrigue and adventure. These rooms are personal sanctuaries, an escape from the outside world and a place to read books and sip tea without interuptions!!!

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  15. This is a terrific & fun post, Teagan.

    Have you seen the movie “Panic Room” starring Jodie Foster?

    Coincidentally, I’ll be watching it later.

    I think the first time a hidden door intrigued me was in a Nancy Drew book.

    Happy Valentine’s, Teagan!

    💘🌹❤️

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    1. I remember when Panic Room was out… I don’t think I’ve seen it though. By the mid 1990s I had to stop going to theatre movies because they almost always trigger a really bad migraine.

      Ah! I was really into the Nancy Drew books as a kid. Maybe that’s where my fascination began too. Happy Valentine’s Day back to you, Resa. And big hugs.

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  17. Forget about the high-tech and virtigo-inducing hidden spaces. Gave me a nice secret room in a Victorian house old house with wood paneling and a chaise lounge for reading.

    My husband and I visited Biltmore in the 1990s, and we’ve always wanted to go back.

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  28. Really interesting post, Teagan. I love secret doors. When my family moved into a 100+ year old house when I was little, I spent time looking for a secret door. I found a remote room in the attic but no secret door.

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  29. I LOVE secret rooms and hidden doors! A friend of Charlie’s built a secret room hidden behind a bookcase in the top story of his house. The grandkids adored it! And when Charlie was still finishing the interior of this house, there were closets and stairwells without drywall that the kids used as “secret passages”. Then, when Charlie and I got so restless at night we kept each other awake and he decided he needed a different room, but on the same floor so we weren’t too far apart (because love) … Well, that’s next week’s Thursday Doors!

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  34. I love this post, Teagan. The idea of secret doors and compartments has fascinated me since childhood, and seeing some of these was so much fun. The video was amazing. I love the Lego room! I can only imagine how hard it would be to keep track of cats in a place like that.

    I hope you have a great day and escape into the weekend.

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    1. I’m happy you like the post, Dan. Ha! I didn’t think about the cat issue. As it is, the Scoobies seem to make themselves invisible at will. Add secret rooms or passages to that… It’s good that I don’t have one. 🐱 I’m having a bad day, but you made me smile. Hugs.

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  37. Gorgeous! I’ve wanted to live in a place with a secret door since I was a child and move those, Tegan. Thanks for making me dream again. Big hugs to you and love to Velma and Daphne. And happy Valentine’s day!

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