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20 of the Sneakiest Secret Doors (list)

20 of the Sneakiest Secret Doors (list)
Hidden Doors and Secret Passageways are always a cool amenity to any house. Not only does provide mystery to your living quarters, but it also allows for a bit of privacy. Hidden doors and secret passageways seem to be a popular room addition since there are numerous companies on the web who specialize in such requests, like The Hidden Door Company, Creative Home Engineering and Hide A Door. Of course, you can easily get the typical hidden door in a bookcase, but we’ve found some pretty interesting ones below! 20. Mirror Secret Door This one is crazy! 19. Just because it looks like a dead end doesn’t always mean there’s nothing behind it… 18. This is the best place to keep that stack of cash or gold bars you don’t want the Uncle Sam to get their hands on! 17. This is one of the most famous hidden doors in history (at least to us). 16. 15. A hidden room under a set of stairs is definitely an unusual idea. 14. 13. This is seriously something out of the game Clue! 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5.

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Hilariously Awesome Roommate Pranks 1 Wake Up Call Does your roommate want you to wake them up at an unnaturally early hour? This nifty prank almost makes up for the fact that you have to crawl out of your warm bed to wake up your sleeping roomie. To pull this off, take a small table like a nightstand or a footstool. Whatever you choose, it has to be something with tall legs with space underneath. Place it on top of your sleeping roommate’s head. 2 Seeing Double Doors And whoever said artistic talent wouldn’t come in handy? This prank answers the question of what’s behind door number 2. 3 Not-So-Solo Red Solo Cups As Iyaz sings, no one wants to walk the earth s-o-l-o. These Red Solo cups are anything but solo. 4 Sticky Note Extravaganza The inventor of sticky notes probably didn’t envision seeing them used like this. Who doesn’t love sticky notes? 5 Messing with the Keyboard Now this one’s simple but effective. This prank’s great on keyboards where the keys come off easily. 6 “Caramel Apples” Caramelized onions are delicious.

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