A secret passageway. Image courtesy of Jessamyn from Flickr.

I come from a childhood full of Creatures from the Black Lagoon, Scooby Doo episodes and Nancy Drew novels. They helped form my love for delighting and frightening people.

I dreamed of owning a house that had secret passageways, underground catacombs, roaming ghosts or other mysteries.

Although I love my house – it doesn’t have any of that. So when I ran across the step-by step tutorial on how to build a secret room, I got all excited. I have a deep closet that will work with this and maybe I’ll have the time to build it.

If you’ve always dreamed of your secret passageway, you may want to check out an engineering site dedicated to secret rooms. It just might inspire you to build your own. If you already created your own secret room, clue me in on the tips you have for building one. If you bought a house with a secret passageway already – I envy you. Share what you’ve discovered.