Hidden, but not a critter

Annie Deighnaugh

10 years ago

Any idea what decorating camouflage is going on here?

(Repost after I realized the first pic included the answer! Hope not too many saw it.)

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jim_1 (Zone 5B)
10 years ago
Decorating camouflage? Dust! With that many books and those wonderful vases on the top shelf, the has to be dust hidden everywhere!
pegasus101
10 years ago
A door.
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Jasdip
10 years ago
What a killer library! It has to do with the sideboard/bar/storage unit in the front. It's even cut out to fit around the shelving.
FlamingO in AR
10 years ago
Is the chest of drawers really a series of steps?
mama goose_gw zn6OH
10 years ago
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Steps to the super-secret wine cellar?

All the books are hollowed out to store valuables--bracelets under Balzac, earrings under Emerson, etc.?
Rusty
10 years ago
A door?

Rusty
mama goose_gw zn6OH
10 years ago
Cat litter box? Secret hideout for the kids, behind the bookcase?
caroline94535
10 years ago
I don't know what is hidden; but I love what's on display. Books, books and books stored on a bookshelf! Wonderful. I could transport this to any room in my house right now!

What is hidden?
User
10 years ago
TV.
eld6161
10 years ago
I agree with mimi. The TV is hidden in the dresser. The bookcases are there to throw us off.
Vertise
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
oh, okay. It's probably one of those tv's that raises up from inside the cabinet.

I don't know, I think the chest looks odd there. I would rather have a tv or simply have a tv chest some place else.
maire_cate
10 years ago
The chest appears rather awkward to me. It might hold a TV but I think a TV would have looked better installed within the bookcase.
justlinda
10 years ago
May be a sort of Murphy Bed inside that chest, or even, a long pull out table - either library style or dining style.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
10 years ago
I say it's a mysterious hidden door!
Jasdip
10 years ago
I like Linda's idea of a Murphy bed!
eld6161
10 years ago
The dresser is definitely part of the overall contraption! Weird how it is connected to the bookcase........
Annie Deighnaugh
Original Author
10 years ago
Those of you who said a door get the "door" prize!

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