'We proposed a hidden door concept here because we wanted the space to feel as dedicated dining room and for the hidden passageway to integrate with the floor-to-ceiling storage cabinets. The ...

Secret passageways, trap doors and hidden rooms were standard in some of your favorite mystery series – like "Scooby-Doo" or Nancy Drew. You probably saw them coming. But in real-life, you'd ...

Secret passageways, trap doors and hidden rooms were standard in some of your favorite mystery series – like "Scooby-Doo" or Nancy Drew. You probably saw them coming. But in real-life, you'd ...

In the older ceiling is a second trap door. When you shine a light into the darkness, broad frescoes appear, of cherubs floating amid rolling hills and thistledown clouds in a summery blue sky.