If you’ve always wanted your home to feel like a fantasy movie, installing a hidden or concealed doorway is one way to guarantee it. But these “invisible” features can be more practical than that: they are useful for hiding unsightly entrances derived from problematic layouts and they can help to create a seamless home without marring your perfect interior design. Here are some instances of how to do it in style:
1. Swathed in the same textured laminates as the TV feature wall, the secret entrance is otherwise inconspicuous—save for a slight indent—and appears as one with the wall. It swings open to reveal the bedroom in this studio apartment.
Design: Elements ID
2. The homeowners requested for a dedicated space in their HDB flat for their furry feline friend. Besides setting aside an area in the living room for the cat, the designer also came up with a concealed entrance into the space so that it won’t stand out against the clean-cut design of their home.
Design: Carpenters 匠
3. Flush to the wall of the dry kitchen, the doorway into the wet kitchen features the same woodgrain covering. When closed, it serves to hides the mess and noise of the cooking area while maintaining an immaculate facade in the apartment.
Design: Minimo
4. A full-length rotating TV panel functions as a secret doorway, while allowing the occupants to enjoy the TV from both the living room and bedroom without having to sacrifice extra square footage. The fact that the woodgrain laminates extend all the way to the ceiling helps to mask the doorway even better.
Design: ArtMuse Interior
5. Here, another TV panel swings open to reveal the entrance into the bomb shelter.
Design: Space Factor
6. The sliding door entrance into the home office is invisible when viewed from the kitchen. The only telling sign? The small silver orb of the privacy latch.
Design: Elements ID
7. From the outside, all you see is a magnetised chalkboard wall that you can use for noting down important reminders. But once opened, it reveals a hidden shoe storage as well as the doorway into the household shelter.
Design: Free Space Intent
8. What appears like a Zen-inspired feature wall in this monochrome-themed bedroom is, in fact, the doorway into the master en suite.
Design: Lemonfridge Studio
9. Look hard and you’ll see the hidden entrance in this walkway. The corridor of this HDB flat is covered in a black-and-white cityscape wallpaper print, effectively concealing the doorway into the bomb shelter.
Design: Dots ‘n’ Tots Interior Design
10. If you’ve ever read historical mysteries, a lot of hidden passages are located behind bookshelves. This secret doorway is no different. Hidden behind a bookcase/display shelf, it opens up to one of the bedrooms in this condominium.
Design: Edge Interior
11. The sliding door looks just like a part of the bookshelf, until you slide it open to reveal an entranceway.
Design: Fuse Concept
12. Are they closet doors or the entrance into the bathroom? The doors to the en suite were made to look like the doors of the wardrobe, creating a clean, seamless design in this bedroom. The minimalist handles are a nice touch and add an extra design detail to the space.
Design: Space Atelier
13. This bedroom feature wall can be opened partially or fully to reveal a guest bedroom and study area.
Design: The Design Practice
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