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Smart Places to

Hide a Safe in Your Home

1. Underfoot

Cut out a small area of your hardwood flooring, preserving the cut wood for use as the lid of the box. Build a wooden box to house your floor safe and secure the box to the floor joists with screws.

2. In a Vent

A dead ringer for a vent, this sneaky wall safe won’t stand out from any of the other air supply and return grilles already in your home.

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3. Under the Mattress

Consider a bed frame with under-mattress storage, like this faux leather upholstered platform bed from DHP Cambridge.

4. In a Wall

While a safe mounted on the wall can be pried free with a little muscle and the right tools, one mounted inside the wall isn’t going anywhere.

5. In a Book

Available in two sizes and three colors, the Jssmst book safe comes with a three-digit combination lock, so there’s no risk of losing keys.

6. Inside Stair Steps

After removing an existing stair tread, slip your safe inside the step, and re-attach the tread with a piano hinge so you can lift and lower it.

7. Inside a Shelf

QuickSafes’ QuickShelf safe is a birch-veneer floating shelf with a built-in compartment in the base that unlocks through hackproof radio-frequency identification (RFID) keys.

8. Behind the Mantel

Thwart thieves by hiding your safe behind cleverly designed mantel trim. The center panel can double as a door to a secret compartment for hiding a small safe.

9. Behind a Sliding Door

A barn door moves horizontally along a track above the door, keeping a safe stored behind it within arm’s reach but out of sight.

10. In the Kitchen Pantry

One of the last places thieves are likely to check for your safe? Near your canned goods.

11. Inside a Second Fridge

For extra security, you can also affix a keyed lock, like the HavenHause fridge lock, to the appliance.

12. Under the Stairs

Creating an opening in the walled-in space under the stairs is a more involved DIY project, but the larger space can secure a bigger safe.

13. Under Dirty Laundry

Most burglars won’t think to look under a pile of stinky clothes inside a laundry hamper to find valuables, which can keep a home safe secure.

14. Inside Furniture

Nate Claire, founder of Buying Jax Homes, had a client who hid their safe inside a leather couch. It was custom made with a safe built into its base, hidden beneath a zippered liner and the couch’s cushions.

15. Under Hanging Clothes

Make the most of your closet space and inconspicuously conceal your valuables with Stash-It’s hanger diversion safe.

16. Under a Plant

Though it’s not a safe per se, we can’t resist Suck UK's Hideaway Plant Pot that has just enough hidden space to stash keys, money, or jewelry.

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