17 intriguing ideas for jib doors and secret entrances
They say that behind every closed door is a story – so imagine the tales lying behind those that are a secret? Discover our favourite secret doors, jibs and hideaways from our archive
Concealed doors, secret rooms, covert hideaways: past their overt clandestineness, there is something especially thrilling about what lies beyond them. Guessing their contents is a game sure to make your imagination run wild; each camouflaged door or mysterious portal brimming with the potential of a tantalising story.
Before diving into our favourite secret doors, jibs and hideaways from the House & Garden archive, however, let us refresh our memory on a their purpose. A jib door is one that is ‘flush-mounted’ into the wall (usually sans hardware), rendering it invisible. Oftentimes, these jib doors have a trompe l'œil effect, masquerading, for example, as a bookcase, which allows them to blend in seamlessly with their surroundings.

















