It would seem that the idea of arranging a cache in a house in 2019 is not very relevant, since most of the people have long switched to cashless payments. Next, we selected the 10 most interesting, in our opinion, ideas where you can equip a cache in the house.
10. Under the windowsill
In many apartments of the old layout you can find a niche under the windowsill, which the older generation often used to store pickles, dishes, etc. You can make a cache, which is hard to guess, in modern apartments. To do this, the window is installed a little higher than it should be, a narrow box is carefully inserted under the window sill, the front part of which is successfully masked and looks externally like the window sill itself. It is worth noting that the resulting cache is not suitable for storing bulky items. Especially valuable books, documents, money and jewelry can be placed in it.
9. Old DVDs
You can make a hiding place, on which thieves definitely can’t get rid of, from a pile of old or unnecessary disks. After stacking them, you need to make a hole in the middle, put a plastic container of suitable diameter in it, where you can put jewelry, for example, earrings, rings, chains, etc., cover with a whole disk on top. You can put the secret box on the desktop near the computer or put it in a cabinet.
8. Socket
It is very simple to make a cache in the outlet, for this you need to turn off the electricity in the house, remove the top lining from plastic, under it there is a cavity with wires and an empty spot. You can hide money in it or make an imitation next to a working outlet; more values will be placed in such a cache. In order not to confuse which of the sockets works and which does not, you can close the simulation with a plug to ensure the safety of children.
7. Painting on the wall or photo
Paintings have been used as caches since ancient times. Even under royal rule, secret doors often hid behind them, leading to treasuries or to additional exits from the castle. Today, hiding jewelry in a cache behind a picture is also relevant. To do this, make or purchase a frame with a depth of about 2-4 cm, insert a photo or picture as close as possible to the front surface of the frame. Thus, a small indentation remains behind the image, which can be used as a cache. You can hide money in it.
6. Pot with a home plant
You can organize a small cache in a pot with a houseplant, preferably with one that does not have a developed root system. To create a storage for jewelry, it is necessary to choose a plastic container, the diameter of which would ideally coincide with the diameter of the pot, but its height was much less than the height of the pot. Thus, between the plant in the container and the bottom of the pot there will be an empty space where you can put expensive watches, gold jewelry.
5. Curtains
As you know, the edges of the curtains and their bottom are subject to processing. You can fold the curtains a little more than it should, and this creates a space in which you can put neatly folded banknotes. It will not be possible to store jewelry in such a cache, since they have a lot of weight, and they will draw curtains ugly to the bottom, which can cause suspicion among strangers.
It is also convenient to hide money in a hollow curtain rod for curtains. So that they do not accidentally end up in its middle, first an obstacle is inserted into the cornice to move them, for example, a cork from a bottle that is suitable in diameter, a ball rolled from paper or cotton wool.
4. Coffee table
A convenient place to create a cache is a coffee table. To make a storehouse it is necessary to make a double bottom at the table, it will not be visible from the outside, and by folding one of the wooden panels away, the owner of the house can easily get the items he needs that he would like to hide from strangers. The cache turns out to be quite roomy, you can hide weapons, family jewels, rare books in it.
3. Drawer in the kitchen or desk
It is very simple to make a cache in a drawer, for this a second bottom is cut out, the dimensions of which must coincide with the dimensions of the drawer of a kitchen unit or desk. At the bottom of the box you can put silverware, currency, gold jewelry, precious stones. Then cover it all with a second bottom. It should be noted that the cache should not be too deep, otherwise the discrepancy between the shape of the box and its internal volume will become visible.
2. Pipes
Sewer pipes are an unusual place to create a cache, it would never occur to anyone to look for anything there. To arrange storage, you need to buy a piece of the same pipe that is installed in the bathroom or in the toilet, mount it next to the real working communications. It’s not possible to hide a lot in such a storage facility; it will fit banknotes or securities twisted into a tube.
1. Chairs
The idea of jewelry hidden in chairs came to the taste of many people after watching the famous film "The Twelve Chairs", based on the novel by I. Ilf and E. Petrov. What is interesting, the plot of the work is also based on a real story. After watching a movie, it became clear to many that valuable things could be hidden in an ordinary chair. It is not necessary to put away money or gold jewelry in the upholstery of this piece of furniture, you can create a secluded place more interesting. The chair seat must be folded, fasten it with the help of loops. A bottom cut out of plywood or wood is nailed to the bottom of the side walls of the chair in accordance with the dimensions of the piece of furniture. In the cavity between the bottom and the seat of the chair you can hide any valuable things. But it is worth noting that such a cache is hardly a reliable one, especially if there are small children in the house, they will quickly declassify the mechanism of the chair.