A Hidden Hobby Room for $2,534
By , This Old House magazine
Photo: Brian Bookwalter
Secret Room
Compromise can be the mother of invention—just ask Buddy and Cindee Howell. The issue? Buddy's music hobby meant lots of equipment that didn't fit in with their Houston home's traditional decor—least of all behind the French doors to their home office, which is off the front entry. The solution: Build out a 3-foot-deep enclosure to stow a piano, prized guitars, and recording equipment behind an 11-foot-wide wall of bifold doors that hides it all.