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Use These 12 Secret Hiding Spots in Your Home for Your Valuables

October 11, 2023 · Tips & Tricks
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Drawers

Hiding some of the most important valuables in your drawer will probably not protect them against a very strong-willed thief. But you can still take advantage of the gap behind a drawer to secure an envelope filled with some of the most important documents, cash, and any other valuables to the back of the drawer with some tape.

If the drawer is too easy to pull out, which also means it’s threatening to expose the concealed envelope, you can attach the envelope to the underside of the counter, dressed, but also to the bedside table. This way, even if your drawers are fully removed, your belongings will still be out of sight.

Wall decorations

Whether we’re talking about picture frames, paintings, mirrors, or other types of wall decorations, they could also offer a great opportunity to hide valuable objects.

With just a little bit of tape and a good envelope, any type of wall hanging could be used to store more important valuables. And just like any other framed wall element, a deep wooden frame offers a more advanced bit of subterfuge.

You can neatly cut the paper backing and slide cash into the narrow gap right between the painting and the frame backing. If the item is thin enough, it could even fit between a picture and the backing. Trust me, thieves could never think of such a hiding spot!

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