Secret rooms hidden behind bookcases and fireplaces are very real and not just stuff you see in movies. There's something about these hidden joys that excite us. Here are 25 of the coolest secret rooms that exist.

These make for great ideas when designing your new home!

1. Of course, the classic behind-the-bookcase secret room.




2. A secret sauna is genius!




3. The secret entrance to a much-less-elaborate Narnia.




4. The hidden basement.




5. The private bathroom.




6. The spare room at the end of the hall.




7. The teen girl's getaway room.




8. The secret basement bar - great for people who don't want others to know they love knocking back a few.




9. The secret spiral staircase, because then you can magically appear upstairs or downstairs and freak your guests out.




10. The secret garage.




11. The secret bunkbed.




12. The spare reading room




13. The secret swanky gallery, for your precious collections.




14. The additional attic space.




15. The hidden cave.




16. Harry Potter's new cupboard under the stairs.




17. The sailor's escape room.




18. The children's super comfy reading nook.




19. The professor's hidden office.




20. The secret wine cellar.




21. The secret sun room.




22. "The Apocalypse Safe-Room."



In case of intruders or the zombie apocalypse, this room's hidden entrance in this island kitchen counter is GENUIS!


23. The extra room through the wall.




24. The scholar's study.




25. The secret INDOOR SLIDE!



This has to be for both children AND adults.