Ask the Builder: Secret Hiding Places Aplenty in Your Home

You may be a homeowner who desires to hide small and large things in your home.

This is just a small pantry, right? Or do all the shelves roll out and rotate to the right, revealing access to a tiny room behind the wall? Use your imagination. Tim Carter/Tribune Content Agency

I’m in the final stages of writing a book that contains hundreds of hacks that you might want to incorporate into your home. I got lots of help from many of my newsletter subscribers, who shared some of their best ideas. It’s been a fun project.

The two categories that received the most response were electrical and secret storage. Thousands of homeowners need help with electrical outlets and switches they feel are in the wrong place. The original electrician didn’t consider the best locations for outlets and switches. You, or a more clever electrician, can rectify some mistakes.