Adding a gun safe to your home provides a secure place to store weapons, which can help keep everyone in your home safe and protect against theft. However, gun safes don't always offer the best aesthetics. There are several ways you can disguise the safe and places you can position it to create a seamless look in your home. Here are just some of the many placement and setup options you can choose from.
1. Floor Installation
Installing a safe in the floor can make it difficult for potential thieves to find your weapon collection. Your contractor can help reinforce the flooring to hold the weight of the safe, and he or she can help build the safe into the floor for permanent placement. You can find safes designed specifically for a floor installation or modify a smaller floor-standing safe to fit into the floor. Floor installation is a great choice for a bedroom, den, or home office.
2. False Entertainment Stand
You can hide your gun safe in plain sight by building a custom entertainment stand around the safe. Work with a contractor to design the entertainment stand. By adding extra shelving and cabinetry off to one side, you can keep your DVD player, TV, and other components in the cabinet for a fully functional media center and gun storage space. Be sure to have a cable management system installed to maintain the illusion and ensure all of your electronics can be plugged in around the safe.
3. False Wall
Install your safe in the corner of a bedroom closet and add a false wall in front to conceal the safe from view. You can install a small handle at the top or bottom of the false wall for easy access. Be sure to add hooks or small shelves to hold apparel items, as this will help the false wall blend in with the rest of your closet. You can also use this idea in a kitchen pantry, laundry closet, or spare bathroom if you want to have weapons safely stored throughout the home.
4. Hidden Wall Safe
If you are installing a small wall safe instead of a floor safe, there are many options for disguising the wall. You can have your contractor create a discreet door that leads to the safe. This might take the form of a portrait or piece of wall art, but there are other options to consider as well. For example, you can install a complete cabinet in front of the safe. Placing the safe behind your wall-mounted TV creates a great camouflage option for your gun safe.
Share3 December 2019
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