Pssst....

We have a secret room. Well, it's not really a room, and I suppose it's no longer a secret.

Because the home is open-concept, we tried to include as much storage as possible.

On the lower level, under the stairs, a small door opens to reveal a bonus area:

We put things that we wouldn't need to access very often in here. (We access the cat frequently, he doesn't live in there.)

Since we didn't need to go in there very often, we decided to do something to hide the door:

So, now you know. Don't tell anyone, OK?