So we are looking into getting another safe or building one, and the need brought an idea that I am wondering if will work.
okay so you buy a safe, medium sized, about 1000 bucks. somewhat fireproof, and has a combo lock on it.
then you start building a cabinet. a nice looking wood cabinet that has a door that somewhat frames the door of the safe. mind you that the safe and the cabinet do not touch. the cabinet has about two to four inches of a border around the door of the safe. that perimeter is where you put the door. maybe double doors, I don't know. then, you put some extra shelving up top above the safe inside the cabinet, those can be drawers or just shelving. basically I am imagining a hovering shell around the safe itself, to make it look better and to sort of conceal the safe. then dress it up with carvings or trim or a crown somewhat like is what on top of a grandfather clock on the top. this is going to be a good six to seven foot tall cabinet.
this has a few good sides to it-
the wife is not constantly complaining about having a big ugly safe in a room.
at first glance, you would never know that this is a safe. this conceals it, making it a less obvious object that a would be theif would try and open or crack or just take along with them. I mean think about it, even if they leave it and are unsuccessful at breaking in the safe, you dont want some ugly crow bar marks on your safe, that makes it look bad!
just a thought. if you had a lighter safe you could even put the cabinet up on legs like a high boy type dresser and build a sturdy frame at the bottom to make it look even more inconspicuous.
okay so you buy a safe, medium sized, about 1000 bucks. somewhat fireproof, and has a combo lock on it.
then you start building a cabinet. a nice looking wood cabinet that has a door that somewhat frames the door of the safe. mind you that the safe and the cabinet do not touch. the cabinet has about two to four inches of a border around the door of the safe. that perimeter is where you put the door. maybe double doors, I don't know. then, you put some extra shelving up top above the safe inside the cabinet, those can be drawers or just shelving. basically I am imagining a hovering shell around the safe itself, to make it look better and to sort of conceal the safe. then dress it up with carvings or trim or a crown somewhat like is what on top of a grandfather clock on the top. this is going to be a good six to seven foot tall cabinet.
this has a few good sides to it-
the wife is not constantly complaining about having a big ugly safe in a room.
at first glance, you would never know that this is a safe. this conceals it, making it a less obvious object that a would be theif would try and open or crack or just take along with them. I mean think about it, even if they leave it and are unsuccessful at breaking in the safe, you dont want some ugly crow bar marks on your safe, that makes it look bad!
just a thought. if you had a lighter safe you could even put the cabinet up on legs like a high boy type dresser and build a sturdy frame at the bottom to make it look even more inconspicuous.