REPURPOSE LIBRARY DISCARDS
TO CREATE A CONCEALED CACHE
THAT’S FIT FOR A SMALL-TIME
JEWEL THIEF.
Admit it, you’ve got something
to hide. There’s gotta be some little
secret private thing you keep stashed
in the back of a drawer or deeply sand-
wiched between your mattress and box
spring — perhaps you’ve even got it
stowed in some elaborate cubby that
requires a stepladder and a screwdriver
to access.
Maybe the goods aren’t against the
law, and maybe they wouldn’t reap
much at a pawnshop, but if it’s special
Photography by Matt Maranian; illustrations by Tim Lillis
enough to keep under wraps, that’s
reason enough to give it a proper
hiding place.
Matt Maranian is a designer and best-selling author who lives in Brattleboro, Vt.
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