Inside the real-life panic rooms of the rich and famous: Hidden chambers behind fireplaces, bookcases and inside a wardrobe

By Daily Mail Reporter

Published: 19:50 EDT, 5 April 2013 | Updated: 07:38 EDT, 6 April 2013

Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart huddled inside a security chamber in the 2002 film, Panic Room, and the concept has sparked massive demand among wealthy homeowners looking to hide valuables and prepare a secure location for themselves in case of a break-in or emergency.

Creative Home Engineering, a custom manufacturer based in Gilbert, Ariz., offers hidden doors to secret passages, safe houses for security and also for chambers to hide out during intense weather.

The company says they have installed the systems at 'ultra-luxury estates and royal palaces across the globe,' according to their website.

The doors are engineered to seamlessly blend into the interior of a room so that they cannot be spotted by a visitor.

'They contain hidden cavities with steel structural support members to keep the door strong and rigid, along with our patented custom hinges, and numerous other technical innovations that have set us apart as the leader in the secret door industry.'

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Deceptive: The shelves in this Billiard rooms can open up to allow a resident to move about the home

Peek-a-boo: The everyday person would walk by this bookcase (right) but it hides the entrance to a secret chamber hidden beneath the array of books

Valuables: What appears to be a chest of drawers is actually a hidden compartment to store a safe (right)

Narnia awaits: This engraved armoire looks like it could be straight out of C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia, with a door that opens at the back...possibly to enter another world

Security: This wooden bookshelf is a front for secure opening to a safe house

Most chamber include some kind of communication system that alerts authorities in case of an emergency.

Basic projects cost start at $6,500 and take around 8 weeks to construct.

A homeowner sends measurements and a photo of a closet, bedroom or storage room that they would like to convert into a secret room and the company can construct the installation.

They boast that the passageways can be installed in minutes, as they arrive pre-hung in their own door frames so they can slide into the door openings in a person's home.

In the 2002 thriller starring Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart, the actors play a mother-daughter duo who get stuck inside a panic room in their Upper West Side brownstone.

Now you see it: The secret passages are priced starting at around $6,500 and the custom doors take around 8 weeks to manufacture

Hidden: This ornate bookshelf conceals the entrance to a hidden gun room

Collectables: Beneath this decorative stone wall is an entrance to a secret wine cellar

Unexpected: This closet opens up to reveal a secret safe hidden behind

Custom made: A secret door beneath this modern staircase can be fitted for this unusually sized closet

Secret: It appears to be a wall but a middle opening reveals a hidden passageway to another room

Concealed: For this modern home, the wall can be pushed back to reveal a secret staircase

Hollywood: In the 2002 thriller starring Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart, the actors play a mother-daughter duo who get stuck inside a panic room in their Upper West Side brownstone

Let there be light: A dark wall in this living woman can suddenly open up and allow sunlight in

Multipurpose: Though this appears as a china cabinet, it can open up and serve as an entrance into a hidden chamber

Book lovers: This chic interior seems like a dead end, but there is more than just books as the case can be pushed upon into a secret staircase

Stone: This stone wall appears to be the end of the road but it really is just the gateway to a new room

Wait for it: This TV stand and book shelf can turn into something more

Treasures: A closet behind the shelves allows the owner to store those items they would rather not put on display

Remote: With a click of a button, this owner can maneuver her staircase to raise up and reveal a passageway

True reflection: This mirror doesn't reveal all the secrets, it's actually a secure entrance to a chamber