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A BLOKE has stunned people after revealing a secret staircase to his cellar - hidden inside a kitchen cupboard.

The homeowner, from The Netherlands, shared a clip to , showing off his smart kitchen. 

A bloke showed off his smart kitchen - with a hidden secret
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A bloke showed off his smart kitchen - with a hidden secret Credit: Bart Roozendaal via Storyful

He films the ‘small’ room, showing off a Range cooker, butler sink and tonnes of pots and pans. 

The bloke pans over to an innocent-looking cupboard, which is covered in clutter with a row of mugs hanging above it. 

But he then opens it - to reveal a set of ‘steep stairs’ going down into a dark basement. 

Sharing the clip online, he wrote: “Here's the entrance to my cellar.”

One of the kitchen cupboards opens up to reveal a secret staircase to the cellar
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One of the kitchen cupboards opens up to reveal a secret staircase to the cellarCredit: Bart Roozendaal via Storyful

The cabinet itself can lift up, he added, saying: “Obviously the shelf can be removed easily.”

The bloke explained the reasoning behind the barmy design, explaining there was once just a hatch in the floor. 

He said: “Originally there was a hatch to the cellar in the middle of the kitchen. I didn't like that and now we have the optimal moving space.”

The owner said the 'steep stairs' lead down to a spider-infested room
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The owner said the 'steep stairs' lead down to a spider-infested room Credit: Bart Roozendaal via Storyful

He confirmed the room, which is 2.5 x 3 meters, has ventilation, and he’s debating putting a giant telly down there. 

Describing what’s lurking below, he said: “Just a bunch of old computers, pipes, and rubbish... And spiders.

“Unfortunately the cellar is a bit too low to stand in, otherwise it would make an excellent exercise room.

“I am still contemplating how to get a 80" screen down there. The Xbox would fit...

“Unfortunately too small for a pool table.

Originally the entrance was just a hatch in the middle of the kitchen
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Originally the entrance was just a hatch in the middle of the kitchen Credit: Bart Roozendaal via Storyful

“Whenever we have a new visitor, we play the compulsory find-the-entrance-game. 

“And, it makes a good place for playing hide and seek.”

His post has racked up nearly 500,000 views, as some people branded his cellar a ‘torture dungeon’. 

Commenting online, one person said: “Who even builds a kitchen on the back passage to the back door and then integrates it into the counter?”

Another wrote: “Cellar or ‘torture dungeon’?”

A third reckoned: “THAT'S A MURDER HOLE.”

People are in shock over the secret staircase, with some branding it the entrance to a torture dungeon
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People are in shock over the secret staircase, with some branding it the entrance to a torture dungeon

Someone else asked: “Is this seriously a thing? Cupboard staircases?”

Another wrote: “My mind just went a million places secret escape route out the house, a hideaway bunker, etc.”

Someone else suggested: “Just gotta put a false bottom on it that folds up.”

While this person added: “That way it just looks like a normal cabinet even when they open it!”

Meanwhile this lad was stunned after discovering a ‘secret escape route’ hidden in a kitchen cupboard during a flat viewing.

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