When I was little, I would walk around my house trying to find secret passageways. I pushed walls, moved books, pulled on figures, and (surprise!) nothing happened. When my parents wanted to renovate or redecorate, I would find a lot more problems than the color of our walls. I mean, we didn’t even have a tower with a spiral staircase! (Who designed this place anyway?) I vowed that when I purchased my own home, these things would have top priority. But, oh, how priorities change.

Then I saw this piece on home slides, and now I can’t stop fantasizing about installing one of these bad boys in my (future) home. Because c’mon, how cool would it be to slide down to breakfast?

Photo by Mother Nature Network / The Nest

A New York bachelor pad plays up the space with a slide connecting two penthouse apartments. Why not?

Photo by Mother Nature Network / The Nest

This slide drops down from a trapped door in the bedroom to the living room. We’re insanely jealous.

Photo by Mother Nature Network / The Nest

Not feeling the stairs? It’s cool, take the slide on the side instead.

What do you think? Would you ever install a slide in your home or do you have any fun features you secretly want?

-- Samantha Leal