{"id":4426,"date":"2025-06-21T20:44:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T20:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianregency.com\/blog\/?p=4426"},"modified":"2025-06-21T20:44:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T20:44:38","slug":"tables-and-chests-and-drawers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/21\/tables-and-chests-and-drawers\/","title":{"rendered":"David Roentgen and His Hidden Drawers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kristi here.<\/p><div id=\"vanes-4293478861\" class=\"vanes-content vanes-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-right: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: 2px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/fireswordandsea.htm\" aria-label=\"Fire Sword &amp; Sea\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?fit=1706%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fire Sword &amp; Sea\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?w=1706&ssl=1 1706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" width=\"569\" height=\"853\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>People have always been fascinated by the idea of\u00a0things that appear to be one thing, but are in reality so much more. Bookcases disguising the entrance to secret passageways, false bottoms in jewelry chests and cabinets, hollowed out books to store your valuables in.<\/p>\n<p>This fascination is nothing new. In the late 1700s a furniture maker name David\u00a0Roentgen and his father Abraham\u00a0made some of the most interesting and intricate furniture in existence. It is amazing craftsmanship that cannot be appreciated through a single photo. Check out this video of one of his pieces.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Roentgens&#039; Berlin Secretary Cabinet\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MKikHxKeodA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And while at first glance, this game table looks a lot like one you could get today, as this video shows, there&#8217;s much more to it than a folding top.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Unfolding an 18th-century Game Table\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XVC9HOSwHl4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Even something as seemingly simple as a roll-top desk got his special touch.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bG8aDJPlSLU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s nothing compared to some of his other desks which held enough drawers to make even the most organized individual forget where they&#8217;d but things.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/RoetgenDesk.png?resize=640%2C593\" alt=\"RoetgenDesk\" width=\"640\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/RoetgenDesk.png?w=662&amp;ssl=1 662w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/RoetgenDesk.png?resize=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/RoetgenDesk.png?resize=323%2C300&amp;ssl=1 323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Do you have transforming furniture in your house? Would you like having something this intricate?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"rop\"><small>Originally posted 2015-01-12 01:00:00. <\/small><\/p><div id=\"vanes-2512364122\" class=\"vanes-after-content vanes-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 3px;margin-right: 3px;margin-bottom: 3px;margin-left: 3px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?fit=1080%2C1350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Listen to the Write of Passage Weekly Podcast\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?w=1080&ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=240%2C300&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=819%2C1024&ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=768%2C960&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" width=\"540\" height=\"675\"   \/><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kristi here. People have always been fascinated by the idea of\u00a0things that appear to be one thing, but are in reality so much more. Bookcases disguising the entrance to secret passageways, false bottoms in jewelry chests and cabinets, hollowed out books to store your valuables in. This fascination is nothing new. 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