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Before you start reading this article, it’s important to understand that a high security safe is absolutely the most secure place in your home to hide valuables. This is undisputed, and if you have items of monetary or sentimental that you need to keep protected, talk to a local safe specialist about buying a safe that will protect them from fire and theft.

However, if you already have a safe and it’s full, here are 7 sneakily creative places within your home that you could hide items of value from burglars:

1. Large spice containers

Hiding rolls of money or any other smaller valuables inside a large, Costco sized spice container – right alongside your other herbs and spices – is a great way to foil even the canniest of burglars.

2. Inside an old pair of shoes

Rolls of bills can easily be stashed inside an old shoe, but just in case the shoe gets picked up and thrown about at any point, you’ll want to store only silent items inside them, and not something that might rattle.

3.Fake vent

Fake vents are a little bit pricey, but if you want a creative hiding space that looks real, but cannot possibly be opened, then these more than fit the bill.

4. A hollowed out book

You can find many hollowed out books on the market today, but it’s important to choose a book that looks genuine sitting on your shelf, otherwise it may stick out as unusual, and encourage a thief to open it up and look inside. Cash or smaller items of value can easily be kept inside.

5. An old paint can

Many homeowners have old or semi-used cans of paint lying around the home or garage, and these can be a very convincing place to stash anything smaller that you want to keep safe and hidden from burglars. Just be sure to place the item(s) inside a zipped baggie to protect it while inside the can.

6. Beneath a house plant

If you have a large house plant in a sturdy pot, you could wrap your booty in a zipped baggy and bury it deep inside the soil for a hiding place that few would even think to look for.

7. In fake plumbing

Because PVC is easy to take down and take apart, you can simply take a PVC pipe and attach it to an existing pipe to give you an excellent hidey hole for cash or other smaller valuables.

If you have a lot of valuables that won’t fit inside your existing safe, the best solution is to either invest in a bigger safe (and sell your smaller one), or purchase a secondary one. Creative hiding places can be effective, but are always a slightly risky solution. Don’t forget that items not secured in a safe may also not be insured.