Hiding behind a set of curtains, the entrance to another room beckons, illuminated only by the urban explorer’s lights. Opening the disguised door, an even more extravagantly decorated red room awaits with a scarlet tented ceiling and drapes flowing to the floor. This secret room also boasts its own all-black bathroom.

Sadly, in May 2018, the mansion was listed for sale for CAD$4.4 million ($3.2m/£2.6m). According to Talking Walls Photography, the former owners – who would have installed all the unusual features – allegedly defaulted on their mortgage payments.

Inside the abandoned Ontario mansion with a secret red room