Bookshelves Builtin Diy

Before you skip over the whole post know that you don t have to possess crazy woodworking skills to feature built in bookshelves in your home.

Bookshelves builtin diy. Plan b was to. Use ikea bookcases that are easily pieced together and finish with a bit of trim around the top for that built. Above the window was just enough space for a single small shelf to store decorative items or horizontal books. Pax got to work on some built in bookshelves.

This week i m teaming up with my blogging friends tara grandma s house diy and chas chas crazy creations to share dining room projects. Be sure to check out their dining room projects following this tutorial. We considered converting ikea billy shelves like we did in our master closet as a base but ultimately decided that a longer lasting real wood unit was better. The seat would be sitting atop some wide kitchen cabinets for extra storage.

And then the built in bookshelves on top were made from 1 2 inch mdf and framed with 1 x 3 lumber. This built in bookcases project is made from hardwood plywood 2x6s hardwood boards and standard moldings available at home centers and lumberyards. Our dining room had a giant blank wall that is the perfect spot for cabinets and bookshelves. After leveling and installing hardwood flooring in mr.

We chose birch boards and plywood along with maple moldings and then used a gel stain to give the project a cherry wood appearance four our built in bookcases. The project was essentially going to be two separate built in bookshelves on each side of the window with a seat connecting the two in the middle. I really wanted custom built ins until i got a quote. Then it was on to building the countertop which i made out of cedar 2 x 4 lumber using wood glue and a kreg jig to put it all together.

Pax s office i painted the room this beautiful charcoal gray. The basic diy bookcase formlooked like this.