Built In Arched Bookcase

An arched doorway to a bedroom is flanked by built in bookcase s lined with distressed plank boards.

Built in arched bookcase. For added strength and security i decided to go a step further and screw in a further two support beams into the wall. For this project i built an arched top built in bookshelf from walnut that is backlit with led s recount of the video when i went to the client s house to measure i took some poster board with me to trace the shape of the arch. May 1 2020 explore cindy connors nixon s board built in bookcases around fireplaces followed by 2325 people on pinterest. A base elevates the shelves from the floor and gives the entire piece a feeling of substance.

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. We already had two white billy bookshelves from ikea so we bought two more for 50 each and then eight 10 extender shelves so that the shelves would go up really high i wish we could have gone all the way up to the ceiling for the true built in look but the rafters in our loft made it tricky. Crown molding that continues along the wall connects the bookcases as does painting the built ins moldings and walls the same deep blue hue. Here the sofa sits snugly between bookcases that form an inside corner.

Fixing into the wall studs would be essential in order to provide sufficient support for the weight of books ornaments crap it would be carrying. We decided to put a wall of bookshelves in my office so it would sort of feel like a library. First i built a base for my bookcases. How to make a built in billy bookcase step one.

You can see. The base is built out of a 2 4 frame with interior studs to support the plywood top of the base. Building around a furniture piece creates a cozy architectural feel. Apr 27 2013 adore arches and books so let s combine them.

See more ideas about family room built in bookcase home. As this beast was going to be wall hung it needed to be secure. I ain t no risk taker. This built in bookcases project is made from hardwood plywood 2x6s hardwood boards and standard moldings available at home centers and lumberyards.

Which i used to create a plywood template all the shelves are going to be lit up with led s so to make a place to hide the led strip the outer trim needs to overhang.