Built In Wall Book Shelves

The poplar boxes are screwed into the walls and ceiling with flat poplar stock edging the thin inch mdf shelves for a heftier appearance and creating panel details along the bottoms and sides.

Built in wall book shelves. Below shows how he secured the large top board to the ceiling and the bookcases. See more ideas about home diy home projects home. The top and bottom are wrapped with the same moldings that rim the ceiling and floor completing the built in look. Once the top and sides of the built in bookshelves were finished it was time to give the back wall a coat of paint you can do this later but i figured it would be easier to roll a whole wall than do it cubby by cubby later.

I m using the sw color grizzle gray mixed in behr ultra satin for the built in bookshelves. Take it to the next level with floor to ceiling built in bookshelves where you can not only organize your precious possessions but display your personal style through travel knick knacks artwork and beyond. All the boards came from the molding and trim section at home depot. 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.

Shelves are an easy way to elevate the design of any blank wall while maximizing storage space. I did the back wall and the cabinets at this point before moving on. From there he set the shelves in the base spaced evenly and then secured them to the wall.