Diy Built In Bookshelves Fireplace

Because we had so much going on in our whole house renovation build we didn t actually tackle these built ins as a diy project.

Diy built in bookshelves fireplace. The upper shelves are 11 inches deep to hold books and decor objects. I didn t want to add too many tchotchkes and really enjoyed the quiet in the house after a few months of craziness. I was so sure i didn t want to add built ins to the sides of the fireplace. Today i m so excited to share my mantel and diy built in bookshelf makeover.

While a freestanding book shelf can be taken with you when you move a built in stays in the wall when you leave. Even though they called out for it because of the design of the. When we began our house hunt i dreamed of finding a home with a fireplace and mantel. This has been such a long process and we ve still got some work to do but i wanted to give an update of the project.

But we did design the built ins ourselves source out the materials and then hired a handyman contractor to build them for us. Around the house projects 34 comments. Measure the space and cut the sides top bottom and shelves out of inch plywood. Some common wood species which are reliable for making diy built in bookshelves are birch douglas fir hard maple white oak.

The awesome printed brown carpet. Red oak pine cherry walnut and cedar. Really just a mantel. Electric fireplace with built in bookshelves.

Freestanding there are two options when building a book shelf around a fireplace. We had been using an armoire to store a smaller hdtv as well as a stereo receiver. I wanted to be able to hang our christmas stockings on it and decorate it seasonally throughout the year. Diy fireplace surround and built in bookshelves.

I know this next pic is amazing. The grainy unfocused photography. You ll love everything about it. But when we finally settled on a house it ended up.

Cut the back piece of the unit out of inch plywood. See more ideas about fireplace bookcase fireplace home. However building a book shelf around a fireplace requires more than slapping five pieces of wood into a serviceable frame and placing the shelves. There were too many other competing projects to do at the same time we were on a deadline to move back into our home.

Diy built in bookshelves can be made from different materials but the most common and readily available material is wood. In the pictured project the lower cabinets were made 20 inches deep to accommodate audio visual components. Jan 19 2020 explore lalabird123 s board fireplace bookcase surround followed by 271 people on pinterest.