How To Make A Built In Bookcase
To make a built in bookcase and cabinet can be a great addition to any space.
How to make a built in bookcase. Then use a table saw to cut the boards with the good side facing up so they look better. This bookcase was designed to fill a section of wall in a family room. Make its depth 1 1 2 to 2 in.
Less than the depth of the bookcase itself. Part 3 the final built in bookshelves can be found here. The partitions shown in photos 8 and 9 can be placed wall to wall as shown or can stop halfway into a room and then finish off on the open side.
It s awesome to build something like this yourself because it enables you to customize something specifically for your space and to really utilize every nook and cranny and height. To make it fit the room s decor and look permanent it was screwed to the wall wrapped it with the base trim and fitted it with a decorative oak top. When you build a bookshelf try to make the shelves 12 or 16 inches deep so they fit most books better.
Taller than the baseboard molding you plan to install to make sure the molding slips in easily. We left off in this post with finishing up the base of the built in bookshelves. We have fun with woodworking no matter what the project is but the most rewarding thing for us is making our own furniture.
Traditionally built in bookcases are made with solid wood boards carefully routed to make tight grooves that accept each shelf. Its height must be 1 8 in. This will really make it look like it was always a part of this room.
Now it s time to go to the ceiling with book shelves. Let s say you wanted a solid oak bookcase but didn t have the four to six hundred bucks a retail store would want for one. Build a custom bookcase.
