19 diy Bookshelf with cabinets ideas

I am very excited to feature this awesome DIY project. Why? Because it was done by my amazing sister Holly and brother in-law Brian (and obviously because it is an awesome DIY project)! Check out their new DIY Built In cabinets and shelving surrounding their fieldstone fireplace! Holly and Brian live in Michigan, so I heard by phone that Brian had been working on some built ins (it still kills me I can’t see this stuff in person). Then just a couple of weeks ago she sent me a photo of the finished product… I was amazed! It was too good to not share on the ol’ blog, especially when she told me that Brian had photographed his progress! Hammers and High Fives to Brian for the sleek and stellar DIY spirit (I’m sure they’re going to think I am an idiot for that one, tee-hee)! Here is a picture of Alex, myself, Brian and Holly from their 4th of July visit to Minneapolis. Funny story, we all dressed for the red, white and blue theme, and Brian wore a shirt that said Germany 🙂 Fun fact: my sister is a whole head taller than me, I think she and Brian are sitting in this photo. She never requires high heels like I do! We actually all got married in the summer of 2009, not at the same time though of course- that would have been weird! After things settled down they decided it was time to build the house of their dreams. Long story short, they bought their land in January, started working on plans in April, dug the first hole in July, then finally moved in to their brand new home on Halloween in 2010. Their house is beautiful! They made sure to add some detail and character that you would commonly only find in older arts and crafts/ craftsman style homes. This detail shines through in their arched hallways and thoughtful woodwork throughout the house. Maybe I’ll get to show you more someday (wink)? Since Brian is pretty handy, he did leave a few projects for himself instead of having the builders do them. This was the case for their built ins around the fireplace. Here is a ‘before’ photo: They knew they wanted some nice cabinets and shelving for storage and decor. Here is Brian’s list for this DIY project: Combination of 2×4’s/MDF for the base structure. MDF for the cabinet bases and side pieces of the vertical shelf unit and base cabinet shelves. Poplar for all the trim (including face frames, door frames, crown molding, upper shelf frame) Maple Plywood for the shelving with a Poplar piece for the front edge trim. 1/4″ maple plywood for the door inserts (and side of right cabinet to get the “panelized” look) Note: All shelves and cabinet base top edging was routed with a 3/16″ router bit. Brian got started by framing in a base for the DIY built in using 2×4’s and MDF. He then built each cabinet section separately, here is a closer look. Next, the cabinet frame went into place. With the cabinet bottom in place, he built in (get it?) the top of the shelving unit using more 2×4’s and MDF….Just look at the progress! With the bones of the left side complete, Brian started in on the right side with the same process. Hmmm, I wonder what they were watching? Anyway… Here is a look with both base cabinets built Then he added the shelves on both sides. Here you can see he added the 1/4″ maple plywood to the exposed right side for that ‘panelized’ look. He framed the 4 sides of the panel in with the poplar trim. Here is a closer look at the 1/4″ maple plywood ‘panel’ before he added the poplar trim to all sides. Ooohhhh…..Aahhhhh Then he placed the rest of the poplar trim on the front of the shelves and top of the unit. Looking good right? Lastly, it was time to bust out the trusty blue painters tape and paint them white. Almost done… Now before I show the ‘after’ again, we have to look back at the ‘before’ for dramatic effect! So here was their fireplace before… …and here it is after Brian’s big crazy DIY project! Gorgeous right?!?! Now Holly just has to get creative and go crazy decorating the shelves! The total cost of their DIY built ins was around $400.00. Which is less than half of the $1,000.00 they were quoted from their contractor, pretty awesome savings right? I hope you enjoyed this DIY journey! Special thanks to Holly and Brian for letting me share their project on our blog! If you love their new built-ins be sure to tell them in the comments!

Our office built-ins are officially done! After many days of hard work spent planning, building, and painting these, I’m showing off the final look.

Like any one who has just moved into their new home (for us, that was 3 years ago ), there would inevitably still be unopened boxes in storage. With my staging business in full swing, I currently use some of our basement storage for my staging supplies, and the need for addition

A while back, I had a little segment on the Marc & Mandy Show (video below) where they asked me to share some of my tips and tricks for styling bookshelves – a task most people find super daunting. Honestly, it’s one of my most requested services and I absolutely love doing it, BUT truth be told, I didn’t always …

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What hurts a book reader most? Not being able to quickly access the urging reading. For a homemaker and for a mom, the most annoying moments involve cleaning the mess off the floor. Hence, a collection of these 50 clever DIY bookshelf ideas and plans are for everyone! From a passionate book reader to a decor loving person. These DIY bookshelves are ideal for keeping any kind of storage stuff. Ranging from your favorite books, academic or not. Keeping your kids reading books or even toys collection. An ideal DIY bookshelf in the living room, with a lot of decor

Cornice and plinth rail help create a uniform expression when two or more units are connected together. The shelves are adjustable so you can customize your storage as needed. Two fixed shelves provide increased stability. Adjustable feet for stability on uneven floors. The accompanying damper allows the doors to close slowly, silently and softly. Glass-door cabinet keeps your favorite items free from dust but still visible. This furniture must be secured to the wall with the enclosed wall anchoring device. Handle with care! A damaged edge or scratched surface can cause the glass to suddenly crack and/or break. Avoid collisions from the side – this is where the glass is most vulnerable. Different wall materials require different types of fasteners. Use fasteners suitable for the walls in your home. Two people are needed to assemble this furniture.

B’s white built-ins around the fireplace are installed and you will NOT believe this dramatic before and after. Sharing all the details about this gorgeous investment.

Our kitchen is large and has lots of wall space, but lacks cabinet and counter space. I already added a DIY island, which helps enormously with food prepping, but I still needed a pantry. So I took

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One of the best things I’ve ever done: Installing built ins in the dining room using kitchen cabinets. #DIY Hello my friends! Our recent family room renovation has had me thinking latelyabout the things that I’ve done in our house that have made the biggest difference. Some are little that only cost a few bucks. Some are bigger, but all are projects that I look at every time I walk by them and say “I’m so glad I did that.” There are a lot of them, but these are my favorites. 🙂 This one is just “looks pretty” item but it was so easy and cheap! Last year I added some $10 hardware to the garage door to make it look more like a custom carriage door and less like the basic one that it is. I LOVE how it looks every time we pull up to our house: It’s such a little thing but it makes me so happy. They’ve held up well too – no rusting at all. I’ve heard these kits went up in cost a bit but I believe they’re still under $30 – not too bad. One that wasn’t so cheap but was still cheaper than paying someone were the DIY bookcases in our dining room. They are the first thing you see when you walk in our house and they make a BIG impact: Our plan all along was to make this less of a dining room and more of a lounging space – but I’m playing with the idea of a larger table again. We’ll see. I’m SO proud of these built ins – not only because they’re pretty but because they are a perfect functional solution for us. The added serving ware storage is an extra bonus. Another cheap and easy project that I am SO glad I did – adding some privacy to our bathroom window: It took months before I stopped ducking when I walked by it at night, but now we’re used to it and I LOVE that it offers privacy but still lets the light in. And it was just a few bucks! I thought I not being able to see outside might bug me, but it doesn’t at all. Of course a BIG one, the project that got me thinking about all of these – the removal of the wall between our family room and office. Oh that was a happy day!: It’s come a long way since this photo but this shows where the walls were. From the very first day all I could think of was that it should have always been like this – and I knew it was the right decision. This project is the most expensive of all I’m mentioning here, but it’s nothing compared to the estimates we got to add on to the house. (And it was a whole lot less mess too.) You can follow along with the progress on this room here. Years ago I wanted to brighten up our kitchen and I started by covering the black outdated tiles on our backsplash with white beadboard. It made a HUGE difference in this room: Yes, someday I will paint the cabinets, but in the meantime I can’t believe the difference it made in this space. All for less than $50 if I remember correctly. And yes, it’s held up incredibly well, I have no complaints! As long as it’s painted in a glossy white paint that you can wipe up easily there shouldn’t be any water or mess issues. Another big project was our master closet storage that I created out of kitchen cabinets: Our closet was truly the thorn in my side for years and years – an utter disaster area and I was so fed up with it. I wanted more storage but wanted it to be closed storage – not just shelves that I knew we would clutter up like before. The cabinets have worked BRILLIANTLY. Ugh, why didn’t I do it earlier?? I still have plans to add shelves in the corners for even more storage. Again, the cost of the cabinets was way, way less than a custom closet system. And finally, I know I mention it a lot but ripping the carpet off our stairs was one of the BEST things I’ve done, both for looks and functionally: It is SO much easier to clean wood stairs than carpet! Just last week we had a drink spill down the steps and it was so easy just to wipe it up. All I do is vacuum them once every week (or two!) because we have three cats and a dog and you do see the fluff balls after awhile. Many have worried about how slippery the wood stairs are and I can tell you without a doubt that our carpeted stairs were more slippery than these. We each slid down the carpeted stairs a few times – it hasn’t happened once with the wood (knock on wood!!). This is just the case for our home, but I still think in general it’s easier to slip on that curved edge of carpet. Because we had real wood under our carpet this project cost me less than $50 – I just needed some wood for the landing, stain and supplies. It was one of the cheapest projects but also one that was a lot of work. Pulling up the carpet and tack strips was no joke – but so worth it in the end! There you go – my short list of the things that have made the biggest difference in our home, both in appearance and function. Function is HUGE for me – if it’s not going to work well for our family I’m not going to do it no matter how pretty it is. Are there things you’ve done to your home that you think made a big difference? Things you want to do that you know you would love?

Hello my friends! Our recent family room renovation has had me thinking latelyabout the things that I’ve done in our house that have made the biggest difference. Some are little that only cost a few bucks. Some are bigger, but all are projects that I look at every time I walk by them and say “I’m so glad I did that.” There are a lot of them, but these are my favorites. 🙂 This one is just “looks pretty” item but it was so easy and cheap! Last year I added some $10 hardware to the garage door to make it look more like a custom carriage door and less like the basic one that it is. I LOVE how it looks every time we pull up to our house: It’s such a little thing but it makes me so happy. They’ve held up well too – no rusting at all. I’ve heard these kits went up in cost a bit but I believe they’re still under $30 – not too bad. One that wasn’t so cheap but was still cheaper than paying someone were the DIY bookcases in our dining room. They are the first thing you see when you walk in our house and they make a BIG impact: Our plan all along was to make this less of a dining room and more of a lounging space – but I’m playing with the idea of a larger table again. We’ll see. I’m SO proud of these built ins – not only because they’re pretty but because they are a perfect functional solution for us. The added serving ware storage is an extra bonus. Another cheap and easy project that I am SO glad I did – adding some privacy to our bathroom window: It took months before I stopped ducking when I walked by it at night, but now we’re used to it and I LOVE that it offers privacy but still lets the light in. And it was just a few bucks! I thought I not being able to see outside might bug me, but it doesn’t at all. Of course a BIG one, the project that got me thinking about all of these – the removal of the wall between our family room and office. Oh that was a happy day!: It’s come a long way since this photo but this shows where the walls were. From the very first day all I could think of was that it should have always been like this – and I knew it was the right decision. This project is the most expensive of all I’m mentioning here, but it’s nothing compared to the estimates we got to add on to the house. (And it was a whole lot less mess too.) You can follow along with the progress on this room here. Years ago I wanted to brighten up our kitchen and I started by covering the black outdated tiles on our backsplash with white beadboard. It made a HUGE difference in this room: Yes, someday I will paint the cabinets, but in the meantime I can’t believe the difference it made in this space. All for less than $50 if I remember correctly. And yes, it’s held up incredibly well, I have no complaints! As long as it’s painted in a glossy white paint that you can wipe up easily there shouldn’t be any water or mess issues. Another big project was our master closet storage that I created out of kitchen cabinets: Our closet was truly the thorn in my side for years and years – an utter disaster area and I was so fed up with it. I wanted more storage but wanted it to be closed storage – not just shelves that I knew we would clutter up like before. The cabinets have worked BRILLIANTLY. Ugh, why didn’t I do it earlier?? I still have plans to add shelves in the corners for even more storage. Again, the cost of the cabinets was way, way less than a custom closet system. And finally, I know I mention it a lot but ripping the carpet off our stairs was one of the BEST things I’ve done, both for looks and functionally: It is SO much easier to clean wood stairs than carpet! Just last week we had a drink spill down the steps and it was so easy just to wipe it up. All I do is vacuum them once every week (or two!) because we have three cats and a dog and you do see the fluff balls after awhile. Many have worried about how slippery the wood stairs are and I can tell you without a doubt that our carpeted stairs were more slippery than these. We each slid down the carpeted stairs a few times – it hasn’t happened once with the wood (knock on wood!!). This is just the case for our home, but I still think in general it’s easier to slip on that curved edge of carpet. Because we had real wood under our carpet this project cost me less than $50 – I just needed some wood for the landing, stain and supplies. It was one of the cheapest projects but also one that was a lot of work. Pulling up the carpet and tack strips was no joke – but so worth it in the end! There you go – my short list of the things that have made the biggest difference in our home, both in appearance and function. Function is HUGE for me – if it’s not going to work well for our family I’m not going to do it no matter how pretty it is. Are there things you’ve done to your home that you think made a big difference? Things you want to do that you know you would love?

This one sheet plywood bookshelf is such an easy beginner project to tackle and can be customized with as many adjustable shelves as you want!

Don’t forget to check out the video tutorial on how I built this!

Don’t forget to check out the video tutorial on how I built this!