HOMCOM Bookcase Storage Shelf with Cushioned Reading Seat, Cube Bookshelf Organizer for Bedroom Living Room, White

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And, we still haven’t put up any doors! Eileen would love to add French doors this year to make it feel like a separate room. That’s definitely on the project list. Finally, I ran a 2×4 wood by the top shelf to serve as a mounting point for securing the bookshelf to the wall. PRIMING AND PAINTING THE BOOKSHELVES She’ll tell you that she’s awful with the sewing machine, but I don’t believe it. Look how nice it looks (below):

Some designs I saw online used a standard shelf depth (around 12”) with the seat extending out further.

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Initially, we were leaning towards a large L-shaped bookshelf in the office. Then Eileen had a great idea of placing the bookshelf against the window wall and incorporating a window seat.

Here’s a picture of the shelf leaning, while we figured out just how to get it through the doorway. It was an extremely tight fit, but we made it.

I had installed crown molding in the kitchen of our previous home, so I was familiar with the procedure. After the pieces were put together to assemble the bookshelf, I set it in place using the same steps I went through for the first bookshelf (securing to the wall and to the foundation frame). Here is a picture showing the installed trim (I use construction adhesive and my finishing nailer to attach them): Finishing Touches On Construction

Not because of quality – but because we didn’t realize that a natural paint would hold up just as well and not expose us to any chemicals. To get the cabinets ready for installation, I built a framed housing for each. Then I slid the cabinets into the housing and screwed them in. Here is a picture of the end result (a louvered vent would be inserted into the front hole, which I cut out with my trusty jigsaw): There is one shelf that has too many heavy textbooks on it and needs a little support, but that was an easy fix. This also meant deeper than normal shelves, but I wasn’t too concerned. I’m sure any extra space behind some books could be put to good use.

Here is what the baseboard looked like. The whole bookshelf project was really coming together: Attaching Trim I settled on a very simple yet effective method. I was just going to build a wooden duct into the foundation frame, and seal the inside edges with caulk to make it air-tight. As with most of my projects, I started off in TinkerCad to sketch out a 3D design of what was floating around in my head. I came up with the following: Determining Materials I strongly considered using melamine-covered particle board for the shelves, but instead opted for some good quality birch plywood.