Diy Built In Bookcase Around Fireplace

Build the frame for each cabinet by creating a box with the plywood pieces and nailing together.

Diy built in bookcase around fireplace.

I am about to start a similar albeit less ambitious project putting built in bookcases around my fireplace with cabinets below. While a freestanding book shelf can be taken with you when you move a built in stays in the wall when you leave. Fireplace ideas for an entertainment center with a tv s. How to build bookcases into the empty space by a fireplace.

6 2x4 by 8 foot 2 pine boards to build up backing behind the fireplace surround 1 2x2 b 8 foot pine board to use as a cleat between the bookcase and the fireplace surrounds. It really looks great. The decision between building a freestanding or a built in book shelf comes down to personal choice. Measure the space and cut the sides top bottom and shelves out of inch plywood.

6 1x2 by 8 foot furring strips for use behind the cabinets. Cut the back piece of the unit out of inch plywood. I am thinking about using wall cabinets like you did and am wondering how if you attached the frames to the floor and then then the cabinets to those frames. I was so sure i didn t want to add built ins to the sides of the fireplace.

There are two options when building a book shelf around a fireplace. Glue and nail the shelves into the desired. 1 single piece of crown molding that is the length of your wall mine was 14 feet. A fairly simple build that doesn t take any fancy tools.