DIY library
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 11:33 am
It took us nearly a year and a half, but the transformation of the front living room from a playroom to a library/music room/den/whatever is about as done as its going to get (for a long time). We had planned on crown molding, but the unevenness of the floor meant that we had nearly 3/4" in shims at one point, and it made the crown we bought not fit properly. I'd love to figure out another option for a crown, but for now, it's as good as it's going to get. I'll get these scrapped eventually, but I wanted to show y'all the final result. We're pretty proud. Now I need to get back to scrapbooking so I can fill the rest of the shelves!
The first one is the whole room. The wall on the right still needs some decoration to hide the streaky paint. And, we have heavy duty hangers for Jake to hang his guitars on the wall that he's not using.
The second photo is to show what part of the project took the longest. We custom milled the baseboards, and we had to alter the threshold strip because the tile and hardwood weren't the same height. The baseboards are the same wood as the cabinets, and we ordered stain and glaze from the cabinet maker. The threshold strip was a total artistic exercise. We wanted to match the hardwood, and that took lots of experimentation. I think it came out great!
The third photo shows the reason we did custom cabinets. The shelves are all deep enough for my 12x12 scrapbooks! Woot! We ordered the cabinets online, and assembled and installed them ourselves. We're very happy with the result.
The first one is the whole room. The wall on the right still needs some decoration to hide the streaky paint. And, we have heavy duty hangers for Jake to hang his guitars on the wall that he's not using.
The second photo is to show what part of the project took the longest. We custom milled the baseboards, and we had to alter the threshold strip because the tile and hardwood weren't the same height. The baseboards are the same wood as the cabinets, and we ordered stain and glaze from the cabinet maker. The threshold strip was a total artistic exercise. We wanted to match the hardwood, and that took lots of experimentation. I think it came out great!
The third photo shows the reason we did custom cabinets. The shelves are all deep enough for my 12x12 scrapbooks! Woot! We ordered the cabinets online, and assembled and installed them ourselves. We're very happy with the result.