Built in bookcase




















This is another recent project. The house came with 2 bedrooms... used to be 3, but the dining room was obviously once a bedroom. When we moved in, there was a closet in the dining room, with the same ugly doors as in the guest bedroom. I took those out day 1, and started imagining what I wanted in its spot. We decided on an office/bookcase, since maybe one day the guest room would house a kidlet...?

The challenge was designing a space around the heating vent that went through the back left corner of the closet, and also doing it for next to nothing since I'm cheap. So, I learned how to use the circular saw and got some pine boards and just started in. The final color of the room (it's 4th color in under a year) is called Butter Rum, and it's perfect-- not too dark, not too bright. The shelves match our accent wall which is brown. I think there are 4 different shades of brown on my walls throughout the house. Love it. The bookcase is a success, and I owe it all to fancy trim work to cover up my boo boos. Again, the NEXT time I build a bookcase, it will be much better!

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