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You might want to use a little wood glue for measure, but that is just me. If you put your side boards next to one another, you can add your shelf supports inline nicely. The most important part of this is that they are level. You don't want all your books and gizmos rolling down to one side. The side support do-hickeys hold your shelves up against gravity.
Don't forget about wood glue, nails/screws, sandpaper, cloths to apply the finish. These are things that hobbyists generally have on-hand, but if you have to buy everything it can add up to quite a bit. A bottle of glue might be $8, but you might only use $1 worth of it on a given project. Trim or molding will give your bookshelf a custom look. This DIY built-in bookcase project starts out by having you determine your design style and decide what type of bookshelves you want.
Craftsman-Style Bookcase Plan
We recruited Justin and his son to help us with this homemade bookshelf story. Justin is a full-time firefighter and a woodworker in his off time. His 11-year-old son Jackson, an up-and-coming woodworker, had fun with his dad and learned a few power tool techniques in the process. We provided the plans and gave a few pointers along the way, and Justin and Jackson took it from there. Popular Mechanics has a free bookcase plan that tells you how to build a bookcase that will fit any wall in your home.
It will be helpful to have an assistant to help hold the pieces as you drill and screw. Nothing can spruce up your modern interiors more but the geometrical decors. So bring both, the geometrical vibes and amazing shelving space to a decided room by adding this hexagon bookshelf. To minimize potential cupping, we decided to make the top by gluing two pieces of 1×6 together rather than using a solid board. Choose a straight piece of 1×6 with a sharp, clean edge. Cut the pieces long and trim the top to length after you glue the two parts together.
Screw on the Top
Once selected, mark where you’d like to place the shelf. In fact, they allow you to place some other objects on them to accompany your books and beautify the space. You can put anything on bookshelves, from vases to small ornamental figures. Insert pegs to the drilled holes inside the side panels, then position the shelves at the desired heights. Take out your old and broken skateboards transform them into a modern wall hanging shelves. Sometimes the odd and eccentric type of decors brings the necessary modern elegance and art value to a decided interior space.
Securely fasten the bookcase to the wall through the pilot holes with 2½-inch screws. Using a drill fitted with a ⅛-inch combination bit, drill two pilot holes into each leg. Drill through the leg and the support, and into the hanging strip.
DIY Built-In Bookshelves
Get the latest This Old House news, trusted tips, tricks, and DIY Smarts projects from our experts–straight to your inbox. Set the compass to the widest part of the gap. Rest its metal point on the wall and the pencil point on the spot where you want the edge of the trim to land on the cabinet. Find the widest gap between the trim and wall. Run its point along the wall so the pencil transfers the wall's contours onto the trim. Remove the trim and cut along the scribed line with a jigsaw.
If one side needs to be raised up, tap thin wood shims under the foot. Rip a piece of ¾" birch plywood into a 12½" wide strip. If you're using a circular saw, be sure to use a straight-edge guide.
Sand the entire surface, don't rely on your eye to sand only the spots that look irregular to you, sand the whole bookshelf. Once the trim is in place, use a router with a 1/2" round over bit to smooth sharp edges. You may want to miter the corners of the trim pieces; the finished look is up to you.
Next, cut slots on the outside edges of the top board to it sits lower and more securely on the sides. Secure it, and the shelves if you want, with the same glue and screws that you used for the base. If you're looking for some tall, skinny bookcases you'll need to check out this free bookshelf plan from Infarrantly Creative. They're budget-friendly too, costing less than $60 each to make. These would really look great flanking a doorway but you could fit them in anywhere. You can build these Restoration Hardware-inspired bookshelves with the provided cut list, building instructions, color photos, and finishing suggestions.
You can make very original bookshelves using these tips as inspiration. It all depends on your taste and how your spaces are decorated. Whatever you decide, your bookshelf will be really functional.
Match your shelf to her room with a coordinating piece of paper or even fabric for an adorable idea you and your daughter can both love. You need not have kids, of course, to make this book storage idea. I love this look for any girly room, and really, you can do the same thing with manly prints.
Finally, place the wooden board over them and you’re good to go. If you want more shelves, just repeat the procedure as often as you need. Then, with a pencil, mark the position of the brackets on the wall, taking the opportunity to mark the position where you’re going to screw them in. Just choose the wall where you’re going to fix the shelf.
