The Built-Ins Get Built

With the widening of the doorway project on hold until we can get a hold of a decent plumber, we decided to move on to the next big project: the built-ins. Time to head back to Lowe's!


After a lot of mental math and back-and-forth on design ideas, we settled on The Plan and got all the necessary supplies. The real excitement was getting it all on the roof rack of Brandon's car.

The Plan is to construct HUGE shelving units on either side of the fireplace. Because we have 8' of height to work with, we want to maximize storage space without making them overpower the room. Since we also have chair-rail surrounding the space, we decided to continue the line of the chair-rail by breaking the shelving units into two different depths so the shelves below the chair-rail are deeper than those above. In other words, we have a lot of measuring to do. Good thing we have a big backyard that doubles as a wood shop.

As luck would have it, while we were out picking up supplies, we ran into a fellow TFAer who quickly became our third set of hands and first house guest ever! Thanks for your help, Caitlin!

Java helped, too! 

We decided to move all the pieces inside to construct the box of the units. So far so good!

With the main frame of the units ready to go, it was time to figure out exactly where all the shelves would go. Yay, mental math!

All they need now is a little spackle to fill the drill holes and another coat of paint. Well, that and to be actually put in place. Oh, and to add all the molding so they flow with the rest of the room. Ugh, maybe tomorrow...