Bookshelves update

[ruthie7532]

You guys helped me make some decisions about the built ins that we are refurbishing for our office, so I wanted to share some updates. For reference, this is what they looked like in the Marketplace listing.


My husband added extra wood to make the top deeper, replaced the glass shelves with oak ones, and added doors to the cabinets. He also had to add pieces to the sides, because our wall is about 6” wider than the unit. And we are adding trim under the arches, just because.

Here’s where we are now. We will be adding crown at the top and painting all the trim in the room to match.

Eventually we’ll get a rolling ladder. 😍

Now I’m trying to decide on door hardware. I thought the black was cool, but it doesn’t come any bigger than what is in the picture. My husband loves the wooden one, but I wasn’t sure until I saw the shelves in, and now it seems right. What do you all think?

[RockNVoll]

That looks fantastic, great job! I'm so jealous of people with DIY skills.

I think either handle would work. I like the uniqueness of the black one but could see myself potentially getting annoyed by having to lift and pull on a little tab to open the door (I think that's how it works?).

[silvercrayon]

Beautiful!

I like them both, but prefer the wood handle.

[sassystace]

Great job! I agree the wood handle looks better - it ties in with the shelves and the shape/size is better for the doors and the overall look.

[carmenere]

Beautiful! I really like the wooden handle. Where did you get the cabinet doors?

[thejackpot]

Looks fantastic. The black handles seem to small for the door, I prefer wood.

[Susie]

Wow, great transformation! I prefer the wood handle too.

[circa1978]

I love the arches! Wood handle for sure.

[ruthie7532]

Aug 6, 2020 13:20:08 GMT -5 carmenere said:

Beautiful! I really like the wooden handle. Where did you get the cabinet doors?

Thank you! They were premade oak doors from one of the big box stores. We’ve used them all 🤣.

[mrsukyankee]

Definitely wood handle!

[Deleted]

Great job! Up close I prefer the black handle, but from further away you can tell that's it's just too small, so for that reason, I'd go with the wood.

[simpsongal]

Lovely! Ditto the wooden handle b/c of the size.

[boiler717]

Amazing update! I prefer wood

[lightbulbsun]

That looks great! I think the wood handle is really cool!