Here’s my little collection of Morrissey albums on 45″ singles.
My gray basket and my little birdie.
Not done yet. But here are the bookcases mounted to the wall under the TV. We graduated the middle bookcase out a little for a built-in look, plus room for the electrical strip behind it.
Then he put each piece on top to match up to the three bookcases (with a little overhang), used a scribe to trace the curve of the wall onto each board. He then used his belt sander to shape each board to the traced line, giving a nice flush fit against the wall.
He used a jigsaw to cut three half circles in the back of each bookcase, to allow wires to run out of the top.
After lining up the boards as carefully as possible, then clamping, he used an air nailer to anchor the boards to the bookcases.
He then nailed chair molding around the bookcases, starting with the edge between the bookcase and wall. To fit snugly around the floor trim, he used a coping saw to cut out part of the molding.
Here’s the molding, going around the first couple of corners. The miter saw really helped with this!
Again, inner corners look much better with coping, as opposed to a 45 degree cut. It’s actually pretty easy, and kinda fun. Here’s a tutorial: http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-Projects/Home-Decorating/Decorative-Trim/how-to-cope-joints/View-All.
We just used white latex/silicone caulk to fill any gaps between pieces.
We color matched a quart of white paint to the bookcases and gave them two nice coats of paint. We used a roller brush for the top and a bristle brush for the trim.
Here is our TV built-ins all done! We love the way they look! Such a drastic change from before.
Here’s a side view, so you can see the middle shelf coming out slightly.
Here’s my little Runny Bunny half bird, half poodle. And my new gray baskets.
Here are two of the four white Ikea photo storage boxes and the teal baskets I spray painted.
So much storage for books.
Our kids love this space now. They love snuggling up on the bean bag chairs and watching some TV at the end of the day while I get dinner ready.
And once upon a time our living room looked like this:
xo
Cathleen
Such a lovely transformation, your space is looking to airy and bright. The built in turned out divine! Thank you so much for sharing!
xoxo,
Jen
Jen -And thank you for the inspiration! Your house is amazing!
Awesome, so glad you like it. I used cotton fabric from the fabric store and it still looks great. I used fabric spray glue to attach it to the back piece. Make sure you line it up if there is a pattern. 🙂 Good luck and let me know how it turns out.