You can see I didn’t do a great job of mounting this level, but it will do the trick and no one will see. You won’t be able to see it once the counter tops are installed as long as you mount it below counter height. I used an old piece of wood trim from the garage. Since my cabinets couldn’t sit flush with the wall I needed a support bracket around the tops of the cabinets to have something to nail the cabinets into. step 3 – mount a brace/support to the wall We had to add a brace to the wall to have something to attach the cabinets to. Since we couldn’t remove the base board, we couldn’t get the cabinets all the way against the wall. We removed the toe kick trim on the sides and the back. We were able to cut away the toe kick (which is the small 1/4 round piece of trim that is attached to the base board). There’s always a surprise when you do DIY projects. We realized after making a cut in the base board that it wasn’t possible to remove it because the dry wall was mounted on top of it (which is unusual). It’s important to measure carefully before you start cutting because you can’t go back. I planned to cut away the molding using a dremmel (shown here). This is a tight fit (and a bad angle) but it’s clear I have to remove the toe-kick molding to make the shelves fit. I unboxed all of the cabinets and lined them up against the wall.Īs you can see from this photo, I removed the doors because it makes the cabinets easier to maneuver and easier to paint later.
Now that I have the cabinets I want to make sure they fit before doing anything to them. In the planning process I measured the space more than once. Step 1 – test the measurements of your space Be prepared to make changes no matter how well thought out your plan is.īefore you start drilling or cutting anything, it’s a good idea to mark on your wall (which you will cover) where the studs are and where any electrical wiring is. Normally baseboard is attached to the drywall after it’s in place.Įvery house has things that you don’t expect. The drywall is sitting on top of the base board. I had to change this plan because it turns out my base boards go about an inch underneath the drywall. For example, I wanted my cabinets to sit flush against the wall which means cutting trim and baseboard away. These cabinets are only 12 inches deep and they don’t have a base, since they are wall cabinets.Įach home is a little has it’s own quirks so you may need to adjust your plans as you go to fit your specific situation. I decided to go with Home Depot’s pre-assembled unfinished wall cabinets. I wanted cabinets with doors on the bottom of my built in bookshelf. You can see my budget at the bottom for the details. I decided to look for a less expensive option I could build myself.
#TWO BOOKSHELVES HOW TO#
Part 3 will be about how to paint the cabinets and step by step instructions for adding a wall of shelves on top.Īs I mentioned in part 1, getting custom cabinets built to fit a room can be very expensive. In Part 2 I’ll be giving detailed instructions on how to build in the base portion of the built-in cabinets. In Part 1 I talked about how to plan your DIY built-in bookshelves or cabinets.
#TWO BOOKSHELVES SERIES#
Do you have a spot in your home where you are looking for some bookshelves or build in cabinets? If you want to add shelving on a budget, this series is for you.
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