How To Build Bookshelf Doors With Glass Inserts

A full bookcase is a happy bookcase but sometimes you do not want everyone to see what exactly you are reading.

How to build bookshelf doors with glass inserts.

Ditto for doors that lift open and slide back on a barrister s bookcase for example. The glass front doors will keep out the dust plus the glass retains that open look and makes the shelves look like a pretty display case. And the cabinet door becomes two pieces the doors were painted with chalk paint and went from orange oak stain to an off white and distressed. Step 3 making a recess.

Your stash of harlequin romances should stay your little secret but that means hiding what is in your bookcase. The same study suggested that the likelihood of reading was directly linked to wealth and educational level. The rest of the shelves will be screwed in at the pocket holes. Of books or knickknacks.

In fact you can even load up the shelves with 500 lbs. A recent study done by pew research center showed that a staggering quarter of american adults don t read books in any shape or form. This week i made a glass cabinet doors for my miter saw station. The doors slide open along a steel roller system at the top and the bottom to reveal the secret room.

Designer kristina steinmetz s idea to add a sliding door to the billy bookcase smartly disguises. Introduce a recess or an indentation on the wood that you purchased. The top shelf will lay on top of the bookshelf frame and should be nailed into the side supports from above. Use a carpenter square to make sure the top is square and edges are flush.

Please subscribe to my channel. The bifold style doors look like a typical bookcase when they re closed. In addition they re ideal for a bookcase designed to fit in a space where swinging doors might get in the way. The width should be 1x8 to 1x4 inches.

Regular sliding doors are much easier to install. Each bookcase door has a fixed middle shelf and four adjustable shelves. Glass was installed by robinson glass with 4 doors. Make sure that the recess is 1x4 inches in depth.

An easy way to hide your books is by adding a door. Add a sliding door. Form and function all wrapped up together. Not only are book nook inserts a fun way to train your creativity muscle they can also be a solution to making reading great again.

I don t give exact measurements for the cutting of the wood in this project because the size of the doors will depend on the size of the shelf or cabinet you re. 9 x 21 glass inserts with seedy glass with a slight bubble pattern at approximately 14 50 each panel 54 total.