Ryan Swanson
01-28-2009, 10:56 AM
So my new home has a huge (23x21) bonus room. The model home for our community had these shelves in it and my wife and I LOVED them...I am seriously thinking about taking this project on.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/siznimper/PanBonus3.jpg
The unit is basically 5 parts. 2 identical basic bookshelves on either side of the TV cabinet, a TV cabinet, a corner seat, and a desk with shelves.
I am open to (and probably will try to) buying the cabinet portions pre-made and unfinished (TV and Desk cabinets) but build the 2 shelves, the upper for the TV and desk, and the corner seat.
The unit nests nicely into the clipped ceiling, but there is nothing complex about this as the upper back edge of all the shelves is where the clip meets the wall...there is just a wide piece of fascia on the front and the crown which gives the illusion of being built in.
My questions are:
1) What tools would I need, at a bare minimum, to do this? I don't have much or much money, and I am okay with things not being absolutely perfect. Material costs for this are already quite high. When I say I don't have much I mean I have a drill, circular saw, access to a router, and ROS.
2) Am I crazy for taking this on? At first I thought it looked impossible, but once I actually looked at the insides of the pictured unit, it doesn't seem all that terrible.
BTW, the room is completely vacant right now, so that helps.
Thoughts?
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/siznimper/PanBonus3.jpg
The unit is basically 5 parts. 2 identical basic bookshelves on either side of the TV cabinet, a TV cabinet, a corner seat, and a desk with shelves.
I am open to (and probably will try to) buying the cabinet portions pre-made and unfinished (TV and Desk cabinets) but build the 2 shelves, the upper for the TV and desk, and the corner seat.
The unit nests nicely into the clipped ceiling, but there is nothing complex about this as the upper back edge of all the shelves is where the clip meets the wall...there is just a wide piece of fascia on the front and the crown which gives the illusion of being built in.
My questions are:
1) What tools would I need, at a bare minimum, to do this? I don't have much or much money, and I am okay with things not being absolutely perfect. Material costs for this are already quite high. When I say I don't have much I mean I have a drill, circular saw, access to a router, and ROS.
2) Am I crazy for taking this on? At first I thought it looked impossible, but once I actually looked at the insides of the pictured unit, it doesn't seem all that terrible.
BTW, the room is completely vacant right now, so that helps.
Thoughts?