Cut new shelves that met the edge of the former doorway s opening.
Convert closet to built in bookcase.
Kept the closet s shelf brackets.
I spent a great deal of time staring at the closet and reading up on the best way to do the conversion.
It was then that during aly s countless hours of pinterest browsing we decided that we would turn it into a built in bookshelf.
Which makes it a perfect diy project.
How to transform a small closet into a built in bookshelf.
To give you a refresher last year at this time the bookcases were just 6 foot tall pre fabricated bookcases.
Bookcases are the.
Install the beadboard false back behind the tv compartment by nailing a cleat to the back of each side towers.
Then nail the beadboard into the cleats from the front.
But i put it off for months until one day.
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Let the recessed area s depth.
Removed the door molding and hardware.
With all closet traces removed including the door rod and hardware the inner walls become the bookcase sides for an open exposed built in style shelving unit.
Almost all book lovers and avid readers run into the same problem sooner or later a lack of space to store their favorite books.
Nail or screw the cabinet to the sides of the old doorframe.
So she converted one of the closets into display shelving above right.
Screw or nail the two side towers to the base unit and to the door frame.
How to convert a closet to bookshelves.
Depending upon the size of the closet you may have something from 30 inches up to 10 feet or even more.
Built a kick to cover the open space between the last shelf and floor.
It is easy to convert a bedroom closet into a recessed bookcase or desk with an elegant built in look.
Then in january we added cabinet bases that were the simplest build and my first real build.
Closet bookcase i converting a closet into a built in bookcase.
The concept is simple take a closet space remove the doors shelves hanger bar and empty the space.