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Bedroom fireplace & closet built-ins

comments (5) June 10th, 2010 in Reader's Gallery

OldHouseSLC OldHouseSLC, member
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Bedroom mantle and bookcases.  Closet is through the doorway to right.
Doors for one of the closet units.  These are made of VG fir, including the panel.
Completed closed unit.  The top cabinets are lined with aromatic cedar.  The backs and end panels are pine bead board.  The finish is shellac - 1 part Ruby + 3 parts Garnet.
Unfinished built-in chest.  The case was built in two interlocking sections. Both sit on a ladder frame that was leveled before they were installed.  (Old houses can have VERY out-of-level floors!) The face frame will be VG fir with bead detail. (Sorry I cant post pics of the finished product - my day job sometimes gets in the way of what I really like to do...)
Drawers are dove tailed back (through dove tails) and front.  They are mounted on wood slides. Fronts are VG fir, secondary wood is poplar. Fronts are finished with shellac, the insides have two coats of wiping poly.
Bedroom mantle and bookcases.  Closet is through the doorway to right. - CLICK TO ENLARGE

Bedroom mantle and bookcases.  Closet is through the doorway to right.

Photo: Craig Hopson
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A work in progress.  I've finished the bedroom mantel and bookcases and two of the closet units. (My wife's shoe rack is not pictured.)  I'm still working on the built-in chest and I have a linen closet to go.


Design or Plan used: My Own Design - Craig Hopson
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Comments (5)

DReynoldsMS DReynoldsMS writes: Have you built the shoe rack? If so, could we have a look? It looks like shoe accommodation is what I will have to do first. Thanks
Posted: 5:23 pm on October 30th

WIDDYWIDDY WIDDYWIDDY writes: Beautiful work. It's inspiring. I just hope my wife doesn't see it. She thinks my work looks good.
Congratulations!
Posted: 10:48 pm on July 20th

GeorgeCarlson GeorgeCarlson writes: I want one. The built-in mantle in my place looked good until I saw yours. Now it has to go. You've ruined me. Thanks.
Posted: 12:55 am on June 13th

OldHouseSLC OldHouseSLC writes: Thanks! I also will be making kitchen cabinets as well as some other built-ins. We are renovating an older home which had been converted to four apartments in 1950.

There is no stain. The finish is shellac. I mixed my own; I used 3 parts garnet to 1 part ruby, dewaxed flakes in a 1-1/2 lb cut applied with a natural bristle brush. I didn't keep an exact count, but there are at least seven coats. I did this to try to match the existing wood work in the house. Also, I love the look of a shellac finish! Of course for a kitchen, shellac isn't the finish of choice.
Posted: 11:41 pm on June 11th

NDMatt NDMatt writes: Absolutely gorgeous work! This is quality the rest of us should aspire to. I'm building new kitchen cabinets and hopefully they'll be of this quality.

Can I ask what kind of stain and finish you used?
Posted: 11:15 pm on June 10th

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