"Ivan Vegvary" wrote:

Daughter wants to put 3 to 4 'peninsulas' into the attic/apartment
to break up the 50 foot length. These would be built perpendicular
to the wall, stick out 3.5 feet and be about 28-30 inches high.
I would like to build a box out of 2x10 lumber and screw it to the
floor joists and adjacent wall for stability. The final look should
be white melamine or equivalent. Top will get a 2x12x1/2" board.
Everything will need to end up white.

What's the easiest way to go from a "2x10" box to a decent looking
bookcase. A shelf midway up from the bottom would also be nice. The
back can be 1/4" melamine panel. What's next? False horizontal
member to get the books 3-5 inches off the floor? Build a face frame?
Line all the 2-by material with 1/4" melamine?

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You want a bookcase, not a bomb bunkerG.

Go to here and check out plans of several bookcases along with the
step by step construction method.

http://tinyurl.com/km3e6bc

Lew