On Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 10:42:58 AM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
On 7/23/2018 11:08 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
Some of you may remember that I posted a few questions related to the
bookcases that I was building for the kitchen. Chamfering the shaker style
doors, paint options, etc.

I think I initially put blade to wood back in January. Since then there
have been a ton of delays, some by choice, others forced upon me. The need
to replace all of the trim, including the window trim, where the bookcases
were going, the removal of an old corner cabinet, patching the walls and
floor, painting most of the kitchen - twice. (Bad choice of color the
first time). I hate painting.

Toss in the death of my Dad (expected, but sooner than expected), Mom
going into hospice (and then recovering), the emptying of their apartment,
(300 miles from me), a few weekends away with SWMBO, and every day life in
general.

Oh..yeah. Did I mentioned that I hate painting? I often found ways to
avoid the painting so that prolonged the project too.

Well, ~6 months later, they are done and in place. SWMBO has just started
loading up the bookcases and playing with different set-ups. Neither of
us like the current set-up so ignore the books for the most part. So far
all we've agreed on is that she has a lot of cookbooks!

Here you go...

https://i.imgur.com/r9LuQG5.jpg

The backs of the bookcases are painted the same color as the walls. After
I had already dado'd the sides to fit the backs, SWMBO saw some "open back"
bookcases in a magazine and liked the look. We compromised and I painted
the back panels to match the walls.

The walnut and maple Cribbage board on the right hand base cabinet is one
that I made for my Dad about 30 years ago. We've played hundreds of game
with it over the years, so many that the stain on the pegs is worn away in
spots.




Looks great and probably vintage appropriate.

If you were to do a little more, I would suggest a short bump out wall
to act as a room divider, just to the right of the cabinet where the
paint color samples are at. As it is it appears that the furniture is
too/wide for the room.

That has been considered. In real life, they really don't look too wide as
there is a couch just out of view. There is also a floor lamp that usually
stands between the bookcase and the couch so it all sort of blends together.

There used to be a board up the wall where the paint samples are and a
built-in, open, 3 shelf book shelf thing that extended from that wall
as a "divider" between the rooms. It really looks much better without it.
I had to patch both the floor and the carpet when I removed it. (Don't move
the couch. I had to steal a piece of carpet for the patch. The carpet is
getting replaced after we paint the living room this fall.)


The books, turn them all up right, IMHO laying some down always looked
staged. I like to display things on a shelf, not just fill the shelf
for the sake of filling it. Books up right on a shelf look like they
should be there.

I agree. Do you want to tell SWMBO for me? ;-)


Great job! The cabinets look appropriately proportioned, doors, rails,
stiles. Except for the right side where the right cabinet is blocking
the opening to the other room. IMHO that opening should be made smaller
so that the cabinet dies not appear to block the opening.