How To Build Bookshelf Doors With Glass Inserts

Glass doors make a bookcase but doors that swing on hinges are a pain to install.

How to build bookshelf doors with glass inserts.

Please subscribe to my channel. A recent study done by pew research center showed that a staggering quarter of american adults don t read books in any shape or form. The top shelf will lay on top of the bookshelf frame and should be nailed into the side supports from above. Buy the wood which will act as the panel for the glass bookshelf door based on the measurement above.

The rest of the shelves will be screwed in at the pocket holes. Not only are book nook inserts a fun way to train your creativity muscle they can also be a solution to making reading great again. In fact you can even load up the shelves with 500 lbs. The bifold style doors look like a typical bookcase when they re closed.

Of books or knickknacks. Each bookcase door has a fixed middle shelf and four adjustable shelves. Make sure that the recess is 1x4 inches in depth. And the cabinet door becomes two pieces the doors were painted with chalk paint and went from orange oak stain to an off white and distressed.

The glass front doors will keep out the dust plus the glass retains that open look and makes the shelves look like a pretty display case. Functional and chic ikea billy bookcase hacks photo. Designer kristina steinmetz s idea to add a sliding door to the billy bookcase smartly disguises. The doors slide open along a steel roller system at the top and the bottom to reveal the secret room.

In addition they re ideal for a bookcase designed to fit in a space where swinging doors might get in the way. I don t give exact measurements for the cutting of the wood in this project because the size of the doors will depend on the size of the shelf or cabinet you re. Regular sliding doors are much easier to install. The same study suggested that the likelihood of reading was directly linked to wealth and educational level.

Use a carpenter square to make sure the top is square and edges are flush. An easy way to hide your books is by adding a door. This week i made a glass cabinet doors for my miter saw station. 9 x 21 glass inserts with seedy glass with a slight bubble pattern at approximately 14 50 each panel 54 total.

A full bookcase is a happy bookcase but sometimes you do not want everyone to see what exactly you are reading. Step 3 making a recess. Glass was installed by robinson glass with 4 doors. The width should be 1x8 to 1x4 inches.

Your stash of harlequin romances should stay your little secret but that means hiding what is in your bookcase. Add a sliding door.