How to transform your home with custom built-ins.
How to transform your home with custom built-ins.
How gorgeous is this custom built-in bookshelf? I can’t take all of the credit, I teamed up with Kevin
from Fine Point Cabinetry, and together, we built a 15-foot custom built-in bookshelf unit for our
client. The two-toned look of natural rift-sawn white oak looks so beautiful against the Benjamin
Moore Kendall Charcoal that the client and interior designer chose. And the backlit LED shelf lighting
adds such a modern and luxurious look to this custom build.
Many thanks to my buddy Jesse Hoover from JH Craftsman for the LED electrical work and the
drywall patching! And a huge thank you to Lindsey Meehan Designs for coordinating this
commission.
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0:00 Intro
1:28 Plywood breakdown and gluing up the shelves
2:22 Face frame and hardwood edging
3:24 Cabinet box parts
5:19 Shelving prep
8:03 Assembling the cabinets
9:17 Building the countertop
10:09 Modern Wood Academy ANNOUNCEMENT!
12:05 Assembling the toe kick platforms
14:38 White oak cabinet assembly
16:21 Dry fitting the lower cabinets and pilasters
19:32 Hanging the doors
20:07 Assembling the countertop
21:06 Dry fitting the upper cabinets
22:27 Final assembly and prep before install
22:54 Install day
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Excellent love, the two-tone colours works really well together
Hugely impressive!
It’s LEGO, not LEGOS…
Stumbled across your channel while looking for inspiration for a similar project. As a DIY builder, I’m in awe of your level of detail and planning. One question I have is that I noticed the pilasters between the base cabinets, but not between the uppers. I assume this means the upper shelving units are slightly wider than the lower cabs?
Wow. Just… Wow 😮
Wow. so amazing and beautiful work
Hi Keith- Amazing work. Quick question for you – what did you use to cut the diffusors on those LED channels? After trial and error I was able to cut the channels themselves clean on a miter saw by using wooden "insert" block to keep it from bending, but the diffuser – I haven’t been able to get a really clean cut with anything so just wandering if there’s a fool proof way you figured out
Beautiful!!! Do you mind sharing the cost of this project..? Thank you!
How much did that cost???
this guy is awesome!
Damn. You guys are super humans.
26.17. I may have burst into tears.
The alignment of everything is just sooo satisfying.
Wow. Lot’s of great tips and a new level of perfection to aspire to. Thanks for sharing.
NICE!
were are walls ceiling and froor right angle? my was not 🙂
Wow! That is an inspiring piece of workmanship!
It looks awesome
you feel like coming to philly and doing another one?
Gorgeous work! Curious, is lighting at the back of the shelf always preferred? Or are there times where you might place the lights at the middle or the front?
That was an amazing job.
(Who’s the artist of the guitar solo snippet?)
Wow! Great video. That final shot, those bookshelves look sharp!
Incredible!
I am just a beginner hobbyist woodworker but how do you free hand on the table saw without cutting your fingers off?
Swanky
Beautiful project.. congrats 🎉👏.
Great work guys. The lighting adds 1000% to the finished piece. Love it ❤❤❤
I really want to build an L shaped book case with access to the corners. the center of the longest part of the L needs a double door to store rifles. on the short L side I want to transition into a daybed that is flush with the window. The design needs to have led lights. the Daybed has to transition from an XL twin to two xltwins side by side.
Beautiful work. People don’t realize how much work goes into something like that. This isn’t a $1000 Ikea cabinet setup lol. I bet the connectors are over 1k for that.
Excellent work guys .
If anyone is looking for the COST, PRICE, HOW MUCH, $ or another comment for the value of this piece, don’t bother. He does not disclose the prices. Not even ballpark, or a random number. So do yourself a favor, dislike the video.
Work of Art there my good man! Round of applause from jolly olde England!
Oooh now this is what I need for my study room in the new house 👀
Wow! Georgeous
I love it! How much would you charge for this?
what are the cost of something taillored in that size?
at the price of melamine wood, how much this Bookshelves cost ? Nice work btw !
Beautiful!
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My toxic trait is that whenever I watch a woodworking video online, I think "Oh, with a little practice and the right tools, I could easily do that." Then I see your videos, Keith, and I am humbled so damn hard. Thank you for showing your craft in an exciting, yet brutally honest way. 🤣
B E A UTIFUL.
Too much plywood.
Is the rabbit on the uppers that sit in the counter channel 1/4”?
This is amazing. All I kept thinking of in the beginning though was “Gloves on a table saw… GLOVES ON A TABLE SAW” and having a mini panic attack.
I’ve built cabinets for years and I produce a pretty good well loved product. I learned so much from this build that will save me headache and time. Excellent video!!
This video in one word: Humbling.
I’m more of a "beauty in the imperfections" kind of guy, but there is clearly ZERO room for that here. Awesome work!
Professional!
Beautiful work.
What was the total cost for this piece? It’s amazing.
I know the old saying I’d if you have to ask how much something cost you can’t afford it, but yes I’m a serious vinyl collector and a neat freak. I’d like something similar. What’s a ballpark. $7-10,000?
Hey great job, for perspective what are the dimensions of cabinet and the top shelf? Would you be able to share that ?
I did something very similar with our study, including twin desks by another wall and a bench seat under the window – and between the wall units – with filing drawers built in underneath. Biggest difference with you guys? I was by myself – it was bloody hard lifting the shelf units in solo, but you find a way to manage.Nice job!