Bookshelves

I have a confession to make. We are book hoarders. Can't throw them out or give them away. Even textbooks. We sold most of our textbooks back but we both kept some. We have moved boxes and boxes of books multiple times but the bookshelves didn't make it.

This weekend we were a little tired of tripping over boxes of books so Brian decided to build some basic bookshelves to house our books until we build a more permanent home. We are thinking built-ins with a desk. 

   

In his makeshift workshop.

He made a really simple (easy) bookshelf. The cut list for one unit is: 5 pieces cut at 36". We went with pine since we would be painting them.  

We love love the Kreg Jig. We use it for almost every building project. By we, I mean Brian but I am very supportive. With the Kreg Jig we have no exposed screws so no need for wood putty. Makes the painting process go much smoother.

We needed tall shelves for all the textbooks, but you can 

add more shelves depending on your need. 

We have the basic frame built it just needs a backing (for support and aesthetics), a paint job, and the books! We are planning on bead-board as the backing and most likely a nice clean white paint job. So far the project was $25 for the wood and it took Brian an hour to make 2 unfinished bookshelves. We did have the wood precut at Lowes to fit in the trunk. 

I look forward to showing the finished project!