Fireplace Remodel With Built-in Bookshelves
Fireplace Remodel With Built-in Bookshelves
contributed by Beautiful Mess
This is our fireplace before the remodel. This was a pic taken a few years ago. It’s the only pic I could find, showing the fire place as a whole. I have always wanted shelves on each side. So during Q’s two week break he decided to tackle this project with the help of his brother and Dad.
1st day. They had to build a fake wall. He also had to chisel out the crown molding and remove the mantel which was one big piece of slate.
2nd day. We put bead board up and did more electrical.
3rd day. We bought 4 – 42 inch cabinets and put those on the bottom to use for our DVD, Wii, and game storage. We made the shelving out of MDF board.
4th day. The dry wall is hung between the shelves. We also used dry wall to frame in the fireplace. The mantel is made out of 2×4’s and MDF board.
Finished product!! We are so pleased with how it turned out. We removed the face plate and spray painted the inside of the fire place black. It isn’t in working order, so now it serves as great storage for Waylon’s toys. I love that all of our books are in one spot. The kids have been asking me to read to them more.
Cassity Kmetzsch started Remodelaholic after graduating from Utah State University with a degree in Interior Design. Remodelaholic is the place to share her love for knocking out walls, and building everything back up again to not only add function but beauty to her home. Together with her husband Justin, they have remodeled 6 homes and are working on a seventh. She is a mother of four amazing girls. Making a house a home is her favorite hobby.
>Oh WOW! That turned out AMAZING! It doesn't even look like the same room at all!!!
Semalee @ Nailing Jello to a Tree
>I love how you framed the fireplace like that. The brick "arch" is perfect!
>that looks great! nice transformation, for sure.
>Oh those shelves are fantastic! I'd kill for a living room wall like that! Awesome job! 🙂
>I love this! What a difference those pretty shelves make! Just wonderful.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia 😉
>That's amazing! So impressive that you did it yourselves!
>Wow, that is amazing! Looks fantastic, great job!
>Amazing transformation – all that hard work certainly paid off!
>Beautiful! I love the built ins!
>This is a beautiful remodel. You wouldn't know it was the same room! Well Done 🙂
>looks amazing what a difference!
>What a gorgeous transformation! 🙂
>That is a shocking transformation!!!
>Love it! Great job!
>It looks amazing!
>This is BEAUTIFUL!!! What a great job, it looks amazing. ~Lori
>Thank you everyone for your comments!!
Hey there! I have been scouring the web looking for built-in ideas around a fireplace. Thanks for posting this one. Do you know of any others? I have a pretty big project on my hands. Turning the children’s playroom into the master. SO my built-ins on either side of the fireplace will be closets. Plus, we will be putting in a bathroom. Yikes. Anyway, the pics help wrap my mind around it! Thanks.
Nikki, if you do a search on our site “fireplace” you will be able to find some more ideas. We are glad that you found our site. They did a great job on their fireplace built-ins.
Just out of curiosity, how much did this all cost?
Just curious…why did you have to build the frame? Could you not have just put the bead board straight on the original wall?