Gloria and Tom had always wanted a library added to the addition of their Interlaken home. Last year they finally got their wish! Built-in book shelves sized large enough to handle their current collection…with room for more!
The scale of large built-ins can be challenging for a one man shop. (It was this project that inspired me to finally replace my shop’s overhead doors with swing-outs to reclaim some much needed overhead space!) But to me, nothing looks better than floor to ceiling books. I was excited to see these made reality.
After looking though several versions of designs mocked-up via 3D CAD, Gloria and Tom chose a receding and reducing form that draws the room and eye out towards their existing bay window. At Shy Dog, things are very often designed from the floor up to suit the existing space. The beauty of custom units is that they can be made to fit even the most challenging spaces.
The shelves, trim and crown moldings are all red oak, stained to match the couple’s existing trim and finished with a satin water-based acrylic topcoat. (One of my favorites.) Every shelf is completely adjustable in two inch increments and still strong enough to support all of their books easily!
Building anything into an existing spaces can be a challenge, but very often the rewards are worth the effort, especially when your favorite authors can live right next to your comfiest chair.
Hey, it looks like it’s time for some new books!
After looking though several versions of designs mocked-up via 3D CAD, Gloria and Tom chose a receding and reducing form that draws the room and eye out towards their existing bay window. At Shy Dog, things are very often designed from the floor up to suit the existing space. The beauty of custom units is that they can be made to fit even the most challenging spaces.
The shelves, trim and crown moldings are all red oak, stained to match the couple’s existing trim and finished with a satin water-based acrylic topcoat. (One of my favorites.) Every shelf is completely adjustable in two inch increments and still strong enough to support all of their books easily!
Building anything into an existing spaces can be a challenge, but very often the rewards are worth the effort, especially when your favorite authors can live right next to your comfiest chair.
Hey, it looks like it’s time for some new books!
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