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.

Make sure that the recess is 1x4 inches in depth. 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. The top shelf will lay on top of the bookshelf frame and should be nailed into the side supports from above. The bifold style doors look like a typical bookcase when they re closed.

The rest of the shelves will be screwed in at the pocket holes. 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. Designer kristina steinmetz s idea to add a sliding door to the billy bookcase smartly disguises. An easy way to hide your books is by adding a door.

Form and function all wrapped up together. Ditto for doors that lift open and slide back on a barrister s bookcase for example. Glass was installed by robinson glass with 4 doors. Introduce a recess or an indentation on the wood that you purchased.

A full bookcase is a happy bookcase but sometimes you do not want everyone to see what exactly you are reading. In addition they re ideal for a bookcase designed to fit in a space where swinging doors might get in the way. Please subscribe to my channel. 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.

Of books or knickknacks. This week i made a glass cabinet doors for my miter saw station. Use a carpenter square to make sure the top is square and edges are flush. The same study suggested that the likelihood of reading was directly linked to wealth and educational level.

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. Each bookcase door has a fixed middle shelf and four adjustable shelves. In fact you can even load up the shelves with 500 lbs. Buy the wood which will act as the panel for the glass bookshelf door based on the measurement above.

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. The doors slide open along a steel roller system at the top and the bottom to reveal the secret room. Regular sliding doors are much easier to install.

Step 3 making a recess. Functional and chic ikea billy bookcase hacks photo.