Painted Cottage Bookcases

Very nice job! If I’d of done that the space for the piano would be 1” too small.

-- Don, Pittsburgh

very professional design, love how the flute lines ‘n the curves flow….call you butter baby cuz ur on a rollll

These are absolutely beautiful pieces, with fantastic craftsmanship evident!

Did you consider building them flush to the back wall and ceiling? Somehow, the very small gap between the top of the crown and the ceiling disturbs my sense of proportion. If they were a foot shorter, it would be fine. (Just personal preference, of course… not meant to detract from the beauty of your work.)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

BINGO! You nailed it!
Simple, stylish, and elegant. Nice Job
If I can ask, how many lights are in the upper cabinet? Just one at the top?

-- Do we do this for purpose or passion?

Very beautiful bookcases.
Great job.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

A pair of amazing pieces. The paint work looks excellent.

-- Say what you mean and mean what you say.

Charlie-
Yes we discussed that but the clients wanted them to be free standing pieces that they could move if necessary some day. Note that there is molding across the top of the wall that would keep the
cases from being flush-They didn’t want to remove that molding. The upper and lower cases are separate pieces. If we made them tight to the ceiling it would have been near impossible to set the top case on the lower case….

ToddE
The lights are tape lights spaced at 3” so I guess there are about ten small light across the top.
Here’s the tape light system we used:
http://www.budgetlighting.com/cabinet-lighting.html

Alan

these are great!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

I understand, Alan. If moving them in the future might be in the cards, this was the only way to go.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Very stylish design Alan. Great workmanship.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python