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Originally, the living room only had the fireplace. I built the cabinets and shelves that went on each side of the fireplace.
I first bought expensive halogen lights for the recessed lighting and then found that I could get them from Lowe’s for about $15.00. The expensive stuff went back to the custom lighting store.
The edging on the top curves was made by cutting a thin strip of maple, rounding over the edge with a beading bit then plowing out a dado so that the bead became a lip. That left a thin strip narrow enough to bend to cover the plywood edge.
A friend has a Legacy so I turned the rope in each side of the shelves and cabinets. You will notice (maybe) that the rope goes clockwise on one edge and counter-clockwise on the other edge.
I filled in the space between the fireplace and the units even with the front edge of the fireplace which left room to hide all the wiring. Then I added trim to match that on the fireplace.
The crown moulding was store bought to match the rest of the room.
My wife’s only complaint was that I had put the door pulls too far down on the doors.
-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.
11 comments so far
MsDebbieP
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posted 812 days ago
wow. looks very “rich”.
the direction of rope is a great added touch.
Well done!!
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
snowdog
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posted 812 days ago
It looks like it grew there. I agree with yoru wife, the pulls are to a bit far down for me also. While that may be a mild inconvenience, it does not detract from the finished look at all. Well done
-- "so much to learn and so little time"..
Thos. Angle
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posted 812 days ago
Very well done! Great design and execution. Especially like the rope. I wish I knew someone with a Legasy.
-- Thos. Angle
DustyDave
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posted 812 days ago
Very nice, elegant!
-- Dave _-^-_ Baltimore, MD
Dadoo
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posted 811 days ago
Love it. I really like the contrast achieved with the brick red paint. Very elegant looking. As for the pulls…Looks OK to me, but to satisfy the house mouse(and Snowdog) you could remove them and plug/paint the holes. All together though, this turned out to be a really nice project.
-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!
cajunpen
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posted 811 days ago
Great job-the room looks comfortable. Bet there are some great naps in you future – those chairs look like just the place to take one.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
IowaWoodcrafter
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posted 810 days ago
Now that’s what I’m talking about! I’m hoping to build projects like that in the future for paying customers. ;)
-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter
Karson
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posted 810 days ago
SawDust2 Great job.
Almost looks like you planed it.
Good find on the revised lights.
The rest is great also.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
DocK16
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posted 779 days ago
Nice wall unit. I see alot of work going into this project. I have a fireplace in my living room http://lumberjocks.com/projects/1941 My wife wants bookcases like this, guess I’ll have to get busy.
-- DocK, WV
oscorner
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posted 779 days ago
Great job!
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mrtrim
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posted 655 days ago
you did a very professional looking job on this unit sawdust ! great layout . by the way i want a legacy real bad ! i asked santa but the cheap skate didnt bring it ! im done being good it just aint payin off . lol great work sawdust .