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This is a new set of built-ins I made in my family room. Since they are painted I did not go crazy with wood selection. The cases were built from 3/4” birch ply 2nds. They were bought from a discount building supply and had plenty of defects, but then again they were only $28/ sheet. Anyway, given the paint it did not matter. The face frames were just #2 pine boards from Lowes. I did my best to find the pieces that had the fewest knots that would need to have Kilz applied to them. All in all my wife and I are very pleased with how they came out. They are far shallower than any entertainment center we have had. The center section is 16” deep to accomodate the audio equipment. I sized it for an eventual 42” tv (I hope). The end units are 12” deep. I installed LED rope light up and down all of the stiles on all of the units. The ropes are concealed and give nice indirect light. I installed receptacles in the bottom to accomodate the power needs of all the eqipment. The middle unit has a false bottom and many of the spare wires reside there.
-- Michael A. Brailsford































8 comments so far
Bradford
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posted 461 days ago
Nice work.
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SteveKorz
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posted 461 days ago
Great job! These look terrific!
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 461 days ago
Hi Michael;
This looks great.
Very nice work and design.
Lee
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CharlieM1958
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posted 461 days ago
Very nice details!
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trifern
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posted 461 days ago
Very nice build. I can see why your wife is pleased. Nice paint job as well. Thanks for sharing Michael.
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jeanmarc
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posted 461 days ago
Very nice work and design.
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thetimberkid
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posted 460 days ago
Great job!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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Grumpy
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posted 460 days ago
You did a great job covering up those defects Michael. Excellent result.
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