Carmen, from West Chester, Pennsylvania, built a pair of identical bookshelves for his two grandnephews, each one painted teal and labeled with the boy’s name across the front — VAN on one, ROMAN on the other. The pair is his own design, with a deep open bay at the bottom sized for books or the overflow of stuffed animals.
The shelves are MDF finished in furniture paint, and they cost him nothing: he had enough material left from earlier projects to build both units.
In Carmen’s words
I have 2 grandnephews who have quite a few children’s books. I made the bottom shelf so it can be for books or those extra stuffed animals.
The build
- Project type: Furniture — pair of children’s bookshelves
- Skill level: Intermediate
- Wood: MDF
- Finish: Furniture paint
- Cost: Zero — built entirely from material left over from other projects
- Plans: His own design
Biggest challenge
No real challenges.
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