How I built my shelves

[RoseSiO2]

OK- I finally got my walk through of my built ins up- It is really long so I will just post the link

http://www.littlebluechairs.com/2011/10/from-before-to-after-saga-of-hole.html

Warning- It is not proper carpentry, but it turned out.

Here is a little bit of it...

To get the wall for the back of the cubby, I purchased a strip of wood about 3/4" square and attached that to the paneling I previously installed on the left side.

This gave me something to attach the back paneling to.

Here is when I decided to flip the panels around, for a couple of reasons.  I figured it would be easier for me to install the panels if I flipped them on their sides.  That way I could use the notch and groove function to my advantage.  If I did this, I would not be able to continue having the bead board facing out.  So from here on out,  I flip the boards (back side facing out) and will have to cover the existing bead board with drywall mud.

To start, I installed a shelf strip at the height of my lowest shelf.  I cut the panels down and with liquid nails I set them into place.

The gray lines show each panel section.

I decided to leave the right side as it is.  It is the back side of the exsisting dry wall, and since I was not using the bead board side, I could just paint it.

Now, the other major issue with the cubby is how to size the shelves.  The shelves were obviously going to be some strange triangular shape, and I figured I would have to play around with templates until I got them right.

I will admit- This was no fun.

I started from the bottom.  I had to build up the floor to the height that worked best.  I then used some left over laminate to create a sub-floor of sorts.

A very crude sub floor, but it does what I needed it to do.  I then pulled out a large piece of cardboard and took lots of measurements and just figured out the shape I needed.  (I wish I snapped a picture of this)  I transferred the template to a section of very thin mdf, and cut until I got the correct shape.