Built-in bookshelves + desk

[Anonymous]

I did something like this as an IKEA hack and it has turned out great. Used the all wood Hemnes line - 2 of the bookshelf/drawer combos on either side, the sideboard piece as cabinets below the tv, and the bridge above the tv (tv itself is just mounted to the wall). I believe it was 1200 for the Ikea furniture which I built myself and another 1200 for the handyman to build it all in to the wall and finish with trim, caulk, etc. Highest ROI transformation I’ve done in my house. Less certain what pieces to use for a desk but seems hackable if it’s just a surface you are looking for. Happy to provide more details if needed!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did something like this as an IKEA hack and it has turned out great. Used the all wood Hemnes line - 2 of the bookshelf/drawer combos on either side, the sideboard piece as cabinets below the tv, and the bridge above the tv (tv itself is just mounted to the wall). I believe it was 1200 for the Ikea furniture which I built myself and another 1200 for the handyman to build it all in to the wall and finish with trim, caulk, etc. Highest ROI transformation I’ve done in my house. Less certain what pieces to use for a desk but seems hackable if it’s just a surface you are looking for. Happy to provide more details if needed!

This is amazing, thank you so much for responding! I don't suppose you could recommend your handyman?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did something like this as an IKEA hack and it has turned out great. Used the all wood Hemnes line - 2 of the bookshelf/drawer combos on either side, the sideboard piece as cabinets below the tv, and the bridge above the tv (tv itself is just mounted to the wall). I believe it was 1200 for the Ikea furniture which I built myself and another 1200 for the handyman to build it all in to the wall and finish with trim, caulk, etc. Highest ROI transformation I’ve done in my house. Less certain what pieces to use for a desk but seems hackable if it’s just a surface you are looking for. Happy to provide more details if needed!

And is this what you used on either side?

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/hemnes-glass-door-cabinet-with-3-drawers-white-stain-light-brown-50413507/

[Anonymous]

I’d highly recommend the ikea hacks route as well unless you’re pretty experienced with woodworking…

DH is an amateur woodworker and here are some caveats/thoughts:
- your first time doing anything is a great learning experience, it’s not your polished perfect showcase
- wood AND the equipment needed is very expensive, has has several large pieces of equipment and has spent thousands of dollars (and lots of time) acquiring nice used items
- drawers are pretty advanced. They’re not like a crazy skill or anything, but they’re not a great first project. You start with like a coffee table or something simple typically

I think my DH could build what’s in your picture, but it would take him like 4 months of squeezing in time on the weekends, it might cost $1500++ in materials (depending on what wood variety he used) and he sold some of his equipment when we moved and might need to buy about $2000-5000 worth of stuff to proceed (depending how fancy he wanted to get)

[Anonymous]

My parents did something like that in their home office - they used California Closets. Any of those closet companies could easily do this for you, and it would probably be cheaper than getting them done custom by a carpenter.

[Anonymous]

Closet Stretchers will be half the price of California Closets (used them for multiple closets in our house).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did something like this as an IKEA hack and it has turned out great. Used the all wood Hemnes line - 2 of the bookshelf/drawer combos on either side, the sideboard piece as cabinets below the tv, and the bridge above the tv (tv itself is just mounted to the wall). I believe it was 1200 for the Ikea furniture which I built myself and another 1200 for the handyman to build it all in to the wall and finish with trim, caulk, etc. Highest ROI transformation I’ve done in my house. Less certain what pieces to use for a desk but seems hackable if it’s just a surface you are looking for. Happy to provide more details if needed!

And is this what you used on either side?

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/hemnes-glass-door-cabinet-with-3-drawers-white-stain-light-brown-50413507/

Yes, this piece on either side. We didn’t hand the glass doors because we just wanted the shelving open but we have the doors laying around in case we want a little makeover down the line.

The contractor was Pablo, at mailto:[e-mail]. He was great, and did help with some of the marginal calls on trim and such, but that was after I had made the major design decisions.

Happy to send pictures if you give me an email to DM you.

[Anonymous]

PP again. Should have mentioned, I did this in 2016, so pricing for both the units and the labor is likely higher now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP again. Should have mentioned, I did this in 2016, so pricing for both the units and the labor is likely higher now.

Thank you so much, PP. I really appreciate all this information, I'll give him a call!