Custom Built-ins from Stock Cabinets!

In this video, Chris hacks two IKEA HAVSTA cabinets plus two BILLY bookcases to make built-ins with for an electric fireplace by Amantii.
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[@gagehartsell2193]

Turned my front room in to a library with the billy book cases! Looks like it was built with the house. Such a cool / cheap project

[@handydadtv]

Yes indeed! 🙌🏻

[@danb4376]

Great video with great results! The lighting in the shelves really take the look to another level. More detail on how you fastened the book shelves in place would be helpful. Thanks for sharing this project, your friend is a lucky guy to have your help.

[@handydadtv]

Thanks! The bookcases were secured at the top using the angle brackets included from IKEA. I also drove screws up through the base cabinet top to prevent it from shifting. Then everything was caulked on every mating surface, and that really holds it all together.

[@TheMrbrtsde]

Really well done!

[@handydadtv]

Thanks so much 😊

[@sharonmcmillian9559]

Your work is amazing. I wish I could do this to my fireplace.

[@handydadtv]

Thanks 😊

[@jbsdiytv]

I’m learning so much from your channel so thanks for sharing. Are you using Revit or AutoCad when modeling your work before installing everything? We use these programs at work and plan to use them at home eventually when taking on big projects

[@handydadtv]

I have always used SketchUp but there are a lot of other options for 3D modeling these days.

[@jbsdiytv]

@@handydadtv ok awesome. Thanks for the reply. Looks great

[@fatmongo]

Another excellent built-in. Great idea to just cope the crown, saved a lot of work and still looks custom. Did I spy a Harbor Freight tile saw? Mine might be my favorite HF purchase.

[@handydadtv]

You are correct! Great value for that saw. I bought it to tile my bathroom in 2018: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZixeaarrNJlpJI

[@SawdustmakerLori]

Great idea! It would save so much work using the IKEA cabinets. Do you take a piece of the IKEA cabinets to have it color matched for paint so everything will look the same? There are so many variations of white that I know my eye would pick up on the parts that are built if the color is off a little from the cabinet color. I'm new to your channel but am really enjoying it and learning a lot so thank you!

[@handydadtv]

White Dove by Benjamin Moore or Snowbound by Sherwin Williams. They match well.

[@SawdustmakerLori]

Thanks so much!@@handydadtv

[@stephenmacioci3228]

Can I do this with one of those plug in fire places that come in a small cabinet already?

[@handydadtv]

Sure. It just might be harder to make it look built-in.

[@MsHaikim]

The Billy bookcase has width of 31 1/2 and the Havsta cabinet has width of 31 7/8. Did you have to do anything to make it look consistent or simply put the bookshelf on top of the cabinet?

[@handydadtv]

The bookcases are right to the inside by the mantle. The Havsta’s top helps it look intentional.

[@mickikirlin5566]

could these cabinets be built around a 'gas' vent free fireplace?

[@handydadtv]

Sure but you need to respect the manufacturer’s clearances to combustible materials.

[@Jasonewa]

What Ikea cabients or bookcases do you recommend for a builtin around a fireplace?

[@handydadtv]

Depends on the depth and look you want. Here are some more examples: Sektion (15” deep) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZ-Xcqmrbptrj7M kzbin.info/www/bejne/oafJaXyiarpkg9U Billy (12” deep) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKLIoH6qft1oadE

[@mickikirlin5566]

could these cabinets be used with a vent free fireplace?

[@handydadtv]

Sure. You just have to read the fireplace manual to ensure you maintain proper distance to combustibles.

[@ballygarran]

Did you find the ikea cabinets were the same shade of white even though they were different models

[@handydadtv]

Not exact but close enough.

[@ballygarran]

@@handydadtv handy to know

[@RustyCrank-x8g]

Do you mind me asking the total cost of this project?

[@handydadtv]

I don’t know but I listed everything used in the video description. You’ll need to research the current prices.