DIY Built in Bookshelves around TV

I attempted a "build your own bookshelf wall" using a Billy bookcase hack from IKEA! It was a massive undertaking, and I'm so glad it's all behind me. :-) If you have any questions about my particular IKEA hack, comment below. Don't forget to subscribe!
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[@lindacgrace2973]

Dear Ingenious Homeowner - I am very impressed with the finished project and how you figured everything out! A few tips from an experienced contractor for your next project. First, the reason you do diagonal cuts on horizontal trim is because (as you know) wood expands and contracts. With a crisp vertical joint, the different expansion rates are highly visible. With a long diagonal cut, they are virtually invisible. Second, the way to get diagonal cuts is to cut a shim block or use commercial shims. Shims are very tiny slivers of triangle tapering from about 1/2" to nothing. By stacking them together and pin-nailing, you can create an angle block at just about any angle you need. Then pin-nail the angle block against your straight edge. Nah-dah! Your straight edge is now a 22-degree (or 45 degree, or whatever) angled edge. Clamp the trim against your original straight edge, clamp the angled edge on top. Ignore the incredibly mind-bending optical illusion of upside-down crown. Cut away. You will get perfectly angled cuts every time. There are KZbins that demonstrate this procedure, since my written explanation sucks. It sounds a lot harder than it is! Third, do NOT use wood filler for any gap larger than 1/16". Instead, buy little cheap rolls of backer rod. I have no idea why it's called "rod" since it is in fact a roll of soft, flexible foam strings from 1/4" to 1". It's super cheap (less than $5 for 20' of it). Stuff the larger cracks with the backer rod THEN fill and caulk. Best caulk, hands-down is "Big Stretch" which is designed to fill wider cracks and still be paintable. Finally, do NOT fill with wood filler. The wood filler is a fragile product that does not sand to a smooth finish. It is far better to use two-part epoxy fillers from the auto repair store. Yup, Bondo, which is available in kits large to small, is cheaper and dries better than any wood filler I've ever used. It is also much stinkier, so you can only do this project with a fan and open windows and a plan to escape the house for half a day after applying the expoxy putty. Great job - keep up the good work.

[@juniperway]

Thank you! 😊

[@lindacgrace2973]

@@juniperway Glad I could help 🤗

[@freda2758]

You detailed every step you took, and showed pictures; still, I cannot believe this was not done by a professional. Absolutely impressive work. You should be very proud.

[@juniperway]

Oh, wow! Thank you so very much. I really appreciate hearing that. 💟

[@DriedMoss]

First, I want to say...well done. While I was cringing at a few spots, saying that "I would never do that", I later told myself to shut up, cuz I was watching this video to get ideas on how I want to DiY my entertainment center and I had no clue (just assumptions) anyway. Secondly, I thank you for sharing and giving us all ideas on how to just get started with projects, becuase they are not doing themselves.

[@juniperway]

🤣😂 I feel the same while watching other people's videos. Good thing these shelves are for me and not others. 😁 It's been over two years, and they're still fantastic. I'm hoping to be able to do something in my master bedroom soon.

[@Pinkleo58]

You did a great job. I also think you were very brave to start such a mammoth project, but that's what we do!

[@juniperway]

Yup! I knew if I did something smaller I probably wouldn't ever get to this. And these shelves were what I really wanted. 🥰

[@sooome9294]

How cute, he kissed the drawers. Gorgeous, incredible job, your hard work paid off.

[@juniperway]

He was insistent on fixing each drawer's "owies." 😁 Toddlers are so much fun. 😊 Thank you. 🥰

[@sooome9294]

@@juniperway I have a toddler grandson, they are so sweet.

[@juniperway]

@@sooome9294 I sure love them. The toddler stage is the best. 🥰

[@mbweston4856]

Perseverance pays off. The final product looks nice.

[@juniperway]

I really love it. So does my husband, thank goodness. 😁 He was fully behind me building a Taj Mahal for our chickens after I finished the built ins. 😁

[@jesusloveseveryone888]

You did a wonderful job on the custom bookcase and shelving! Very impressive. I also love your explanation and the time you took to share your journey! God bless you. 🙏🏼✝️🕊️

[@juniperway]

Thank you. 🥰🥰

[@catherinehahn2619]

Impressive! Doing this project by yourself and managing young kids along the way can be so difficult. I would like to do built-ins also but use random dressers and bookshelves acquired here and there. The difficulty factor may be exponential, though. I'm still pondering it.

[@juniperway]

I love that idea! I can see how it would complicate things a lot, but it would also cost less (especially if you got the stuff for free), and upcycling is so much fun.

[@liisaking1247]

You did a wonderful job on a complex project, especially as a beginner with all the challenges you had. In particular, I like the paintable wallpaper on the dresser drawers and door fronts. I believe the paint you used was my fave white paint from Home Depot, Behr Ultra Pure White. This has definitely given me a couple of ideas, as I'm planning to remove some existing (but not original) cupboards in the hallway of my rural home this coming year, and to replace them with Billy bookshelves, both tall and low ones and to put doors on all the lower ones. I'm still thinking about whether I want to make it look built in, as you did, but I would need more to go on if I were going to try to DIY it myself. You gave a good overview of the work, but it moved too quickly and was too vague in parts for me to be able to understand how and what to do. Since my niche is with the chronically disorganized and people moving into small spaces, I tend towards things that can be completed more quickly but I'm really thinking about either paintable wallpaper or peel and stick wallpaper on the door fronts now. Thanks!

[@juniperway]

I hope it goes well!

[@mariaholman1407]

absolutely beautiful ... and YES i do plan to do a full-wall media area ... and an office wall area also ... both using IKEA hacks. thanks for the inspiration.

[@juniperway]

You're welcome! I'm saving my pennies for my next project. 🥰

[@nivekoch]

The crown molding cut you would want to do would be a scarf joint.

[@lauralee2248]

WOW Looks fantastic !! .. I love all of your personal touches... that was quite the project to take on for a beginner, so proud of you !! Can't wait to see what you do next 😊

[@juniperway]

Thank you! I'm still really happy with how it turned out. It's been a year, and other than a couple of pencil marks from my toddler that I still need to clean up, it's in fantastic condition. 🥰

[@nitap77]

I am working on some bookcases for my sewing room and your project gave me some inspiration. I want all the bookcases to have a finished look - thinking glass doors across the top shelves and solid doors along the lower.

[@juniperway]

I love the idea of glass doors!! That would be so very pretty.

[@QueenSoquel]

Nice job. I really like the artistic details like the paintable wall paper and the knobs. I'm saving to build out a huge library in my formal. The shelves will be 12 ft tall and about 26 ft long. I need more book storage!

[@juniperway]

🤣🤣 One can never have too many book shelves!! 🤣🤣

[@Brendasts]

The entire wall looks amazing. For a beginning project, I am sure you thought it would never be completed. I especially like the paintable wallpaper. That took an already amazing project up a couple levels. Thank you for the details and hints and tricks.

[@juniperway]

I still absolutely love the paintable wallpaper. I have good kids, but they still are kids, and it's held up well. 😊

[@TruthQuest4700]

Yes. There is less filling and sanding when using miter cuts on trim because the seams will fit tighter and cleaner. The ends of the connecting pieces would be mitered also opposed to butt connections. It can be tricky to cut without a miter saw, so kudos to you for taking on such a project because the finished result turned out looking good. That's quite an accomplishment!

[@juniperway]

Thank you. I really, really hope to get a miter saw eventually! It would really help future projects.

[@barbarawoods4549]

Thank you for the ideas and encouragement. This was indeed a big project. It would be great if you could show some shorts that helped to show some of the details of the specific steps.

[@juniperway]

That would be great, but I don't have a way to go back in time and record myself doing the project. 😕 It would be based on pictures. Do you think that would still work?

[@barbarawoods4549]

@@juniperway I think it could help if you zoomed in on photos and pointed with a pencil as you spoke, or if you have the capability to use digital annotation on computer photos, that would be helpful. A lot of times when you were explaining what you did, I wasn't able to follow the "here" and "there" you referred to. And of course it was in the areas where I needed most to understand what was being explained. You could do short videos that featured one or two tasks.

[@juniperway]

@@barbarawoods4549 when I was saying here and there, I was using the mouse to show those locations. I'm guessing you weren't able to see the mouse? Do you remember any specific locations where you wanted more info? I can't promise anything, of course - things on the home front are pretty challenging right now (my daughter is severely dehydrated from a really bad bout of influenza and the doc is trying to decide if she needs to be admitted, I sprained my ankle yesterday that I had surgery on right before building my shelves and can't walk, and I'm having knee surgery in two weeks), but I can see if I can put something together.

[@growinglongisland]

Wow! That came out amazing! Thanks for the detailed and through explanation

[@juniperway]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching. 🥰

[@enomisnoham]

I love your commentary and I love the detail of ideas, options, mistakes and corrections, I haven’t even finished the video yet lol but waiting to be amazed. Thank you for sharing. 😃

[@juniperway]

And I'm already looking forward to doing it again in my house. 😁😬 My husband isn't so sure he's ready for another project. 😁

[@dpennells]

Great job! You gave me some ideas on how I can adjust an existing setup that needs some help.

[@juniperway]

Oh, awesome!! I hope it goes well. 😊

[@cathleenharris6646]

so impressive!! I’m a single mom /homeowner and I love this kind of stuff!! beautiful work!

[@juniperway]

Thank you! 🥰🥰

[@LolaOpheliac]

This is amazing!!! Can’t wait to close on our house so I can try my hand at this.

[@juniperway]

I hope it goes well!! 💟🥰

[@RandyWillcox]

That's remarkable! Nice work! I'm just like you though, I totally would have thought, "I'll spend a solid week and do it right!" But seeing these photos, it's easy to see how it was over a month. Especially given outside forces, ie: surgery recovery, etc. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@juniperway]

I always way underestimate the amount of time it'll take to get a project done. 🤣 But this project especially. And you're right - surgery recovery didn't help with the timeline. 😁

[@sharonrobledo136]

Wow I’m impressed! You should be very proud of yourself. I love the wallpaper on the door fronts. It’s just a beautiful touch. I’ve been watching these types of videos for a bit. I’m interested in doing the project in my home. Thank you for going over so much of the project with very helpful tips and tricks. That’s really helpful and more than others have put out. Great job 👏 really appreciate your advice on this job.

[@juniperway]

Thank you so much. 🥰 I binged watched KZbin videos for a long time before doing my shelves, and there were so many missing pieces!! I was determined to put them in my own video. I'm so glad people are finding it and appreciating it. KZbin can make it challenging to find things sometimes.

[@sharonrobledo136]

@@juniperway thank you for your reply can’t wait to try it myself.

[@juniperway]

@@sharonrobledo136 I hope it goes well. 🥰

[@acapulcojo]

Professional job. You should be very proud of yourself. Well done you.

[@juniperway]

Thank you so much. 🥰

[@Rebeccamattox1]

Finished product looks first class! Lots of work to support and fill. You go girl…

[@juniperway]

It was so much work. I'm really glad I didn't know ahead of time how much. 😁 I probably would have still done it... Just not while recovering from surgery. 😁

[@moniquemeyers6469]

Very creative and resourceful! I love that you figured things out as you went along. I can see why you had a few sleepless nights. But how gratifying to see the end project!! Very inspiring for us DIYers!!

[@juniperway]

I'm so happy with how it turned out. My husband doesn't worry anymore when I tell him I want to take on another project! He knows I'll do my best to make it look good and that I'll be safe while doing it. 🥰

[@kathleenwestmacott1845]

I am so impressed !! You are a hard worker . It is beautiful

[@juniperway]

Thank you so very much. 🥰

[@MizJilly]

That anaglypta was a stroke of genius. Beautiful!!

[@juniperway]

Anaglypta!!! I had to Google that one. Thank you sooooo much for telling me the name! It would have made finding it so much easier if I'd had it earlier. I was doing all sorts of convoluted searches on Google, Amazon, and KZbin to find what I was looking for. 😁 Now it'll be easy. 😁

[@MizJilly]

@@juniperway Haha! I had to dig through my memory banks to pull that one up myself. Glad it helped!

[@juniperway]

@@MizJilly me too. 😁 It's such a random word too. 😁

[@cgeorge6591]

Your title to your video is what caught my attention. I've thought to do this in my basement. You deserve a blue ribbon. Great job.

[@juniperway]

Thank you! I hope you do it. 😊

[@allonesame6467]

Wow! You did great! Congratulations!

[@juniperway]

Thank you. 🥰

[@bethr7726]

This is fantastic ! Can’t believe this was your first “wood project” !! I have plotted and planned a bookcase back in my LR for a couple years, but now I see I have a lot more to figure out . Thank you , I am now a subscriber . Amazing work !

[@juniperway]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad to hear it was helpful. 🩷

[@jojobtrcook1808]

What an amazing job you did!! I applaud you for tackling this with the little experience you had at the beginning! I like the understated elegance of you piece. You obviously looked at finished pieces of furniture to help make the decisions you made about the trims. And through in homeschooling and such young children- I would have pulled my hair out!!

[@juniperway]

You're so right - I love refinishing furniture, and I took note of what I liked and didn't like. My plans changed several times, but I ultimately like how it turned out even better than what I was originally going to do. 😊

[@ediefrasier2932]

Wow this looks so good. Congratulations on a job well done.

[@juniperway]

Thank you so much. 💟

[@user-xp5qx8wg9x]

Very professional job. This is the standard that everyone will measure their process against. Perfect outcome!

[@juniperway]

Awww, thank you. It was such a challenge! I'm so happy with how it turned out, though.

[@djburland]

A great job. The sharp end of the hammer is "the claw"

[@juniperway]

Ha ha ha. Thank you. 😁 I'm definitely not a public speaker - I couldn't for the life of me think of what it was called. 😁

[@girdharvaidya4593]

Wonderful job . Actually it is so nice , I paused at the final picture and kept looking at it. Complete pro finish. I think I will build one in my living room. Got inspired by your efforts . Good luck for all future projects .

[@juniperway]

Thank you so much. What a wonderful compliment! 🥰 Good luck with your own project. 🥰

[@WandafulWrldWide]

Wow!! What a great job on a huge project!! 🎉

[@juniperway]

Thank you. 🥰

[@bobbiecarter2092]

Great job! i am planning to add cabinets for a sewing space and you really inspired me and gave good ideas.

[@juniperway]

Yay! Awesome. 😊 My mother-in-law ended up doing the same as you, and she loves the extra storage for fabric, etc. 😊

[@vonees.9168]

Impressive. Well done!

[@juniperway]

Thank you! 🥰

[@daviddickey100]

Claw hammer, claw is the nail pulling part. Cutting angles at the end of where two pieces of trim meet is so one can hold down the other end. If you butt the ends together they can shift over time. Less finish filler needed. Great effort.

[@juniperway]

Really great info!! Thank you. 🥰 I was hoping someone would eventually be able to answer! 😊

[@dpjedi]

Great tutorial. Will definitely help when we do a similar project soon. Thanks 🙂

[@juniperway]

Glad to hear it. 😊 I'm starting to plan another project again too and am thinking I'll record it this time instead of doing just pictures.

[@themaryjopeterson]

Beautiful end result. I am thinking of doing something like this! 🤞

[@juniperway]

Good luck! It's so very satisfying to have it done. 😊

[@gwendolynwilliams6697]

Excellent job. Am sure you saved a ton of money.

[@juniperway]

I had someone come and quote what it would have cost to have it done where we live. We saved $15,000. 😳

[@kennethanderson7719]

You detailed every step you took- very impressive. I plan took take on a project myself.

[@juniperway]

Good luck! I hope it goes well.

[@JesselpD]

This is so helpful at the way you showed everything. Thank you so much for doing this coz this will helps me in my plan of a DIY bookcase/turn into wardrobe closet

[@juniperway]

Good luck with that project! I'd love to make over my closet. Need to start saving my pennies. 🥰

[@fortheloveoflike3996]

Beautiful result

[@juniperway]

Thank you. 💟

[@rrome6178]

I watched your video from start to finish and am speechless! I saw it yet can't believe I'm eyes, you are a super woman! How proud your husband must be, how delighted you must be with this mammoth project. I would love to have that built-in bookcase but I could never do a project of that magnitude. Not sure what's more impressive, the absolutely gorgeous look or that you completed it in a month! How much do you think you spent on this priceless oroject?

[@juniperway]

Thank you so much. I am so very happy with how it turned out. (And so glad it's done! 🤣) I'm honestly not sure on the cost. I'd estimate around $1,000. The cupboards, shelves, and dressers were $400, and the wood, paint, screws, etc., $600-700. IKEA furniture has more than doubled in price in the last year - the bookshelves I bought were $39, and now the simple shelves without the cupboard doors are $89. It makes me really sad because I'd love to do something like this in my office, but it would be so expensive.

[@motheroftwo2288]

I am in awe - absolutely amazing!

[@juniperway]

Aww, thank you. I appreciate it.

[@user-xp5qx8wg9x]

I may do a scaled down version of your plan but your unit fits the space perfectly. Good idea on trimming the edge of shelves.

[@juniperway]

I'm already planning my next project. 😬 Despite vowing never to do something like this again. 🤣

[@emilydavidson275]

Really ambitious project and you all pulled it off! Beautiful!

[@juniperway]

Thank you. 🥰

[@HannahTBrown]

So much work! It looks incredible!!

[@juniperway]

Thank you! 🥰🥰

[@celeste-236]

Looks very professional EXCEPT for the ceiling fan/light fixture. A more contemporary light fixture, without a fan, would compliment your work.

[@juniperway]

Yeah, but then I wouldn't have a ceiling fan in the room we spend most of our time in, which also happens to be the hottest room in the house. Plus, money is super tight when you've got health problems and are raising little kids. Functionality will always trump beauty. If I can get beauty AND functionality in a way we can afford, I'm all over it. 🥰

[@margokline7109]

What a beautiful job you did a great job ❤ 👍

[@juniperway]

Thank you!! 🥰🥰

[@joanneperry8021]

Fantastic project. Congratulations on your design and completion.

[@juniperway]

Thank you. 🥰

[@Ferretlover64]

what a beautiful end product ! your creativity is spot on, the wallpaper and hardware are gorgeous. I would definitely do this in a room I have, but I would have to do a smaller version as I am not lucky enough to have a big wall to do it on. Congratulations on a job well done, and beautiful end results.

[@juniperway]

A smaller wall would be so very nice!! It would have been far more manageable.

[@le_th_]

Kudos to you for sticking with this absurdly difficult process. I bet you feel such a sense of accomplishment. (and that base you built looks nice! great job!) I would prefer to pay someone to do this, even if I had to get a second job. lol (note: I don't have kids so that's an actual option)

[@juniperway]

It was hard, but I relished in that hardness. I love projects like these and thrive on them. (Check out my video for the chicken coop I built this year - I've been told I could sell it for $15k+.) I also love being able to hire things out, but my husband and I are both natural savers, and parting with money is very painful. Even if we were millionaires, we'd still be trying to find ways to save money. 🤣😁 Kids are only as expensive as you want them to be. 😁 Providing for their needs is much simpler than most people think. 🥰

[@kenyathefrugal475]

Congratulations on a job well done! Very informative. Your channel is going to do well. Kudos!

[@juniperway]

I hope so! Thank you. 🥰

[@Stitching_grandma]

What an awesome accomplishment. Kudos to you. ❤

[@juniperway]

Thank you. 🥰

[@adriennedull332]

You did a great job! Where there's a will there's a way!

[@juniperway]

Exactly! 😁🥰

[@stephaniewilliams2257]

WOW! Thinking if it would work with my TV above the fireplace. It's gorgeous and I envy your tenacity! What a feeling of accomplishment 👍🧰👩🏼‍🔧

[@juniperway]

Thank you so much. 💟 I almost put in a fireplace instead of the dressers, but ultimately decided not to because we needed the extra storage. I think it would be beautiful with a fireplace!

[@cyn4rest]

Wow. You did an amazing job. And it really looks “built in”. Best wishes for success with your new channel.

[@juniperway]

Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. 🥰

[@ismailabrahman3098]

wow, fabulous results!

[@juniperway]

Thank you. 🥰💟

[@peggybreaux8973]

Fabulous, wonderful job

[@juniperway]

Thank you. 💟

[@marynimocks6791]

Seriously stunning!!

[@juniperway]

Thank you so much. 💟

[@helenmoore8743]

These look amazing. I need to do something for the blank wall in my kitchen!!

[@juniperway]

I have a wall in my kitchen I've been thinking about doing too!

[@lolitabonita08]

excellent explanation, nice end result!!!

[@juniperway]

Thank you so much. 🥰

[@noraconnelly2584]

I am going to be tackling this same job in my home & I absolutely LOVE the work you did! You've got a great "problem-solving" mind like I do and I was able to follow your logic. Love it! You're very inspiring my friend! FANTASTIC JOB! I'm curious though, how much would you say, it cost to do this DIY? I realize the small spacer pieces were not a cost factor for you. Thankfully, I have a miter saw and all the tools. Based on the price of wood, the Billy bookcases are less expensive by far! Thank you for sharing your experience with us!! Ps: I'm subscribing to your channel! 😃👍 Take care and God bless!

[@juniperway]

I'm so glad this was helpful to you! I'm starting to brainstorm my next project and can't wait to dig in. The cost was probably around $1200-1500. The IKEA stuff was around $450. I know IKEA has raised their prices significantly since I built this. (The Billy bookcases were $39 when I did this, and only a few months later, they rose in price to $89. I haven't checked in a while to see if that's still accurate or not.)

[@ansh9236]

Beautiful results. As a left handed person I did not like the way you touted the circular saw for every cut. You are very talented so invest in a compound mitre saw. Your projects will be less frustrating and time consuming and you can make more videos.

[@juniperway]

I would absolutely love to be able to afford a miter saw. They're INCREDIBLY expensive, though, and I can't justify spending money on a tool that I'll only use once a year when we're struggling to get by as it is. My projects so far only happen when I'm able to scrounge up enough money for materials. I have tons of ideas for more projects, but they'll have to wait. (And the saw will have to wait even longer. I've tried getting them through our local Buy Nothing group, and have almost been able to do it twice, but the giver changed their minds both times. Sigh.) My circular saw cost only $25, and I felt guilty spending even that much. 😂 Miter saws have all been around $250. Used ones have been $200. Renting them in our area is $75/day, and I wouldn't be able to move it on my own, anyway. I only "tout" my circular saw because I feel like I've more than gotten back the money from it, and I'm proud of what I've been able to do with just it. My husband is left handed as well, and he used it tons of times before I ever picked it up for the first time.

[@l.s.morgan7102]

Great idea, just what I was looking for, ty!

[@juniperway]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching! 🩷

[@jayneallan]

Lovely job loved the detail not sure to go with ikea or kaboodle but will be doing similar project

[@juniperway]

Thank you! 🥰 I've never heard of kaboodle. Is it similar to IKEA?

[@MediaBaldwin]

Great project! I've been planning to do Billy bookcases in a built in look for my VERY long hallway....

[@juniperway]

Do it! Do it! 😁

[@DIYwithMAX]

Good job on trying new stuff. As newbies we have to stick together. Good luck in your KZbin journey.

[@juniperway]

I'm already looking forward to my next project. 😁

[@stacys4248]

Beautiful job!

[@juniperway]

Thank you! 😁

[@MsDR-ys3cb]

Amazing work, it looks incredible. Total transformation of your space.

[@juniperway]

I just love how it looks in the room. I'm wanting to do something like it in every room now, ha ha. Okay, not every room. 🤣

[@mcdazz2011]

Looks fantastic.

[@juniperway]

Thank you so much! 💟

[@sdeaglefeather]

Wow! Great job.

[@juniperway]

Thank you. 🥰

[@nicolea5293]

Amazing job, amazing and detailed explanation. Tips much appreciated .your insight for newbie is great 👍

[@juniperway]

Thank you! I'm glad you found it helpful. 🥰

[@deborahnelson5639]

A+. I am impressed!

[@juniperway]

Aww, thank you. 💟

[@WIamwe361]

Looks really good.

[@juniperway]

Thank you. 🥰

[@lvslyke]

This is amazing! what a huge undertaking. Thank you for sharing!

[@juniperway]

You're welcome. And thank you!

[@lyndagreenwald3909]

You did a beautiful job! Love the narrative you gave about the project!

[@juniperway]

Oh, yay! I'm glad you liked it. 🥰

[@ladyinredboots3552]

OMG, what a Beautiful job!! Great detailed tutorial -- thank you! Btw, that's the exact same wallpaper I'm already looking at for a wall! I love what you did with it by putting it on doors/drawers -- now I'm thinking about that!

[@juniperway]

That wallpaper is still one of my absolute favorite parts of this project. It still looks so very good! It would be gorgeous on a whole wall!

[@jusformommy]

Looks so custom, you did amazing 👏🏽

[@juniperway]

Thank you so much. 🥰

[@djsassafrass9126]

LMAO. 34:58 "By the way, Shellac comes from the butts of a bug from India." I laughed way too hard at that. :)

[@juniperway]

🤣🤣 I'm still amazed that someone figured it out. Like, "Hey. Let's take this secretion stuff from that bug's butt and smear it all over our walls." 🤣

[@nalabean11]

They turned out beautifully! You did an excellent job with the tutorial as well. Thank ou!

[@juniperway]

Oh, yay! Thank you for letting me know. 🥰

[@rosebruton10]

Love love love love love the way it turned out

[@juniperway]

Me too. 🥰 A year later, it's still looking really good. 🥰

[@susandean5553]

wow so much work its beautiful no i would not take this on good on you

[@juniperway]

Looking back at how much work it was, I wouldn't take it on either. 😁

[@sharonporter8027]

That is beautiful.

[@juniperway]

Thank you. 🥰

[@julsg123]

Very nice! I really like the beadboard as it really gives it a finished professional look!

[@juniperway]

I absolutely love how that part turned out. Those panels are so heavy!!

[@crystaldreamsjewelry4459]

Great job 👏 👏👏

[@juniperway]

Thank you! 🥰

[@christinedean9021]

fantastic job.

[@juniperway]

Thank you. 🥰

[@lillianrans4386]

You did an amazing job! Loved it

[@jadedstar7442]

Wow! Yes that is a lot of work. Looks great. Would of never thought to use wallpaper. But would give a wonderful texture to an otherwise glossy wall. I think that project was bigger than raising your kids. Lol.

[@juniperway]

🤣🤣🤣 It certainly felt that way some days. 🤣

[@betsybattles2696]

Fabulous job! I am so impressed!

[@juniperway]

Thank you so much. 🥰

[@canadian2uk]

Diagonal cuts better hide the joint and allow for the wood to move without seeing the black gap. For your first job, it's rather impressive.

[@juniperway]

Awesome, thanks for that info. And thank you!

[@sharonrivera468]

Fabulous job! So proud of you! Or should I say for you!

[@juniperway]

Thank you! 😊

[@elizabethweinberger9300]

Beautiful! 🙂

[@juniperway]

Thank you. 🥰

[@lillianrans4386]

I want to start a project with a bookcase I purchased. It made of particle board and I need to learn how to reinforce it. Daunting to say the least.

[@juniperway]

Yeah, no kidding! I'm starting to think about my next project. It's going to be a big one. IKEA shelves have gone up do much in price since I did these built-ins. 😞

[@billyjohnson4911]

Wow! You did a great job!

[@juniperway]

Thank you! 🥰🥰