EXTREME HOME OFFICE RENOVATION! part 1: DIY custom built-in desk & bookshelves // 2023 home updates!

we're transforming our office into a more functional space where my husband and i can work, and a place for guests to stay. today we're gonna DIY built-in bookshelves and a desk! thanks for watching along as we conquer this office makeover together ✨
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hey guys! i’m kenzie :-) i’m a mom of 2 kiddos and live in colorado. i share videos about all things home related! i love to decorate but with littles at home sometimes it can be difficult to keep your home looking fresh, all while being safe for the kiddos. i’m here to hopefully inspire you on how to maintain a pretty, yet practical home! if you like what you see be sure to subscribe & click that bell so you never miss a video! new videos every week !! xo
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[@kenziemac]

i feel like this first part took foreverrrr to finish but i'm so glad it's done! what do we think so far?! 🤗

[@casualdrifter5226]

The Floridian in me is freaking out about blocking the air vent lol

[@debanderson9797]

Wow! Looks absolutely stunning

[@hyltone16]

love it!!! Good choice with the second color, it's so soft and beautiful.

[@kristinecornell8649]

Looks great!!

[@missh349]

Thank you for the inspo. Looks great ❤

[@Melissa-cy1xy]

Beautiful! I just LOVE built-ins - always have 💗

[@kenziemac]

thank you! me too 🤗

[@luliferasanoska9888]

You killed it Kenzie!! It looks amazing, love the colour. The rooms looks much bigger and brighter.❤

[@kenziemac]

thanks so much for all your support lulifer! ☺️🤎

[@amymaclure2366]

Very impressive! I've seen lots of DIY built in videos like this but yours is the most budget friendly version I've seen! Using the prefab bookshelves and using the bead board instead of a more expensive wood were so creative! By the time you added the trim and painted all the same color it looks as fabulous as the more expensive versions! Green is a hard color to pick! I picked almost the same dark green shade for my lower kitchen cabinets and then repainted it with a new color that looks very similar to yours. It's still not exactly what I was going for but it's staying, ha!

[@kenziemac]

thank you! we were on a very tight budget, so we literally just used what we could 🤷🏼‍♀️ green is sooo hard to pick! i feel the SAME way. i’m still not sold on this lighter green but i mean i’m committed at least for the next few months now 😅😂

[@janebentrott5984]

Love the green! Can’t wait to see the room finished, it looks great so far!!

[@kenziemac]

yayyy so glad you like it!!

[@renelockwood5990]

Hey, you covered your vent! How are you heating and cooling that room? Move your vent. Everything else looks great.

[@sharonpaul912]

Love the built-ins. I was a fan of the original green you picked though 😢 Thanks for the inspo! It looks great

[@carolinahernadez2473]

Veryyyy hard job. 😳😳Great team. I waiting for the next video , thank you for share 🤗🤗

[@kenziemac]

thank you for watching! 🥰

[@jennashome]

Kenzie!!! This looks sooo good!! So beautiful, you and your hubby did great! I can’t wait to see all the final touches you add 😍😍😍

[@kenziemac]

ahhh thank you so much jenna! it was HARD for us newbies but we did it 😅

[@sageghent3910]

Wow! It looks amazing!! Great job 👏🏻

[@kenziemac]

thank you! 🫶🏼

[@bgelatt2827]

Looks great I love how it turned out 😊

[@kenziemac]

thank you so much! ☺️

[@jacquelynnacopoulos1278]

Hello, Congratulations Cool 👍👏👏👏👏

[@JPNKC]

Thank you! I needed a good laugh today!!

[@whiteoakinteriorstudio8232]

Your new built-in is stunning!! You did an amazing job💗 I absolutely love that color green. Can't wait to see the rest ..so inspiring!

[@kenziemac]

i appreciate that!! thanks for watching 🤗🫶🏼

[@deecasey6893]

It came out beautiful and I love the paint color

[@kenziemac]

i do too! it's hard to see on camera with the windows behind it, but i'm hoping to get a better shot in the next video 🤩

[@evelyn.hernandez]

I was so excited for this video and you did not disappoint 👏🏼 Kenzie this is just AMAZING 🤯 You guys killed it! I wish I could build something like this lol 😂 Can’t wait for part 2!

[@kenziemac]

girl you are the best!! thanks for being here, ev! 😊

[@laughlovelangella]

So excited to see part 2, you guys did an awesome job transforming it!

[@kenziemac]

thanks girl 🥰

[@nickmacdonald6517]

It turned out amazing can’t wait to see how you decorate it!! 👀

[@kenziemac]

we did it babe!! 🫶🏼 thanks for all your help 🤎

[@Happylife10101]

Kenzie wow its brilliant i saw your shorts on utube I knew about the paint I said lighter green well done to you both 🎉🙌

[@kenziemac]

yes!! thank you for your suggestion!! i agreed with you 😜

[@jesso3879]

dont know if you said something about it in the video and i missed it but i immediately thought that changing the doors to pocket doors would be amazing. then they wouldnt swing into the room and would allow more functional space!

[@kenziemac]

oh my goshhhh yes. we will totally have to do this one day! thank you!!

[@hnycreek]

Looks great! However, what about the vent that's half covered??

[@kenziemac]

it still works! we can still open/close it. we also left a little gap between the trim and the ceiling for ventilation. we haven’t had any problems with it!

[@jcjuverpcservice]

what are you taking about!, this is just amazing love it

[@kenziemac]

aw thanks!! 🫶🏼

[@RHM_MusicMinistry]

It looks like you’re in N. Idaho! Like in our neighborhood almost 🤣😂

[@crystalsaturn7503]

I know you put in the cabinets, then did the floor, but you should have done the floor in the entire room, even under the cabinets. the flooring would have only added 3/4 in max to the height.

[@markg057]

Where did you buy the cabinets?

[@chantelraigosa8949]

It’s looking great!!! We want to do a built in similar to this is our family room as a built in media center. Can’t wait to see the final reveal. Are you going to move your air vent out a little so you can add another piece or trim at the top to fill that tiny gap? We had a similar issue when we had our butlers pantry built and it didn’t seem like a big deal to move the vent a tad…but it also wasn’t me doing it…

[@kenziemac]

so we were thinking about it, but we decided to leave that tiny gap at the top for ventilation! the tiniest part of the vent is covered, but it’s still accessible to open/close if needed. the tiny gap doesn’t really bother us & it makes us feel better to know that there’s proper air flowing in & out of the built ins. it probably doesn’t make much of a difference but just for a piece of mind for our sake ☺️

[@GillDawe]

This is looking so nice, I'm just not understanding how two people are going to be able to work at that desk! The opening where you'd put the chairs looks too small to me!

[@Nikki_Cole]

I was wondering the same🤔

[@chrischapman8010]

Master carpenter told me not to " choke " the hammer. Your hand grips the end of the hammer which lets the weight of the hammer do the work of setting the nail. Wish I had known that before I laid a sub floor down!

[@brandi26]

What brand and color are your floors, looks great!

[@kenziemac]

antique by paradigm!

[@christinapalmquist6703]

why cover the heat and AC duct?

[@jayciecolligann7633]

What size cabinets did use for base?

[@kenziemac]

here are the dimensions for the cabinets we used: 36-in W x 35-in H x 23.75-in

[@amandasandbulte5641]

Did I miss in the video why you bought sink bases instead of regular base cabinets with a functioning drawer?

[@kenziemac]

just because it was cheaper and we were on a budget! :)

[@jinaoraif5386]

I dont understand why the flooring was not all the way under the built in

[@kenziemac]

simply because our room was 100 square feet and we only had about 96 square feet of flooring! so we didn’t have enough and didn’t want to buy a whole extra pack for just a few feet. we also didn’t want the desk to be too high, and the flooring took off about 1/2 inch of height 🤗

[@scottrose2766]

Removing the doors would’ve made it easier and better coverage.

[@wowyummyyy]

LIKE👍👍👍👍👍 💥💯💥💯💥 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@richardkurtz9661]

Cabinets like this need to be sprayed, not rolled or brushed.

[@christinapalmquist6703]

Why would you use sink base cabinets instead of regular cabinet with a drawer? I can tell this is an absolute, inexperienced, DIY job. Why paint in place instead of painting outside. Why not take the doors of the cabinets off to make it easier to paint

[@scottandregginasyoutubeacc9078]

I don't even know where to start. 1. You show no sanding being done. 2. No pre-treatment of the wood done. 3. No primer used (no, all-in-one paint/primer does NOT count). 4. You partially blocked the side window. 5. You partially blocked the air vent. 6. Why would you use a miter saw instead of a circular saw for the desktop? Are you a glutton for punishment? 7. The top trim is a flimsy joke. God help the next homeowner who goes to run electrical through there and has it collapse. This is the poster child for everything wrong with DIY videos on KZbin. One of the worst ever, so much so that I'm blocking the entire channel. Unbelievable.

[@BeachBum71261]

Wow… too bad you weren’t there to help