My youngest needed a new bookcase so bad! All she had was an old baby bookcase that hardly fit her books anymore. I was so excited to see Ana's plans for the simple cubby bookcase. Yay! I made it a smidge narrower to fit the space and taller so she could have more adjustable cubbies. :)
I used pine 1x12 boards for the box and pine 1x2's for the trim. I used my Jig-It Adjustable Shelving Jig and drilled every other hole. Didn't feel like I needed quite as much "adjustability" for books. :-)
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I wanted a more rustic look, so I left a lot of brush strokes on purpose and didn't fill any obvious knots in the wood. I really like how it turned out. :) When we were putting all of the shelves in, my daughter was so cute - she made sure all of the knots were facing OUTWARD so she could see them. She thought it looked neat that way.
Comments
moosmani
Wed, 01/15/2014 - 11:06
I love how this looks! Very
I love how this looks! Very nice job! Can you please tell me what the total height is once you added your hutch?
Stacie
Wed, 01/15/2014 - 11:41
Thank you! I just checked
Thank you! I just checked and it measures at 63 inches. It's sitting on thick carpet so it may actually be more like 63.5 inches.
moosmani
Wed, 01/15/2014 - 12:52
Great! Thank you so much! I
Great! Thank you so much! I think this will be the perfect size for what I need. Yours looks so nice that I'd like to copy it. Did you use any plans to build the hutch or did you just make it up? I just love how yours looks! Thank you so much for posting!
Stacie
Wed, 01/15/2014 - 14:09
Moosmani, I made it up just
Moosmani, I made it up just based on a very simple hutch. Two days later, Ana posted plans for the School Desk Hutch. :/ A plan to follow would have been nice but honestly, the hutch was a very easy build. Good luck building yours and I look forward to seeing pics.
moosmani
Wed, 01/15/2014 - 14:35
Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for the tips!