How To Attach A Door To A Bookcase

For now i m liking the clean lines.

How to attach a door to a bookcase. If the opening is 36 by 72 inches the measurement would. Add a sliding door. Designer kristina steinmetz s idea to add a sliding door to the billy bookcase smartly disguises clutter. Switch up the shelves.

Add 3 inches to both measurements. 8 hang your doors. Mark and drill your pilot holes for your screws then screw your hinges to the door before attaching the door to the bookshelf. So if you have any extra space in the kitchen or any other room and need storage consider getting a generic bookcase many people already have one in the house and turn it into an armoire pantry tv cabinet or anything else you might envision.

Line up the bookcase so there is a 1 4 overhang on the top and attach the top screw of the top hinge into your spacer then the top screw of the bottom hinge. This project is best for a situation where you do not need to access the items inside everyday. If that is not an option consider taping the door into place so that you can screw the door onto your bookcase frame. Because of how the bookcases are nestled next to each other the first 2 ways that i tried to attach my hinges wouldn t allow the doors to open in place.

Adding doors to a bookcase is not as difficult as it sounds. Put on the knob handle of your choice. Attach doors to bookcase. Measure the width and length of the bookcase opening where you wish to hang the doors.

Ahhh another task that should have been simple yet took me over a week to problem solve. I was just going to add the doors and leave it at that but a lot of built ins like these are actually base cabinets with shallower bookcases set on top of them creating a ledge where they meet see my pinterest board on bookcase and built in inspirations here i like that little detail so i pondered how to modify the bookcases and eventually decided to use my jigsaw to cut mdf trim like this. Instead of arranging the baskets along the bottom i could have them on the sides and fill them up with craft supplies. If your bookcase is looking a little too cluttered and you would like to clean up the look of your room without having to buy a new bookcase or getting rid of your book collection you can always add cabinet doors.

By adding the doors i could maximize what i stored on each shelf. It is best to have two people when you hang your door. Shut the door and check to make sure the door isn t too close to the bookcase frame.