Week 6 dining room renovations & built-ins

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbX0X1KV2Z39kKCtnr6MvjxGkCl92qZBgtorGqNsgsWSYkWLntqhtquCi-FDoeN4KDup9UeWldKA-xRYBfOebwHWAtVG7UngbqryVYZ0MnHqyCnS4GEXDJln-lj-m5fK7l0khQz3Wj2_M/s1600/2014-11-26+11.16.45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbX0X1KV2Z39kKCtnr6MvjxGkCl92qZBgtorGqNsgsWSYkWLntqhtquCi-FDoeN4KDup9UeWldKA-xRYBfOebwHWAtVG7UngbqryVYZ0MnHqyCnS4GEXDJln-lj-m5fK7l0khQz3Wj2_M/s1600/2014-11-26+11.16.45.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I wanted to show in photos as many stages of my build that I could so that if you wanted to build something similar you can see how I built my project.<br />So I added the vertical pieces and then I added braces for the shelves attaching them to the studs and to the side panels with pocket holes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqH31rHWruoN6POuKN9-UrM4J-3oJfSNBJNKJ0F1I9cdV-Rd8wRXfdboXQG3yIiOx2OIMCzBHo7eacbvS8KSLXYj9pWJP01Zgy5W6GCNiXjfmixyIVRY-P6_C_w3MnINUd9MpZ3mdn5GXK/s1600/2014-11-26+11.16.56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqH31rHWruoN6POuKN9-UrM4J-3oJfSNBJNKJ0F1I9cdV-Rd8wRXfdboXQG3yIiOx2OIMCzBHo7eacbvS8KSLXYj9pWJP01Zgy5W6GCNiXjfmixyIVRY-P6_C_w3MnINUd9MpZ3mdn5GXK/s1600/2014-11-26+11.16.56.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwG7BY3iGjBXp6V0EIL8mEmFzWM2XNnKyd305-qzT9KEIQOC43154V6ZLWabbk9lsBeO8hsrdhVqF2e4YAFtRNI3Par2SpY6eYmkGdAmtB99FIWUJfob_LIQJOr9jt4-AJ_qfYP8aXUVCN/s1600/2014-11-26+15.01.37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwG7BY3iGjBXp6V0EIL8mEmFzWM2XNnKyd305-qzT9KEIQOC43154V6ZLWabbk9lsBeO8hsrdhVqF2e4YAFtRNI3Par2SpY6eYmkGdAmtB99FIWUJfob_LIQJOr9jt4-AJ_qfYP8aXUVCN/s1600/2014-11-26+15.01.37.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I decided to make the thicker shelves out of 2 pieces of mdf simply glued together...I just clamped them and let them sit for 20 -30 min and then installed them using clamps to help me place and level<br />the shelves as I installed them. I screwed through from the outside of the side panels but in hind sight I would just drill pocket holes on the bottom of the shelves and attach them from the inside next time and use plugs to hide those holes.<br /><br />the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OxMGcOti5CvNzr9uUiAi6wJeAPAQtx2SckR-yBBYRJ3sJjDWxuvhMzt-QrZfHTchHR7AzRWYXWrf6ZXVFS48H4uQx14ZLkUPPuu9OAuKJM4gzof8I3kG_fvfrGJK_MzTF71Q5sg-z7lw/s1600/2014-11-26+13.42.37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OxMGcOti5CvNzr9uUiAi6wJeAPAQtx2SckR-yBBYRJ3sJjDWxuvhMzt-QrZfHTchHR7AzRWYXWrf6ZXVFS48H4uQx14ZLkUPPuu9OAuKJM4gzof8I3kG_fvfrGJK_MzTF71Q5sg-z7lw/s1600/2014-11-26+13.42.37.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWSMYfXBP1xYn3_XNBrlL4bflm-8gq32yZscQP8dsYKtoda8UZV9qSyav9m9DOSUVd_tRrjbzXpQh8mLdKGho1yeR5ncX64aIWl_44vL1UbAABKITr8cPzxtZh1borlk8U3ycI9_GVSYO/s1600/2014-11-27+17.59.31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWSMYfXBP1xYn3_XNBrlL4bflm-8gq32yZscQP8dsYKtoda8UZV9qSyav9m9DOSUVd_tRrjbzXpQh8mLdKGho1yeR5ncX64aIWl_44vL1UbAABKITr8cPzxtZh1borlk8U3ycI9_GVSYO/s1600/2014-11-27+17.59.31.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I then filled holes and added more 3/4" supports to the backs of the shelves so that I had something to nail the wood backing to.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzfArxhz2Hvf5UvLzozPS4sBHjFGPwDUOnrXTU0x6SZ9DyMQrz0N5WL1GWnVawsRY66qQ31-jyrYkdjvY64VjX6LUgseFF45IKrT90z-5TS6s9iB5ew9_ezE4RGuka9JHpUcHlgTq4-xR/s1600/2014-11-28+12.31.47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzfArxhz2Hvf5UvLzozPS4sBHjFGPwDUOnrXTU0x6SZ9DyMQrz0N5WL1GWnVawsRY66qQ31-jyrYkdjvY64VjX6LUgseFF45IKrT90z-5TS6s9iB5ew9_ezE4RGuka9JHpUcHlgTq4-xR/s1600/2014-11-28+12.31.47.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPIa1ddczr9rZCerk-MDS3CIbGVmD5hPxvif_5tYlEaGrlz1EUW1FrKrPKH72P2PcPEOc9pTycF1-61si_PmtDOP4gnB9Q-QUWpkNvfZM3nqhlSNYnSStXSa4IrSeT7ppzyV8VXfTXbW6/s1600/2014-11-28+14.00.47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPIa1ddczr9rZCerk-MDS3CIbGVmD5hPxvif_5tYlEaGrlz1EUW1FrKrPKH72P2PcPEOc9pTycF1-61si_PmtDOP4gnB9Q-QUWpkNvfZM3nqhlSNYnSStXSa4IrSeT7ppzyV8VXfTXbW6/s1600/2014-11-28+14.00.47.jpg" width="480" /></a>  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cut 5.5"planks from plywood for backing the shelves.I stained this plywood the same Kona color I love then top coated them with satin clear coat and rubbed them down with a fine steel wool to achieve a nice smooth surface. I used sureplay underlayment because I love the backside the way it looked when stained.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8msOPEzp07qNbQlWZYHZpJx_kGrmTaSKdJtoq51jnIPHNLd0EP7k3hBTcPmUkELdQ3l7XBMeK0FwwKNisr7kGHxuYep5gzxNRQxjcurb3TZtb-YCOyUnaQI98Q2brmHppKhKkEkSXQXL/s1600/2014-11-29+13.05.12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8msOPEzp07qNbQlWZYHZpJx_kGrmTaSKdJtoq51jnIPHNLd0EP7k3hBTcPmUkELdQ3l7XBMeK0FwwKNisr7kGHxuYep5gzxNRQxjcurb3TZtb-YCOyUnaQI98Q2brmHppKhKkEkSXQXL/s1600/2014-11-29+13.05.12.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Priming and three coats of paint was much easier with out the face frames...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHm0uSIiF5_XyLC0ktnn3AivxdZwk-t0JGI_48P3uFaFcPZLW5DhLu5nFNY-6Gc7DM3J4Hp1dTwjyghN0xwjt-VPTVNOR8azPEIOpMX_15MIG41PcmEy1Im5Ejah4cAIn76yFb8GezXXP5/s1600/2014-11-29+16.17.36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHm0uSIiF5_XyLC0ktnn3AivxdZwk-t0JGI_48P3uFaFcPZLW5DhLu5nFNY-6Gc7DM3J4Hp1dTwjyghN0xwjt-VPTVNOR8azPEIOpMX_15MIG41PcmEy1Im5Ejah4cAIn76yFb8GezXXP5/s1600/2014-11-29+16.17.36.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cut off 3/4" off of a pices of 12" wide mdf to cover the upper part of the bookcase to hide the bones...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajCxvaF6F-FzXthAM_NBh4fXsJ0lMfrd45pSWbEqs_zJxpMpG3ZyylrZ1TvmJrAeE7NIdwgdxdGlZY0oV3h3nyZDeJBLVEG5gSBYv7K2HOh7kFqQ_RCMPOXj6MCi3Uy62hBi84Y_Qpc8g/s1600/2014-11-29+16.26.48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajCxvaF6F-FzXthAM_NBh4fXsJ0lMfrd45pSWbEqs_zJxpMpG3ZyylrZ1TvmJrAeE7NIdwgdxdGlZY0oV3h3nyZDeJBLVEG5gSBYv7K2HOh7kFqQ_RCMPOXj6MCi3Uy62hBi84Y_Qpc8g/s1600/2014-11-29+16.26.48.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9_GnzY_c2VSXWyAyXFc-UpGEvqUVMvcH5bg6F81lrpw52u-1BW1t6RprcfZ44aW-TkXLPnnX4ZqDjTW-08rAfgwEoSIhz7gzMN5eaOIyyQFK8luov62ilDmoOgutcvZiyoA3HS2J8sZ9/s1600/2014-11-29+17.56.46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9_GnzY_c2VSXWyAyXFc-UpGEvqUVMvcH5bg6F81lrpw52u-1BW1t6RprcfZ44aW-TkXLPnnX4ZqDjTW-08rAfgwEoSIhz7gzMN5eaOIyyQFK8luov62ilDmoOgutcvZiyoA3HS2J8sZ9/s1600/2014-11-29+17.56.46.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I am getting so anxious to get this project completed to get the wine cooler in place a to have this room furnished and ready for fun...<br />I am even surprised at how long this is all taking but every step seems to require a step then waiting another step then waiting....I just want it completed already because I am ready to get decorating for Christmas...<br /><br />I am  hoping to get all the backing installed today and the face frames completed...hopefully things will go smoothly and I will have the built-ins completed today....then I can get to sanding the floors and a couple of days of snading.

Week 6 dining room renovations & built-ins

I wanted to show in photos as many stages of my build that I could so that if you wanted to build something similar you can see how I built ...

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