Adding Built-In Shelves Above A Media Cabinet: a house log

Is there anything better than a striking, functional, and Hands-on-ed piece of furniture? Arguably yes (a free car full of money?), but not much. So we enjoyed getting Kim & Scott’s email about the built-in media wall that they constructed with a couple of friends. Not only was it custom built to perfectly fit the space, it saved them at least $450 (many similar units go for $750+ and theirs was $252 to build). Here is Kim and Scott’s letter:

We began out with a quite green accent wall, and over time we began to layer in a few new pieces to the living room (a shaggy rug, a Craigslist coffee table, etc). After said changes, we grew weary of the bold wall and figured that if we were going to change the wall color – what the heck! – we should simply create a whole new media wall. Of course, right?

So with the assist of some friends in another state, our road-tripping wall made it is way back to Chicago where she was wrapped up up, styled, and enjoyed. We have a compact city condo, and the media center, although much larger than our last one, in fact saves space, looks built in, and completes our room. Thank you for continuing to inspire with your many projects – large and small! -xx, Kim & Scott

Is not that excellent? We enjoy the flip-down wood drawers and the perfectly customized shelves (and you know Sherry’s sweating that yellow ceramic horse – that is a jersey term that she taught me by the way). Thanks for sharing Kim and Scott! For more photos or to learn more about the process of creating their built-in, check out their journal. This is simply the kick in the butt that we need to upgrade our own media cabinet situation. As soon as we get a bit more accomplished in our counter-less kitchen…