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Crate Barrel Knock Off Bookcase
Crate Barrel Knock Off Bookcase
A tutorial by
Dittle Dattle
www.dittledattle.blogspot.com
1 cheap laminate 5 shelving unit (shelves removed)
10 - 1 x 2x 8 pine boards (furring strips)
2 - 1 x 2 x 28 scrap boards
1 12 foot Base Molding 3 x
1 Plywood sheet (optional)
Finish nails
Gorilla Wood Glue & Gorilla Stronger Faster Glue
Spackle
Materials Needed: Sand paper/sander
Primer & paint
Cut six 1x 2 x 8 boards down the same height as the shelf. My shelf measured 6
foot tall. I found these furring strips for .83 cents each!
Measure each shelf width (mine measured 28) and make four cuts at that
measurement out of the remaining boards. The laminate unit had 4 shelves but I
decided to only use 3 of the shelves (as shown on page 1).
Youll need to cut two scrap wood to fit at the top and at the bottom (again mine
measured 1x2x28). This will give you a place to nail the molding. This really could be
anything you have laying around. It doesnt even need to be painted because it will not
be seen. Go ahead and glue and nail in place. Nail from the sides of the shelf into the
ends of the boards.
***You could cut the molding now or wait. I waited to cut the molding after the next
following steps.
Pre-Assemble:
*OPTIONAL*
Cut a piece of thin plywood to replace
the cardboard backing that comes with
the laminate shelving unit.
Prime and paint.
Nail to the back of the shelf.
I did this and I honestly feel it made a
world of difference both in stability and
appearance.
*I moved the shelving unit into place, put back in the shelves, and then completed the
rest of the steps.
7. With Gorilla Glue, clamps, and a small square,
apply the four small wooden pieces to the bottoms
of each shelf.
Each board is glued and clamped into place. NO
nailing. The boards set back in from the edge just a
bit.
I used a tiny square to align each board to assure the
same distance on each shelf. You could easily use a
piece of cardboard to create a template.
Knock-off Bookcases
set side by side!