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Entertainment Center & Mantle
2 commentsThese built-ins and mantle were built for a client in Newport, RI this past summer. They are located in the family room section of a large great room I recently started designing with...
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Hinged Entertainment Center
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Home Library
1 commentThis is the library I'm building for our almost-finished home, with a desk for each of our children. I built it using birch plywood.
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Entertainment Center Wall Unit
This is a DIY project that I built in my family room as an entertainment center/storage unit. The cabinets are built out of birch and maple plywood, poplar face and door frames, mdf raised...
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Screen wall
This is a screen wall and stair unit. The screen wall was designed and built to obscure the landing above from the entry area of the house. The screen unit consists of a series of frames...
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New TV Requires Entertainment Center
With the acquisition of a new and larger TV we needed somewhere to put it. The brick fireplace that covered the entire width of one wall detracted from the appearance of the room. Plus...
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Theater Kitchenette
2 commentsThis is a small kitchen I designed and built this year for a customer in Newport, RI. It is part of their basement to media room conversion. The cabinets are poplar plywood construction, poplar...
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Recycled
What was once drywalled wasted space becomes his and hers curio cabinets, even had enough space left in the "wedge" to squeeze in a closet for the vacuum and dust mop. Materials are recycled redwood...
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cherry cabinet, stained with red mahogany
Older home needing closet storage in Second storey, so the decision was to build this cherry built in cabinet to match existing bathroom vanity.
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Wrap-Around Butler’s Pantry
It’s a hutch, it’s a wet bar, it’s a pantry. The wet bar arm of this attractive cabinetry faces the home’s family room and the pantry arm faces and becomes an...
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Room Divider with a Lift
This custom cabinet was designed to house a TV and audio components as well as to function as a room divider between the living room and dining room. The home has an open plan with spectacular views...
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TV cabinet with display shelves
1 comment1.-Base cabinet true beaded face frame w/inset doors .Pull outs for cd's dvd& vhs. Walnut top 2-TV & center channel speakers hidden behind doors 3- Doors move to side on haffele...
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Windows Recycled Again
When this recycled barn home was renovated recently the leaded-glass windows found yet another new home in the dining room’s twin corner cupboards. The windows started their life...
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Hidden Wet Bar
The wet bar, along with a hutch, occupy awkward spaces created in the construction of the hexagon-shaped dining room. When the pocket doors are open and tucked...
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Video and CD Cabinet
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Kitchen Rebuild
This was a total rebuild of our kitchen. Starting with demolition to the studs and raising the drop ceiling. Everything was built by hand, cupboards, doors, drawers, walls, ceiling...
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Wine Bar and Large Storage
Had a 21 foot long blank boring wall in the living room, and needed storage, display space, storage, something interesting to look at in the room, some more storage, and I got a wine-bar out of the...
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Foyer
1 commentThis is my foyer .It's paneled with solid mahogany. All molding were made by me& my helper. The finish is a conversion varnish.The railing is ready to be installed but not in time for...
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Entertainment Center
This is a wall unit I made for a lady who was looking for space for her books. I opted to place the overhead lights to extend past the shelves since if I put them on the top of the unit...
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Bookcase - Entertainment Center
1 commentThis project was built in my one-car garage shop. I couldn't put it together until I got it on site. Finished it is 13'-2" long and 9' hi. It represents my first attempt at spray finishing. The 2...
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Built- in Entertainment Cabinet
2 commentsWe built this cabinet from fir beams recycled from the demolition phase of the remodel of the house. Built for the master bedroom, it houses the T.V. and audio/visual equipment as well as...
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A Suite Coffee Station
In order to satisfy the desire for early morning caffeine, the homeowners of this lovely new home requested that a coffee station be included in their Master Suite bathroom. nbspReadily...
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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
Painter Jim Lacey shares some tips for caulking and painting fiber-cement siding. read more
Contest Details
Update: Winner have been chosen! Be sure to browse through some creative storage solutions in our built-in cabinet gallery.
*Contest is closed.
Beginning November 16 and running through December 16, Fine Homebuilding readers can submit photos of their most creative built-ins and custom-made cabinets for a chance to win one of three Stanley prize packages.
First Prize
• FatMax Xtreme Portable Truck Box
• FatMax Lock & Stock Organizer
• Stanley 3-in-1 Tripod LED Flashlight
• Stanley 16” Lighted Level
• Stanley 24” Lighted Level
• Stanley 48” Lighted Level
• FatMax Xtreme 25’ Tape
• FatMax Xtreme Instant-Change Handsaw System
• FatMax Xtreme Twin Blade Knife
Second Prize
• FatMax Xtreme Portable Truck Box
• Stanley 3-in-1 Tripod LED Flashlight
• Stanley 48” Lighted Level
• FatMax Xtreme 25’ Tape
• FatMax Xtreme Instant-Change Handsaw System
• FatMax Xtreme Twin Blade Knife
Third Prize
• FatMax Lock & Stock Organizer
• Stanley 3-in-1 Tripod LED Flashlight
• Stanley 48” Lighted Level
• FatMax Xtreme 25’ Tape
• FatMax Xtreme Instant-Change Handsaw System
• FatMax Xtreme Twin Blade Knife
Contest ends December 16
Winners will be announced on or about December 21.
