The bedroom is often the most neglected living space in the house because it’ seldom seen by guest. It is a sanctuary dressing area with its multi-purpose nature sleeping space.

The time has long since past when we hastily pulled the covers over our heads at night and wake up in the morning shivering with cold. However, now we want to have an option open to us in the bedroom same as we do in the living room. This means that the bedroom is not merely for sleeping only but for relaxation, browsing the internet, watching television or working in earnest. The bedroom is a private room where you can snuggle up without prying eyes – a comfortable place in which to retreat from the world.

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Dowels can be very handy for supporting shelves from the sides. If shelf ends are notched, you can build a room-dividing-bookcase by cutting a standard 4 by 4 to reach from floor to ceiling (where it is attached with an L-shaped bracket) and running dowels through at varying heights to hold the shelf ends. Or, a back cleat can be combined with pins or dowels on the sides of a bookcase to form a sturdy support.

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Bookshelves are about the easiest type of furniture to build, and because almost everyone can use an additional place to park books, a bookshelf is a great project for beginning craftsmen. Too, in economical terms, bookshelves can usually be less expensively constructed than purchase.

When you decide to make your bookshelf, first choose a space it will fill. Would you prefer it against a wall or freestanding as a room divider? If you are really short of space, you might even decide to build into a wall. Read the rest of this entry »