Man Cave

[SteveF]

My Office build is close to completion

I want to build some shallow bookshelves \ cupboards about 6" deep 150mm in new money
I would like doors on them
the space is about 2000mm tall x 2000mm wide

what is easiest \ cheapest \most impressive doors i could put on them?

 

[marcus]

Easiest — sheet of shutter ply
Cheapest — Ditto
Most impressive — something like this : http://aidanharticons.com/wp-content/up ... -icons.jpg

:wink:

 

[CaptainCaveman]

Easiest, cheapest and most impressive?
There seems an inherent contradiction...

A)
Ikea...

B)
Make something pretty yourself, it'll be cheap but not easy.
I'm currently planning to make my own doors for my workshop, I'm going for 50mm thick timbers with 10mm georgian style glazing (4-6 panel) with clear acrylic. Just simple half joints, tenons and screws.

May be a little heavy duty for bookshelves though...

C)
Get someone to do it properly, it won't be cheap, but will be easy and look good.

 

[SteveF]

ikea...No
make myself....definately

it is a home office so wants to be tidy

plywood not a bad shout ...i guess i could put a face frame on it

 

[CaptainCaveman]

ikea...No
make myself....definately
..
plywood not a bad shout ...i guess i could put a face frame on it

I quite like well rounded and smoothed ply edges, showing the laminations,
It's quite a modern look though.

With them being bookshelves presumably you will be glazing them?