Built-ins
By: by Jeanne Huber and the editors of Sunset Books
Contributors: Sunset Books
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Sunset Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Menlo Park, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780376011176
Subjects: Built-in furniture; Cabinetwork; Design and construction
Other titles: Sunset built-ins
Description: Ranging from shelving units and cabinets to window seats, an illustrated manual explains how to create a wide variety of beautiful and efficient built-in projects to suit any home or décor, with how-to instructions geared to readers of all skill levels, advice on materials and hardware, safety tips, and more than six hundred photographs featuring a host of built-in ideas and solutions.
Notes: "Designs to inspire, projects to build"--Cover.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The beauty of built-ins. Built-in assets ; Seeing the key components ; Window seats ; Finding places for built-ins ; Finishing touches ; Playing with curves ; Embellishing with beadboard ; Using light to decorate; title: Built-ins for every room. Outfitting living rooms ; Adding built-ins to a kitchen ; In the bathroom ; In the bedroom ; Creating efficient home offices ; Built-ins for other areas; title: How to build built-ins. Building from scratch ; Choosing materials ; The tools you'll need ; Joinery techniques ; Sizing up your space ; About shelves ; Bracket shelves ; Alcove shelves ; A shelf-type window seat ; Adjustable shelves ; C-shaped pantry shelves ; Making bookcases ; Custom cabinets ; Cabinet doors ; Cabinet drawers ; Installing cabinets ; Finishing touches.