This Old House Easy Upgrades: Built-Ins, Shelves & Storage: Smart Design, Trusted Advice

This Old House Easy Upgrades: Built-Ins, Shelves & Storage: Smart Design, Trusted Advice by Editors of This Old House Magazine. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780848734992.

Easy Upgrades: Built-Ins, Cabinets & Shelves shows readers how to create dozens of new home enhancements-such as display shelves, mudroom cubbies, bookcases, window seats, and built-in desks-and pull from over 400 photos and illustrations to inspire almost any desired home improvement. Built-Ins, Cabinets & Shelves is not only a great guide to do-it-yourself ideas but also holds the secrets that will simplify construction and address real-life needs and challenges. With trusted tips and expert advice from This Old House, readers can now maximize the comfort and utility of their homes with a wide variety of beautiful new built-in features. Features include: Before-and-after images, annotated floor plans, and explanatory text clearly lay out the problems and show how space was altered or reconfigured to solve them Call-outs to the elements in the finished space explain how they work together and describe the functional and aesthetic role of each Design gallery of inspirational finished spaces that illustrate a range of creative solutions Design advice, money-saving tips, practical suggestions, and troubleshooting help from This Old House professionals Ways to green up a project, with sustainable materials and energy-saving ideas How to keep things looking good and working well long after the project is complete Links to web galleries and videos to see more images, download relevant DIY projects, watch step-by-step instructional videos at thisoldhouse.com