Bookshelves

7 år siden

Hi everyone,

What is the best material for bookshelves either side of a fireplace? MDF or other? I'd like to achieve a look like this below....

Thank you

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Daisy England

7 år siden

MDF has the strength in it but isn't the nicest to paint especially on the edges as it tends to go fluffy.

I would go for MDF on the actual shelf but have the doors and frame made in tulip wood as this is the nicest and best to paint and gives a lovely finish. You could always have a tulip wood edging on the shelves too.

A joiner should be able to make this for you and source the materials above.

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Solid Furniture Design
7 år siden
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MBH Carpentry and Joinery Ltd.
7 år siden
I would use mdf in the pic below I have used a softwood edging around al the shelving to give a better finish on the edges when painted the doors I have inset within so the edges are not on show.
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Robert Way - One of the Great British Designers
7 år siden
MDF and softwood is fine. Ideally mdf should be edged or treated with shellac to prevent fluffy finish. However, the look is in the considered detail. There are several things you need to note on the one you like which will make all the difference to a good design.

1. The increased thickness of the shelves and cabinet uprights.

2. The door frame thickness should be in ratio to its width otherwise it will look too meagre

3. The inset moulding will be better as a belechion moulding to prevent visible cracking in the paintwork on the softwood. ( sometimes used with fielded panels )

4 Where possible it is better to use the existing skirting detail as the kick-plate all around the design to meet up with the existing skirting

5. In this design 'laid on' doors would give an inferior look to inset doors with hinge butts. Unfortunately the doors have to be square and plumb for this to work ,which may challenge some carpenters.

6. The handles should suit the design and should not be placed at the top of the door .

7. The correct crown moulding and working top edging, although not immediately noticeable will make all the difference.
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Casa flor
7 år siden
I love this look and have similar in my lounge, I showed a joiner what I wanted and he built it, I think it was thick MDF type for the cabinet but he used wood for the shelves above, around half an inch thick. You wouldn't want the shelf to bow, not a good look. Find a good joiner and he should be able to advise.
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Caldicot Kitchen & Bathroom Centre
7 år siden
MDF will have a price advantage but, as other have said, care needs to be taken with painting and to ensure structurally they are designed to minimise the risk of bowing. If money permitted, I would look to a solid or "staved" wood - ultimately it should be stronger, last longer and the grain is, in my opinion, more pleasing aesthetically.

I second the recommendation to invest in a good joiner - spend a little more now for a quality job that eill last a lifetime!

Bookshelves

Daisy England

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Solid Furniture Design

MBH Carpentry and Joinery Ltd.

Robert Way - One of the Great British Designers

Casa flor

Caldicot Kitchen & Bathroom Centre

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