Yes, at the moment there are wardrobes in my living room because it is being converted from an old bedroom. The problem is that we don't want to rip the wardrobes out, because they are part of the wardrobes in the bedroom on the other side of the wall.
Thus, if we take out the wardrobes in the living room, the bedroom robes have to come down as well. Then we would have to build a new wall, re-build the bedroom etc...
I decided instead, to turn the existing robes into a built-in entertainment system and bookshelves. Here's is what I'm working with...
The plan is to remove the doors and the sliding rails, and sheet over the mirror. I would like to leave the storage above (in an old house like this, storage is rare and therefore valuable!).
I drew up a quick sketch today which I think will work (not to scale and terribly drawn by the way).
The Plan:
1. Replace the doors above with a flat door and add some mouldings (you can't tell in the picture, but the existing doors have a popcorn texture - yuck!). Maybe something decorative, maybe a Shaker style door?
2) The flat panels up the top either side of the cupboards will have the same moulding added to give it a consistent look (I could also sheet it with tongue & groove to match the walls, but I think I would have to lose the upper storage then).
3) The wardrobes will have to have a false back put in, as they are too deep for bookshelves, and then shelves added. Considering either a moulding trim, or arched tops like Jenny Komenda did here.
4) The central part where the mirror is will be sheeted to create a flat surface.
5) This is the trickier part, and the part I'm not sure my wood-working skills stand up to. I want to build a narrow cupboard protuding from the central section, deep enough to hold a TV and DVD players and other equipment underneath. It will basically require building a whole set of shelves, on a baseboard and attaching it to the existing wall.
So, what do you think? Achievable? Practical? Am I crazy?
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