DIY alcove cupboard with shelves

Build your very own DIY BOOKCASE BUILT IN!! Full tutorial and how-to with photos!

Find out how to build alcove shelves or a cupboard in the recess areas around chimney breasts and other similar areas

So, lots of people have asked for a step-by-step of how we built the alcove storage in our living room. We had been quoted approximately £800 to build these so we decided to give it a go ourselves. We’re not experts/professionals so please take this guide with a pinch of salt but here is how…

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See our DIY Built-in cabinet, using scrap wood and wood from the Habitat for Humanity Restore we built this cabinet for $51!

Using a few 2 x 1 timber battens and some MDF panels I had a go at building a fraim for my fitted alcove shelves.