Couple Saw This DIY Bookshelf Design Online, But They Had No Idea It Would Turn Out So Good
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We all lived through a Pinterest phase at some point. No wonder – the page can easily get you hooked with all sorts of inspiring pictures, from design to fashion and photography.
In some cases those pictures can’t be just pinned and forgotten, they need to be made in real life. This was the case when Jessica and Sinclair Breen found a picture of a bookshelf online.
“When I showed [the picture to] Sinclair he almost had a heart attack,” Jessica told The Daily Mail. “We knew we had to try it.” That’s when the ball started rolling.
Jessica measured the wall space, took the inspiring picture with her and went to the graphic arts teacher that worked at the same school as her. With his help they soon knew what size panels to order and after spending $900, they had everything they needed to start building.
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Jessica and Sinclair Breen were browsing the internet when they came across an image of a bookshelf they had to make themselves
The project seemed fitting for the qualifying campaign for reality TV show The Block, so the couple started planning how to recreate their dream bookshelf
After measuring and designing the look, they ordered custom-made panels that cost them about $900
Then they made the boxes and arranged them on a fake MDF wall
After that they fixed the MDF onto the wall and attached the boxes
The couple spent 16 hours creating this bookshelf masterpiece
“It was a huge process but it was so worth it,” said Jessica
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Looks amazing, but then the boring part of mind thought about having to do dusting in all the cracks....
That's why they had children. What?! Your mother didn't make you do all those little jobs she hated to do herself? *lucky*
a kid couldn't reach half of those boxes, that would be adult work, and I think after a while you might grow tired of it
Small arms for small cracks. Perfect.
I hate getting dust in my cracks too
$900 worth of pencils to fill the cracks would solve the dusting problem. :)
Use a leaf blower. 😎
I have a dust problem too. Looks like a nightmare..
My thoughts exactly too. Maybe they are lucky enough to be at a place where it is off the city, away from busy roads and lack of any construction going on. :)
That's a good point.
16 hours creating it but a lifetime of dusting! NO THANKS!
Those little static dusters are perfect for stuff like this
A lifetime of dusting pleasure.
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I've got my FIRST check total of $4500 for a week, pretty cool. working from home saves money in several ways.I love this. I’ve recently started taking the steps to build my freelance Job career so that I can work from home.. This is what i do... http://cutt.us/MediaWorkOnline
Isn't $900 expensive by American standards?
Yes.
super expensive . specially when is particle wood not even real wood.
Expensive BUT COOL AS HELL!! 👍🏻
Yes, it's an absurd amount of money.
they aren't in America, they are in UK. conversion is about 675 british pounds. and it's not just particle wood, it's also laminated with the edges finished which is typically more expensive.
oh wait.. my bad... this was the Australian version of the show... 1,166 Australian dollars. so basically it's a bargain in us dollars :)
yeah, should have cut the panels themselves.
Even if it were in America, that's NOT expensive for a large piece of furniture which is also a work of art. AND the boards were custom made, which is an added expense. So worth it, I say. Looks beautiful!!!
Seems like it to me.
I could easily fit about four times as many books into the same amount of wall space.
This is all about the coolness ;DDD
Form before function? It's nice unless you want to actually use it ;)
tell me all your secrets, oh wise one
That is not really the point here...it is all about creativity...if you want just function...they go your way...if you want something uniquely different, still good storage, and a conversation piece... this is your book case.
I strongly disagree. It is NOT AT ALL about "creativity". These people copied a design. How is a copied design "uniquely different"? If I was in an exam, and I copied from a neighboring classmate, would that be "creative"? Would it be "uniquely different"? No. It would be the EXACT OPPOSITE of those things.
So not the point Daniel.
Looks amazing, but then the boring part of mind thought about having to do dusting in all the cracks....
That's why they had children. What?! Your mother didn't make you do all those little jobs she hated to do herself? *lucky*
a kid couldn't reach half of those boxes, that would be adult work, and I think after a while you might grow tired of it
Small arms for small cracks. Perfect.
I hate getting dust in my cracks too
$900 worth of pencils to fill the cracks would solve the dusting problem. :)
Use a leaf blower. 😎
I have a dust problem too. Looks like a nightmare..
My thoughts exactly too. Maybe they are lucky enough to be at a place where it is off the city, away from busy roads and lack of any construction going on. :)
That's a good point.
16 hours creating it but a lifetime of dusting! NO THANKS!
Those little static dusters are perfect for stuff like this
A lifetime of dusting pleasure.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
I've got my FIRST check total of $4500 for a week, pretty cool. working from home saves money in several ways.I love this. I’ve recently started taking the steps to build my freelance Job career so that I can work from home.. This is what i do... http://cutt.us/MediaWorkOnline
Isn't $900 expensive by American standards?
Yes.
super expensive . specially when is particle wood not even real wood.
Expensive BUT COOL AS HELL!! 👍🏻
Yes, it's an absurd amount of money.
they aren't in America, they are in UK. conversion is about 675 british pounds. and it's not just particle wood, it's also laminated with the edges finished which is typically more expensive.
oh wait.. my bad... this was the Australian version of the show... 1,166 Australian dollars. so basically it's a bargain in us dollars :)
yeah, should have cut the panels themselves.
Even if it were in America, that's NOT expensive for a large piece of furniture which is also a work of art. AND the boards were custom made, which is an added expense. So worth it, I say. Looks beautiful!!!
Seems like it to me.
I could easily fit about four times as many books into the same amount of wall space.
This is all about the coolness ;DDD
Form before function? It's nice unless you want to actually use it ;)
tell me all your secrets, oh wise one
That is not really the point here...it is all about creativity...if you want just function...they go your way...if you want something uniquely different, still good storage, and a conversation piece... this is your book case.
I strongly disagree. It is NOT AT ALL about "creativity". These people copied a design. How is a copied design "uniquely different"? If I was in an exam, and I copied from a neighboring classmate, would that be "creative"? Would it be "uniquely different"? No. It would be the EXACT OPPOSITE of those things.
So not the point Daniel.