Construction, Carpentry,& Remodeling in the Northwest with the @SandalCarpenter
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Giving a room a custom look
I recently aquired a pool table and moved it into our bonus room. Since then I have been thinking about how to turn the room into a pool room with character and functionality. I decided to add wainscoting around the room and a built in shelving unit for a television. I chose vertical grain doug fir as the wood species to keep a
northwest theme. I then started laying out the room on paper with a "to-scale" drawing. I was able to size and place the built-in where I wanted and make a material list based on my final dimensions. I built the shelving unit first and installed the wainscoting around the room. I also built a small corner table from 3" VG fir set at 39" from the floor to allow for a bar stool seating area. I left the wood natural and used a clear polyurethane to finish the wood. I then painted the upper two thirds of the wall and that completed the room, giving the space a purpose and a real warm feel.
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