I'm 55. Thanks to Paul T. and this video, I took on my very first woodworking project. Used 90% of this plan, with a few tweaks (e.g., used wood flooring planks for my work top. #truth Nothing wall, corner, ceiling related is 90 degrees :) So be prepared to be creative. Paul, thank you! Sincerely, Brad Lucky

You are SO much more than just a "DIY'er my friend!! Excellent instructions! AMAZING built in!! God bless!

very well-designed and meticulous, I 'd pay extra for such a carpenter's quality

This was exactly what I was looking for! I went through many videos for built in shelves, yours was by far the most clear and direct! Thanks!

Paul, this was the best tutorial I could find on KZfaq. You’re a wonderful teacher. I was building an entertainment wall so I had to modify your design a little bit but otherwise I followed your tutorial pretty religiously. It turned out awesome! Thank you!

I love the way you list everything you used including video equipment. I would add "Fantastic Effort" to the list. Also, for the cover of the wiring rather than nailing next time consider magnets. If you ever have to take the cover off to replace a wire (due to damage) or to add more lighting this makes it a bit easier. Pretty much any magnet you can get on the web will do that is round and flat. You can either glue magnets to both surfaces or if the magnets are particularly strong drive screws in the opposite side as a metal place for the magnet to magnetise to. Anyway, I had to post a comment at least to tell you how great it looks, how great the video was, and how much I can appreciate the thought that went into the whole process and project.

Thank you for this detailed tutorial. I was able to replicate as close with some little tweaks. Thanks again.

I built several islands and built in units in my home as well as a full cabinet/sink system to finish my basement as an in-law suite. I went a little crazy and instead of painting I used home depot birch 3/4” plywood for all my cabinets and sanded them finely then applied a weathered gray stain then sanded fine after drying for a week. I then applied a polyurethane coating , let dry till the smell went away (the key to knowing its dry). I then fine sanded the poly (crucial to make the first coat perfect.) I then applied several (about 15 coats) of polyurethane and fine sanded each coat before applying the next. The end results were absolutely incredible so much that I’ve had several people ask me to build their cabinets and islands for them. I’m a DIY’er as well and I’m a mechanic by trade. Another thing I like to use when attaching shelves is to cut dado slots in the sides (uprights) where the shelves rest unseat if butt joints. I also dado the backing panels and it all locks together and will never move but the way you did it will be fine with glue and screws on butt joints. I also finished my face edges of the shelves with iron on wood edge banding that you can get in rolls of different widths. I absolutely refuse to use any prefab cabinets unless they’re quality made with real plywood (Not MDF or other glued-particulate) board. Any drawers have ball bearing rollers and doors have quality hinges . I also like to use plexiglass or equivalent to make see through cabinet doors and they’re super easy to cut if you use one of those angle head oscillating tools that are for cutting baseboards, door jambs, sheetrock, etc. Those tools are invaluable for woodworking and DIY projects. You’d be surprised just how nice you can make raw wood look with some simple stain/poly and a lot of elbow grease. I’ve had some of my projects covered with custom granite tops and the installers were absolutely blown away when I told them I built it myself and it was the first time I’ve ever done such a thing. I’ve since been working in a cabinet shop part time as it seems I’ve developed a love for woodworking. Yeah man...youtube is definitely the place to go to learn skills you thought you’d never acquire. I really enjoyed your video and your execution of the editing to make it easy for the beginners to have the confidence to tackle it themselves......all without dropping F bombs and drinking beer...lol. Great project and put me down for another subscriber.

Best DIY I have ever watched. Thank you for sharing your talents. I am inspired.

Great job! You made the crown moulding look extremely easy! Will be tackling something similiar to this shortly. Thanks for the informative video!

This is now my new hyperfixation for my sitting room and maybe even my bedroom. 😍😍😍😍

You should prime one coat before you caulk to prevent the wood from drying out the caulk over time. Thanks for sharing. Loved the videos

Your wiring technique is brilliant! I'll be applying that to my planned built-in shelves.

Finished my book shelve using your tutorial video, made a couple of changes we had a larger room.

I am blown away. This was so well done. And the first DIY of yours I saw. I subscribed after this. I absolutely will be watching your other videos!

Absolutely love your way of explaining and your precision. Would loveeeeee to see a tutorial on mudroom furniture/bench/shelves!!! Pleaseeeee!

Love the detail you put in this. Your video editing along with built in project are extremely well done.

'Believe You Can Build It! (Slogan Idea) Thanks so much- super great video!

looks great-- great job!

I am so glad I started looking into the next project and found your videos! We're making window seats with drawers and your hardware template made out of scrap wood idea will help so much. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video and explaining through the processes. I'll definitely be using your links as I work on our projects!

This is fantastic Paul! I've been referencing your work here to install the LEDs on the builtin I'm finishing up now. Super clear and helpful. Thanks for taking the extra time to compile and edit the video!

Your shelves turned out AWESOME!! They’re absolutely beautiful.

Really like this! My wife is obsessed and telling me that she wants this in our house. 😁 Thank you for the step by step! Just a heads up. Although soldering is spelled like that, the “L” is actually silent and the “o” is pronounced “ah” (as in “hot”). Phonetically it would be sahdderring (sorry for poor representation. 😅 I don’t have the right symbols on my phone). Love the video!!!

i'm not sure what was better - your finall project or your dancing in pt 1... thanks for making the vids, i'm using them to guide me as i do almost exactly the same project. thanks!

Nice job. A little tip for soldering is use flux paste. The solder flows better.

Not sure if anyone needs it but in case you're wondering how to match the paint to the false fronts or to the bookshelves to match the cabinets, the answer is: laquer. Get a quality laquer paint tinted to match the cabinets (not a big box store, go to a paint store). You'll also need a paint spray gun similar to what Paul used (I have a Wagner Flexio 4000). Sand the wood to 320 or 400. Apply a laquer undercoat (primer). Set to dry. Apply two coats of laquer paint. Did it to my own built in shelves, no one can believe that i painted it myself because of how good the finish looks. (Btw these cabinets were a satin finish)

Researching for my own built-in project and your plan and tips are much appreciated. Your wall unit came out fabulous!

Great list of things you used. Would love to know what paint as well.

Excellent work Paul, I enjoyed both videos.

Perfect video, I’m so happy I stumbled upon it!

Wow a great series of videos. I am going to try your instructions to build these next to my fireplace. The final product looks amazing. Thank you.

Very thorough instructions! Thanks

Great video and tutorial on building built ins. Nice job friend!!!

Nice job!

This is a crazy diy. Looks amazing!

This turned out beautiful and I love the way you showed the the step by step process! Great job!

Good job. I like the lighting.

This is so great, dang! Definitely going to be referencing this later, now that I'm house hunting, with eventually building a library in mind.

Wow Brother, great job. I work for a furniture upholstery distributor company in NC, and today I was told by my manager that because of a fireplace mantel with surround I had built, along with other furniture with old barn wood, the co-owner and new office manager wanted me to build a wall unit to display the different patterns for the sales people in the inspection room before market which is at the end of April. Until I watched your video I had a hard time figuring out lighting for each cubby. In the past the wall units had excellent room lighting and cabinets I've built in the past had glass shelving, one light was sufficient. Your dead space idea was like a duh moment for me. Before we left the warehouse she, my boss, also mentioned that if they like what what I build, even though its just the sales people that's going to see it I should get my crew together to revamp the show room. PS, I have an idea for your slogan, If Tran can, so can you. By the way, have I already said, WOW

Absolutely stunning work!

Looks SO SO good! Nice job

Dude this turned out great. Looks awesome!

WOW!!!! That turned out beautifully!!!

Gonna build this over the winter! Amazing guide! Thanks

Not only is the final product amazing but your explanation and video production is by far one of the best I have seen in the DIY woodworking community. You my friend have just found another subscriber. Keep up the amazing work and I can't wait to see what else you have on your channel. Will be doing this in the den of my home.

This looks amazing! How much did you spend on this project? Can you give us a breakdown?

Watching this in 2021 and thinking, "wow, this must have cost a fortune to build".

Wow, when you make a list in the description, you make a list! Very informative! Thanks a lot!

Nicely done.

Turned out incredible, great job. You saved a lot of money but most importantly you have the pride of your accomplishment:)

Fantastic work! Looks great and thanks for the amazing detail

Exactly what I want to build in my home, thank you for the ideas!

Next time you want a better surface finish I suggest you build face frames using pocket screws, saves on all the filling and imperfections/adjustments with single stick framing

You're a 'professional' DIYer then 😁. Excellent job!

Beautiful work my friend. Thanks for sharing

Lots of great ideas. Thanks! Slogan idea for you: Paul Tran Can!

Amazing job! They turned out beautifully. 💗

Absolutely love this series! Great work and I found it because I'm looking to install my own built in shelves as well. And hopefully this doesn't come off rudely, but for future reference solder is pronounced 'saw-der' since the 'l' is silent. But regardless, LOVE this video and will be using these ideas myself and finally getting a project I've been promising my wife for three years done!

You make it seem so do-able. Thank you so much- one question- I want to do this in my dining room, however I am not ready to redo my floors- but it's in the 10 year plan- so what happens when I get them done? Should I wait to build the shelves and get the floors done first? Or can I build the shelves nd have flooring done down the road? I don't want to wait on the building project.

WOW! Beautiful and so professional.

Great job Paul

Good job! Looks great!

Strength Rejoices in a Challenge! You have a new subscriber. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Absofreakinlutely Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good stuff. Learned lots of things from your video.

This is amazing! Thanks for sharing.

Love the slogan! It's a keeper

This is a brilliant video, I’m very inspired to try and build a similar shelf. Thanks for the great tips

Thanks for the video it inspired me to build my own shelves.

Nice tutorial. This helped me figure out my library. Thanks,

Great video! Easy to follow, great advice, thank you! More people should subscribe, keep the videos coming!

You have done and amazing job.

Beautiful job!

Amazing build and thank you for posting this! Couple of questions, 1 - What is the width of the cabinets that you used? 12 foot wall with 11.5'" of extra space = 33.125" width of cabinets? 2 - I noticed that your baseboard trim was greater than 5.5" in hight. Any particular reason the platform was 5.5" in hight and did not match the base board hight? 3 - what was the total hight of the wall.. the width was mentioned (12 feet) but not the hight..

Is there a separate video where you demonstrate how you connected the LEDs together to the dimmer? (i.e. all the reds go into some kind of communal clear plastic hookup and all the blacks). Thanks and great job!

Amazing results! Great job... I do have one question. Did you paint the cabinets so the white color match the shelf?

great vid thx you!

Beautiful 👌

Hey Paul, get yourself a router for some of those joints. Rabbiting and Dados will make your projects a little easier to set up. Your skill deserves the tool. Your projects looks great. Nice work my friend. P.S. turn up the heat, ya buddy is dressed like he's going snowboarding!

Nice job i like it. Next time for the soldering you have to buy a soldering paste, help for easier attache to the cable! Many videos to see in youtube.

Thanks for sharing such an informative video, Paul. I learned valuable points from it. Keep up the good work.

Beautiful job well done

Paul, great video. Did you prime the shelves before spraying? If so, what primer did you use?

First off thanks for the video(s), it has given me inspiration for a current project I am working on. Quick question though, did you secure the bookshelves to the cabinets in any way?

Thanks Paul

Awesome build and videos. Two thumbs up.

Great tutorial!

I have watched your video 200+ times, it is great and very detailed. Thank you! I have bought about all my supplies to do this project. I have two questions if you may: 1) for the Poplar used, did you use a router to make it rounded, not sure if just comes as is from the store and 2) did you use one led stripe per shelf? thank you

Excellent job, Mr. Tran

Great diy!

Fantastic video Paul! As a new DIYer it is a very daunting project but I appreciate the simplicity in your explanations as often the lingo and pre-required knowledge is to great for me. Thank you for this. The end result is just beautiful! I just have two questions; 1. Do you have the cost of materials/total cost of the project? 2. Do you have the plan/dimensions of the completed unit that you used so we could then apply to our spaces?

Hi Paul… Great tutorial! Did you paint the lower prepainted cabinets with the paint sprayer or just the wood filler sections you installed between the cabinets? I am working on a similar project and your answer will be very helpful. Thank you…

Awesome DIY video Paul!!! I want to do a similar project in my house and I will now be using your video as a guide.

i did enjoy it thanks great videos keep on rolling them out

Looks great :D

Amazing. Thank you. Subscribed.

Excellent job and video. Since you're open to constructive ideas I had the idea that you could have saved a whole 1.5 sheets of plywood by just cutting four strips (2 each side, front and back) instead of using full sheets at the extreme ends to make the end widths match the rest. Seems a full sheet each end was unnecessary.

Good job! Thanks for sharing!

7:33 "it only cost me about a hundred drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr."

Hi Paul! Can you share how much this project cost in total? Maybe even a breakdown in the cost? Thanks!!

Very nice Paul.