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Editor's Note: CR4 would like to thank Andy Germany for sharing this DIY story and pictures. Recht schönen Dank!, Andy.
Here is a "halfway" picture of a built-in cupboard that I made a few years ago to go on the sides of a chimney which divides a wall unevenly, and that once made the space on either side of unusable. I used what we call OSB boards, which are made of wood shavings instead of chips.
Here is a picture of my completed chimney cabinet. To speed up the work, I used some ready-made pine doors. I also decided to include an open area as a sort of "display cabinet" that my wife could use. It has small T5 fluorescent tubes for lighting. From time to time, she changes the display to something else. Although she is displaying photos now, this is picture is from 4 years ago, when the display cabinet housed China cups. Note how the solid part of the structure hides the old chimney breast completely.
This unit was made of 15-mm OSB, screwed together, filled and painted. All of the shelves can handle my full weight without creaking or movement. Since this photo was taken, I have varnished the doors to darken them down a shade, and to match the dining room suite.
This project took about 3 weeks of part-time building. All major and a lot of minor parts were cut at the shop to cut (no pun intended) on the work I needed to do at home, and to get all edges exactly at 90°. In the end, it went together like a pre-cut kit!
I did make exact drawings (first one, then several) until we were happy with the design. I have a drawing board at home that I use for such things. It saves time in the end. Once the basic drawings are finished and scanned, I can make changes on my PC pretty quickly. I recommend that method, as the final job was exactly the same as the final drawings.
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