She is a hard worker, methodical, and pays attention to detail!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Girl, you’ve got mad DIY skills!!! You make it look all too easy, I’m binging your channel and I’m obsessed! Xoxo, your newest fan, Kim

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! If only I worked as fast in real life as I do in the videos!

She is ABOVE AVERAGE in skills and in tools, yet humble in a humorous way.

Really appreciate for you doing this! Watching you do it step by step has increased my confidence to get this done at my place!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

This makes me so happy! It’s one of the main reasons I started my channel- so others can see all my projects and realize they can totally do them too. Good luck with your projects!

For an European like me - it’s unbelievable how she made a hole in the wall 😂😂 My daughter wanted to do the same - we needed the expertise from an structural engineer - and then it needed a lot of time to fix it - because the wall is from concrete wall. Chapeau - good job for sure 👏 Love from Austria/Europe 🇦🇹

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 ай бұрын

Crazy how differently things are built!

I love the level of confidence you have while kicking that wall in… 👏😅

This is amazing, you killed it and thanks for sharing you DIY journey with us all. You are skilled, determined and have a very kind spirit!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! ❤️❤️

AMAZING!!! Finally, after watching a ton of KZread videos of tv/fireplace built in's, yours is exactly what I was searching for. Your work is inspiring for a girl like me who's never used a power tool. Fingers crossed 🤞🏽 that I can replicate your wall. Just patiently waiting on the Billy's to be in stock. Thank you again for sharing. I just Subscribed 💖

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Yay! I’m so glad my video could help! I think it’s awesome that you’ve never used tools before but you’re totally willing to try. Seriously hope ikea restocks everything soon. Good luck with everything! Thanks for watching!

@KimberlyAnnPortraits

2 жыл бұрын

@@KelseyRomitoDIY ❤🥰❤

I’m blown away 😮 iv can image a husband going off to work and coming home to this!

Love the entire thing. Exactly what I want in my home. You have great diy skills. I don't know if I can do all that. But, at least I know how now and can certainly direct it to get done. Thanks for sharing.

Omggg you have gained another fan amongst the many others you already have lol. This is exactly how I want my living room. You are definitely talented you motivate me to start doing diy projects. Thanks for sharing your journey with us

MOST INCREDIBLE IKEA HACK BUILT IN VIDEO!!! Ever! Loved it! You have crazy awesome DIY skills. Would love to see more detailed instructions for basic beginners like myself. Very inspiring...kudos Kelsey!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! ❤️❤️

Thank you for this. I'm doing something similar and had read/watched what feels like a million tutorials, but yours is the first that actually *showed* me what I needed to see for it all to click. Subscribed and will check out the rest of your videos!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

That looks fantastic! Exactly what I want for my basement living room.

Incredible!! That was the word that came to mind when watching you build this & then seeing the reveal.....You did such an amazing job with this project & boy does it change the whole look of the living room! You made it look so easy too! I realize the magic of editing makes everything look MUCH easier than it is but still!! You were so enjoyable to watch...I subscribed ♥

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I wish I could actually work as fast as the editing! Haha

The Billy bookcases are so great, I just bought a few (Was difficult to get them) and made over my MB closet. I LOVE the built in idea and you did it all by yourself - you are awesome. I really like your channel, just found you 2 weeks ago and am watching your older videos along with your new ones.

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Thanks for the idea for using them in a closet. I’m going to be making over my closet sometime in the future!

Absolutely love this video. We are doing the same thing on our fireplace wall. We only have room for one Billy bookcase on each side. We frameed them in. Then we built a new wall above the fireplace that is even with the bookcases. I did a vertical ship lap on that new wall where the TV will go. Everything is done except for painting and a few trim pieces. I loved what you did!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like we had a lot of the same ideas! 🙂🙂

You are absolutely amazing, this is a project I would love to work on. I will definitely be waiting for any new videos from you. Great job ❤❤😊

Looks fantastic! Wonderful job!!

What an awesome project you did. Makes me think I CAN do my craft room. And I won’t have to even move a door. But let’s give credit where credit is due. You keep saying we however, you are the only one I see doing any work! And it is fabulous work! Very inspiring. I love how you go into details

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! One of my favorite things is hearing that my videos make someone feel like they can accomplish their goals in their own spaces. I’m definitely the only one doing all the work but I realized I keep saying “we” as in me and you- the viewer. We’re in this together! 🤣🤣

Wow very impressive video and what a great outcome congratulations! I really enjoyed the process and got lots of building tips as well. Thank-you.

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

Very NICE job Kelsey - impressive construction details and nice customization touches :-)

Amazing job! This inspired me. Thank you for sharing your skills and talents with us.

Wow….just wow! You have made me rethink getting someone in to do a similar thing. Fantastic job! Well done 🙌🏻

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!❤️❤️

Love it already build my fireplace was waiting on the bookcase to come back in stock in my location . Ordering 2 + the extension . Awesome job 👌👍.

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeah the billy bookcase is such a popular item- it goes in and out of stock all the time. Good luck!

You did a beautiful job!! Can't wait for the next video!!

WOW! You did a great job. It looks great.

Hi, Kelsey, Just discovered your channel and immediately subscribed. I had been thinking of doing something like this in my family room. Absolutely amazing. You are one of the very best DIY-ers I have seen on KZread. Great job!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I was going to buy wall cabinets and use them as the base and then floating shelves, but I love this so much more.

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

I totally considered that option. But at the time (about 6 months ago) the price of wood was out of control. This was so much less expensive and saved me so much time.

You are quite the builder! Amazing! 😊

Um…. Yes!!!!! You are amazing!!!! And it turned out beautifully. Great job!!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ❤️❤️

Great job!! It looks awesome and you do make it look so easy!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Honestly, this discouraged me more to try this because it would never look this good! You ma’am are AMAZING and made it look TOO easy.

That came out way better than I expected. Will definitely watch more of your work! Subbed!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

9 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Precioso trabajo, te ha quedado fantástico

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

You are amazing! I just watched this video and was like "Wow, She did that"! 😊💯

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! This was my very first project in our new house and still one of my favorites.

Fantastic job. Looks amazing. Subscribed !

I came across your channel because I trying to get inspired to add Billy bookcase to my owners suite. I want storage for my shoes and accessories

I was just telling my husband we could add more Billy shelves to our Billy shelves we already have flanking the fireplace and add trim to make them look like built-ins. Then I found your video!!!! I'll have to show him what you did. So nicely done! 👍

@KelseyRomitoDIY

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad I could help.

You got skills! I love this!!!

Omg! You are superwoman!!! You are doing such an amazing job! 👏🏻👍🏼

@KelseyRomitoDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

So Impressed! You are amazingly talented. Love it!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

You kicked major butt on this project. So impressed!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow, you so talented! And it looks so amazing.

@KelseyRomitoDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is one of my favorite projects that I’ve done!

Beautifully done!

Great job. I'm impressed. Looking to do something similar, haven't decided on a final design. Looks great

@KelseyRomitoDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

What a great job! very motivating and inspiring !!!! .... so awesome ..... GirlPower!!!

Thanks for the inspiration, just built mine. I’m well chuffed with the result.

@KelseyRomitoDIY

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

Wow, so impressive Kelsey! We are going to follow you step by step to get this done for our new house. Kind of nervous cause we are not handy at all lol🤣😂

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This was my very first KZread video and I wish I would have broken it into multiple videos so I could have explained more. Feel free to dm me on Instagram if you have any questions!

Absolutely love this! As a bit of a noob to DIY I find your build inspirational! I personally like a darker aesthetic so I would do like a dark oak style as apposed to the white!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

4 ай бұрын

That would look great!

I like your attitude, you're willing to learn on the go. You are indeed a doer and worth watching. My eyes bugged out a bit when I saw how high you left your saw blade while cutting your trim casing.

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. You’re absolutely right- it was way too high. I didn’t even realize.

Wow! Just wow! I’m impressed. ❤so creative.

@KelseyRomitoDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Great video! My kids enjoyed learning how you made the closet door dissappear 🙂

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was a little nervous that I would be able to tell where the door was it blended right in!

Ha quedado genial👍

Really good job! 😊. Love it. Would love to see more

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have lots of other renovation videos on my channel.

Great Job!!! you made it look so easy, thanks for sharing with us........

Years of DIY under the watchful eye of my professional son taught me to not take short cuts and do it right the first time. This would have made me finish the drywall in the corner too. You are a very handy lady!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Ma’am!! You’re real life wife goals! This was awesome 🥹

I wish I was this talented… in the meantime I’ll just keep watching you living through your work lol

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Omg I wish I could just work with you to learn!!! You are my Shero!!!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Me too- I love teaching people to use tools! I will try to include a little more detail in the tutorials. Then you can try a project and let me know how it goes!

Looks really good! Thanks for sharing.

This was so good!

Your skills are awesome! I'm so glad I came upon your channel. Definitely subscribed. Thanks for sharing.

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! So glad you’re here! 🙂🙂

It looks amazing! 😍

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Bravooooo! Looks beautiful!!!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow gorgeous! Great job

You smoked this!!! I learned something too so kudos to you!!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

That project turned out amazing

@KelseyRomitoDIY

9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

What s fantastic job well done. Love it 😃

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙂🙂

Omg you’re so talented 😍

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

You are so talented!!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks friend!

So impressive! I'm getting great ideas from you

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

I’ve wanted to do this in my media room for forever. This video made it not look so intimidating.

You're so amazing Kelsey. I wish I had your talents... and your tools. haha.

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I started with hand me downs from my grandpa and have collected along the way. Pretty much every birthday and Christmas is a new tool. Haha. Makes it easy for my husband.

@jflo7674

2 жыл бұрын

@@KelseyRomitoDIY Very cool. I wouldn't have space to put it all anyways. lol! I have a small condo. Maybe some day. :)

I love it!! You are a total bad ass gurl!!!!!!!!!

Amazing! I'm attempting something similar in January. On the Ikea website the doors seem to have the handle holes pre-drilled. But your cabinet doors came without holes right? And where did you get the handles? :) Thanks in advance

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

So the doors are technically pretty-drilled but not all the way through. So from the front, it looks like there is no hole. Here are my cabinet pulls- www.lowes.com/pd/Brainerd-Square-Bar-3-in-Center-to-Center-Matte-Black-Rectangular-Bar-Cabinet-Door-Pull/1002690870?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-hdw-_-ggl-_-LIA_HDW_213_Decorative-Hardware-_-1002690870-_-0-_-0-_-0&ds_rl=1286981&gclid=CjwKCAjwiY6MBhBqEiwARFSCPjpqE2l_nYjgIP3NFZzQCSOEbgZxJgW3B9OAQ4Obu3ip2roO5m4W0hoC1tgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

We could not do that whole door think cause our walls are made from brick but this video has definitely inspired me to get a fixer upper like I always wanted

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Brick walls sound beautiful!! I’ve had a blast fixing up this house. Go for it!

You are a bad ass! Got me thinking I can conquer anything! I'm ready to go out and buy some damn tools! Amazing!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! I love this! Do it! ❤️❤️

Your tutorial is by far the BEST! My only question is how did you connected the TV ? Can I also know the measurements for the TV space? .thanks

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I wish I would have included this in the video. The cord for the tv runs behind the shiplap and into the cabinets (I cut a hole in the side of the bookshelf). There are outlets behind the cabinets so I cut a hole in the back of the cabinets to access the outlet. The tv/shiplap area is 96” tall and about 66” wide.

You are so inspiring!!

Yes!!!! Thanks for the motivation this is an epic build! Where you get the trim you used btw?

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The trim is primed lattice. It’s from lowes.

Your an inspiration. Great job 👏

@KelseyRomitoDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

You are a boss!!! I love your videos.

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Woow amazing work!!!

Looks great! The problem I have in general with TV’s mounted over fireplaces is that they’re always positioned too high, which makes for an uncomfortable viewing angle.

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah I know what you mean. I made sure to check the height was ok with my husband since he’s the one who uses the tv the most.

Kelsey I am impressed!!! Great job girl! Tell me how did you know what kind of wood and what size you should buy? I have 3 peace’s of ikea here and I would like to transform them into a library ( big bookcase)… please help me with your ideas……

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! When deciding on wood for this project, I knew I wanted to go with primed pine because it’s very smooth and less expensive compared to poplar or oak. As for the size I needed, I measured from the tops of the bookcases to the ceiling because I knew I wanted it to be enclosed.

Looks awesome. This really helped me decide what to do for my similar project. Would you mind telling me what the length of the wall was? Also please please please put a riving knife on your table saw!!!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. This wall is 16 ft wide. Thanks for the advice. I will definitely look into that.

Hey! Love it! Just curious if you made pocket holes for electric? How did you plug your sound bar in? Also are there outlets inside the cabinets? ❤️

@KelseyRomitoDIY

Жыл бұрын

There are outlets in the walls behind the cabinets. I cut a hole in the back of the cabinet and used surge protectors. The cords come down behind the tv and fireplace and through the side of the cabinet.

Wow, I'm so impressed!! Great job. You got me rethinking spending the thousands a contractor quoted me.

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes this project would have cost soooo much more if I had a contractor do it for me!

Thanks for this. Pretty darn amazing. I’m trying to do a feature wall as well. Honestly mine isn’t coming together as well as yours. I’m sorta the opposite side of you age wise (78) with lots of home deco experience, moderate home diy and reno abilities but no building skills with paper saws. Will you share with us please your own experience and background regarding prior wood projects, remodeling, experience with power tools etc? What did you use as the interior vertical panels on the Billy bookcases? Does Ikea make these panels as tall as the Billys with added extension? Finally, did you build a frame on the tops to support your top molding trim or tack the trim to an anchored block? Big thanks for your help and best of success with your channel!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Lots of people asking about my experience with tools and remodeling. Maybe I should do a q&a video soon? The original billy bookshelf comes with an interior panel that you nail on the back. The extension pieces also come with a back piece. So it all blends together and looks like one big unit. For the top trim piece, I used the nail gun to shoot it right onto the billy shelf (holding the trim board to make sure it was laying flat against the billy so it wouldn’t be slanted backward). Once I caulked all the way around, it was completely secure. (If I had a bigger gap, I definitely would have used an anchor block to nail into) Hope this helps! ❤️❤️

@Isleskye

2 жыл бұрын

@@KelseyRomitoDIY Thanks a bunch! I didn’t explain myself well as to my query about the vertical panels. I was speaking of what appears right to be tall vertical side panels within the TV section middle. It looks like you attached tall white vertical panels to your left set of stacked bookcases on their right vertical exterior sides where your TV section begins. Then again added a tall white panel on your right set of stacked bookcases where the middle TV section joins that right set of bookcases. Put another way, your middle tv section appears to be flanked left and right by solid white panels attached to the TV section sides of your stacked Billy bookcase units. If you did add 2 tall white panels to demarcate the middle TV section and reduce notice where the top bookcase extensions join the bottom sections- I was hoping you would explain where you got those color matched panels. They match so well! Or did you paint the whole beautiful wall white after you built it? Oh and a Question and Answer video would be excellent!

Hey, you could get a cheap motion sensor light switch for the closet, or else they make something called a door jam switch which installs in the door frame and when the door opens it activates the light (the same way a fridge light works)

@KelseyRomitoDIY

4 ай бұрын

Cool idea!

this is amazing!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

great job.. I love what you did

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

We took a closet and reversed it into the kitchen it just so happened that closet was in the perfect place for a pantry. We sold that home and are in another home doing projects.

I love what you made and I’m so glad you shared it with the world. We are working on a similar project and I was wondering how you handled the carpet. After the shelves are installed, how do I keep the carpet from shifting? Can I nail the carpet down right in front of the base of the shelves?

@KelseyRomitoDIY

Жыл бұрын

We actually ripped out the carpet and put in laminate flooring. But I’m sure you can put down carpet racks to keep the carpet from shifting.

Gurl!!! I don’t know u but I love your style 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 yes... great job ma🔥🔥🔥💕I can’t wait to start my unit 🤓👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! ❤️❤️

@RuthiesVlogWorld

2 жыл бұрын

@@KelseyRomitoDIY Yw any extra tips ?

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Just that it’s not gonna go exactly to plan and that’s ok! Lol. You got this!

This is insanely impressive. The build quality on this is equal to or greater than that of youtubers with far more views. Keep it up! I love that this is one video, but if I was in your shoes, I'd consider splitting something like this up into 2-3 videos. You could explain a tiny bit more and get a lot of views!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And I completely agree. This was my first KZread video and I really wish I would have split it up into multiple videos. I’ve learned since then. 🙂

Great work! Curious how you secured the bookcase to the wall? Sorry if I missed this. Thanks

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think I included it in the video(definitely should have) but I screwed through the back panel directly into the wall. Also through the side panels that are touching a wall. Then I used a few screws on the other sides of the shelves to screw the bookshelves together. Hope this makes sense!

How do you not have millions of followers??? Youre SO GOOD!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!! ❤️

Beautiful!

@KelseyRomitoDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!