DIY IKEA Hemnes Home Office Built-In Desk & Bookshelf Hack

I love a DIY project using things I already have! This home office needed some major help, and the IKEA Hemnes line is great because it is actually solid wood, unlike the Billy Bookcase. I know I may get comments about ways to do this better, and that's OK! I love to learn new skills. We all start somewhere in our DIY journey and we can build our skillset with each new project. Please let me know if you have any questions!
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  • @RavenVargas27
    @RavenVargas2710 ай бұрын

    OMG it's gorgeous the painted parts make the natural wood tops pop even more your amazing

  • @debrarosso2964
    @debrarosso2964 Жыл бұрын

    Love it thank you for sharing your project can’t wait to see the finished look

  • @llc1976
    @llc1976 Жыл бұрын

    I love the color! Beautiful!

  • @nans969
    @nans969 Жыл бұрын

    That looks great. Love the color.

  • @mariabrewer5504
    @mariabrewer5504 Жыл бұрын

    Wow! They turned out so well! You did an amazing job. Love the color too.

  • @theinteriorlyfe2043

    @theinteriorlyfe2043

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! The color is Sherwin Williams Naval.

  • @CinthyaRudder
    @CinthyaRudder Жыл бұрын

    This looks fantastic! I would recommend to paint the bright white outlet cover the same color of the wall. ❤

  • @theinteriorlyfe2043

    @theinteriorlyfe2043

    Жыл бұрын

    You are so right! I may do that at some point. Our paper shredder is actually in front of it, so you don’t actually see it anyways.

  • @Scarlet-qg1xi

    @Scarlet-qg1xi

    10 ай бұрын

    Or brass colored?

  • @thenotoriousstg
    @thenotoriousstg Жыл бұрын

    This looks great! Great job!

  • @diannerempel8262
    @diannerempel8262 Жыл бұрын

    You did such a good job! I can't wait to see it styled!

  • @theinteriorlyfe2043

    @theinteriorlyfe2043

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I’m waiting on my drapes to arrive Wednesday to finish up!

  • @sandragentz9442
    @sandragentz94427 ай бұрын

    That came out great 🎉. I want to do something like that in my living room. Thanks for the video

  • @user-or7tg8hs1r
    @user-or7tg8hs1rАй бұрын

    Love the way it turned out! Looks great!

  • @theresacurrin6395
    @theresacurrin639510 ай бұрын

    Wow! You did an awesome job 👏👏👏. Looks great ❤

  • @gisellemlim
    @gisellemlim11 ай бұрын

    You did a great job. Congrats.❤

  • @natashalucero733
    @natashalucero7332 ай бұрын

    Wow 🎉 you go girl !

  • @kala7278
    @kala7278 Жыл бұрын

    What a fantastic job! Love from Australia 💕

  • @kasualkylie3039
    @kasualkylie303911 ай бұрын

    Looks fantastic 😍

  • @Jade_902
    @Jade_9029 ай бұрын

    You did a great job!

  • @Lollylolly7765
    @Lollylolly7765 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful, what a great job you did.

  • @theinteriorlyfe2043

    @theinteriorlyfe2043

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @PatriciaMuirMaestroQ
    @PatriciaMuirMaestroQ Жыл бұрын

    Clear vision, patience, and trust in your capabilities.. congratulations. For someone who is not a “professional woodworker”, your attention to fine-detailing and quality is the mark of a professional.. Wonderful work. I wonder if a horizontal brace under the floating desktop might have worked well considering that you could not find a wire-free position to drill into the back wall.

  • @theinteriorlyfe2043

    @theinteriorlyfe2043

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! It was one of those projects that took way longer than I thought it would. For the floating desk, I was able to get two brackets into studs and it holds the weight just fine. But you are right, a wood cleat would have worked also! I was over the trips to Home Depot though! 🙈

  • @brandonsnyder628
    @brandonsnyder62810 ай бұрын

    I want to do something with my hemnes and you’ve just solved of my problems.

  • @naomistoneham8107
    @naomistoneham8107Ай бұрын

    You did a brilliant job ❤

  • @Emily-kj8dz
    @Emily-kj8dz10 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the great tutorial! P.S. your dad is an amazing artist :)

  • @ginamiller6754
    @ginamiller675416 күн бұрын

    It looks fantastic!! We are getting ready to do our office/library and want it to look built in but on a budget.

  • @kangreno
    @kangreno10 ай бұрын

    copy the amazing idea. so beautiful..ty for sharing

  • @LilTwitcher
    @LilTwitcher8 ай бұрын

    beautiful job!

  • @666miguel99
    @666miguel99Ай бұрын

    Love this video. I'm taking this idea and working it. Thanks!!

  • @hnia8298
    @hnia82989 ай бұрын

    Looks great!

  • @savvyladyreviews
    @savvyladyreviews Жыл бұрын

    This looks amazing- you did a fabulous job!

  • @theinteriorlyfe2043

    @theinteriorlyfe2043

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @sharonb6751
    @sharonb675110 ай бұрын

    Great job!

  • @levy_sky
    @levy_sky Жыл бұрын

    You did a great job!!!

  • @theinteriorlyfe2043

    @theinteriorlyfe2043

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @genebooher1778
    @genebooher177811 ай бұрын

    Wow , that is beautiful and love the color looks high class most ppl do white or black only you really stepped it up . Congrats

  • @theinteriorlyfe2043

    @theinteriorlyfe2043

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks! The rest of my house is mostly neutrals, I do a lot of zoom meeting with design clients and a wanted color in the background so they’d be open to color too!

  • @NovusOnyx
    @NovusOnyx9 ай бұрын

    Very impressive!

  • @buickinvicta288
    @buickinvicta288 Жыл бұрын

    Well done. 👍

  • @SamSmithVev0
    @SamSmithVev02 ай бұрын

    Looks great

  • @lorikegley3327
    @lorikegley3327 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful!

  • @theinteriorlyfe2043

    @theinteriorlyfe2043

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @bb82870
    @bb828703 ай бұрын

    Amazing! Your husband is lucky!

  • @davidlee3203
    @davidlee32036 ай бұрын

    That looks really good well do e i wanna do something similar with my bedroom and even one for my clothes to hang.😮

  • @michaelcristofano5863
    @michaelcristofano586310 ай бұрын

    good job!

  • @annealston4858
    @annealston48585 ай бұрын

    Very nice ❤

  • @eugsmiley
    @eugsmiley Жыл бұрын

    6:30 Much easier than hacking apart the baseboard would be to chop the legs off the dressers and then build a 2"x4" or 2"x6" pedestal/platform to sit the dresser on. A LOT less effort and it'll be hidden by your molding wrap.

  • @theinteriorlyfe2043

    @theinteriorlyfe2043

    Жыл бұрын

    Good tips! I love learning new things!

  • @marypritchett1382

    @marypritchett1382

    11 ай бұрын

    You did a great job, I'm loving the look and want to try it myself. I would like to know the measurements of your room, it looks a lot like mine, thank you for sharing, you really inspired me!

  • @user-vs5fx5np2t
    @user-vs5fx5np2t Жыл бұрын

    Hi! How did you attach the shelves to the butcher block?

  • @Jade_902

    @Jade_902

    9 ай бұрын

    I guess we’ll never know 😮

  • @stacidavidson1496
    @stacidavidson1496 Жыл бұрын

    How did you secure bookshelves to butcher block and wall?

  • @mpo3565

    @mpo3565

    8 ай бұрын

    Was this ever answered ?!

  • @samanthanicholson9015
    @samanthanicholson90156 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing, was the cabinet wood or MDF? Idk I'd like to do that to two book shelves but mine I'd think it could be blown out and not work. Thanks for posting

  • @user-gl4bz9ds3n
    @user-gl4bz9ds3n7 ай бұрын

    what color is this?beautiful

  • @ceriel1808
    @ceriel1808 Жыл бұрын

    Hello there. This is beautiful. What size are the dressers?

  • @theinteriorlyfe2043

    @theinteriorlyfe2043

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! They are the Hemnes 3 drawer dressers from ikea.

  • @johansoriano2670
    @johansoriano2670 Жыл бұрын

    hi what size are your baseboards? great job

  • @theinteriorlyfe2043

    @theinteriorlyfe2043

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! They are 5 3/4”.

  • @Rienie
    @Rienie6 ай бұрын

    How did you solve the leg situation with the cabinet sitting on top? I want to try it for myself

  • @theinteriorlyfe2043

    @theinteriorlyfe2043

    6 ай бұрын

    I cut them off.

  • @Rienie

    @Rienie

    6 ай бұрын

    @@theinteriorlyfe2043 and it was still stable without it? Good to know 😊

  • @monicaboston8123
    @monicaboston8123 Жыл бұрын

    I want to do something like this but I am so scared! 😅😂

  • @theinteriorlyfe2043

    @theinteriorlyfe2043

    Жыл бұрын

    It took me 4 years to get up the courage! I do not have a builders brain and it took me months of measuring and planning. I’m sure someone else could do it in an hour. I will admit, I cussed a lot, but I also learned a lot! You can do it!

  • @natashalucero733
    @natashalucero7332 ай бұрын

    What was the total cost of this project?

  • @pudgiecardenas842
    @pudgiecardenas842 Жыл бұрын

    Kinda confused why you reply to comments, but you ignore the comments asking how you attached the book case to the butcher block ?🤔

  • @willowweedsYT

    @willowweedsYT

    Жыл бұрын

    I don’t think the shelves are actually attached to the block, they’re standing on top and attached to the wall and then it looks like she glued the trim in place.

  • @theinteriorlyfe2043

    @theinteriorlyfe2043

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry for the delay! I own my own business and have been slammed with work for weeks, we went on vacation, and I came back with Covid. The bookshelves are sitting on top of the butcher block and not attached to it. The bookshelves have a top bracer bar that is difficult to see on video, but I screwed this part to the stud in the wall. I did trim out the base of the bookshelf where it sits on the butcher block for a more finished look.

  • @jaeseopark729
    @jaeseopark7299 ай бұрын

    good job!

  • @user-vs5fx5np2t
    @user-vs5fx5np2t Жыл бұрын

    Hi! How did you attach the shelves to the butcher block?