Bi-fold Door Shelves

We ran across a low budget living room makeover article on HGTV.com the other day, and found this idea for great looking, inexpensive bookshelves.

The homeowners used several sets of salvaged bi-fold closet doors, to work as the back and the sides of the bookcase. They added lumber to form the top, bottom, and shelves. Then they added crown molding to the front and sides for accents, and placed them on both sides of the picture window.

The finished product is pretty stunning for the $88 they claim to have in them. And the task of assembling these should be manageable by even the most novice carpenters. Depending on the materials used, the shelves could be stained or painted to match your decor.

Finished Room

If anyone else has interesting storage projects like this, send us pics!