In the wall air conditioner problem.

[Two Much]

This was the problem, we removed our old air conditioner
in the living room and then had a big gaping hole in the wall.
The room has wall covering, suede fabric that has been painted
several times through the years, so sheetrocking and spackling
was out of the question.
So, we made a through the wall small bookcase. It is about 7"
deep, but sticks into the room about 4"
We used flat sawn red oak, (we have a lot of re-claimed oak)

I then painted the whole thing in a semi gloss paint that matches
the wall color, and it was looking pretty ugly...



We then made these doors out of the oak, and I primed and painted them
three times, sanding between coats...funny thing, the wood has a texture
to it...don't know why, is it because of the sanding between coats?
the top is poplar, I tried to match the cherry table. I think we should
do the top over in cherry. (it's just wedged in there, not screwed in yet.

[dbhost]

And the problem is? Not sure I understand.

Dumb question, why was an AC unit not put back in place where the old one came out?

[Two Much]

The problem was we couldn't sheetrock and spackle
and paint the opening because of the wall covering.
It's not just wallpaper, it's actual suede fabric stretched
and tacked from the floor and ceiling. We painted over the fabric
and it's actually has a canvas look.
We relocated the air conditioner to the family room...don't
need one in the living room.

[eezlock]

in the wall a/c problem

You may have heard this old saying "if you can't hide it....flaunt it!" other words
make it really stand out. Yours looks good from here, don't know what the
problem really is .....?

[toolguy1000]

not a bad idea. but i think it would look better if it were extended to the floor. that would give it more of a built in cabinet look. the top looks fine, but unless there's a specific reason not to, i'd move that small table so the "built in cabinet" alone occupies that space. just my $.02.

[Two Much]

I guess I wasn't clear, the big gaping hole in the wall was the problem
because we weren't just able to sheetrock and spackle without ripping
down all the wall covering in the living room.

The little in the wall bookcase with two doors was the solution.
sorry for the confusion...

[Two Much]

not a bad idea. but i think it would look better if it were extended to the floor. that would give it more of a built in cabinet look. the top looks fine, but unless there's a specific reason not to, i'd move that small table so the "built in cabinet" alone occupies that space. just my $.02.

toolguy, the bookcase is in the wall 3-1/2 inches (the depth of
a 2 x 4 ) and outside the wall about 4 inches, we just worked
with the opening that was there from the a/c removal.

[Two Much]

ok toolguy, I just moved it down closer to the sofa,
and snaped this shot.

this chess table belonged to the head cabinetmakers
grandpa, it 100 plus years old.

It had extreme water damage and several tiles were missing
and had numerous cigarette burns. I love the table and
we planned on making a whole new top...my guy surprised
me with a complete restoration of the top...
sorry that I didn't take before pic's but, I didn't think
we were going to be able to save it.

It was on the other side of the sofa for years, I just
rotated them out recently.

[cabinetman]

not a bad idea. but i think it would look better if it were extended to the floor. that would give it more of a built in cabinet look. the top looks fine, but unless there's a specific reason not to, i'd move that small table so the "built in cabinet" alone occupies that space. just my $.02.

+1. I agree.

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