D x 97 in. This Old House general contractor Tom Silva transforms stock shelving into a custom built-in. Farmhouse Living Room Built Ins Farmhouse Style Living Room Diy Furniture Building Farmhouse Style Diy We were interested to see how DIY blogger Tania Griffis approached the design and creation of built-in cabinets in her dining room. Premade built in shelves . You should see the amazing work shes done on her home as seen on her blog Run to Radiance. The inexpensive shelves fake the look of real built-ins with the addition of molding and pretty fabric fronts. We created easy and affordable built ins surrounding our old fireplace using IKEA kitchen base cabinets and adding shelves and trim to complete the look. Use a measuring tape to determine what size built-in you need. So I decided to build shelves within the studs. Kate the Centsational Girl got just the custom look shed been dreaming of by turning four Ikea Billy shelves into one tall wall of shelves. If y