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!
AMAZING!!! Finally, after watching a ton of TH-cam 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 💖
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!
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! 👍
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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
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
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! 🤣🤣
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.
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.
Fast delivery - beautiful , easy to install! My neighbor is ordering one as well! 60 inch is perfect size if you want it to be the center piece of the room!
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!
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 ♥
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 TH-cam. Great job!
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.
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 🇦🇹
Do you believe these shelves will stand the test of time? Are the bookshelves sturdy enough? Looks like a great budget friendly option to build! I’m thinking about doing it myself
Wow! Beautiful! I have a question about the cords and how you access them to change out the TV. Do you need to remove the fireplace? I couldn't figure out how you reached in there to plug in the fireplace and tv 😁
I really wish I would have included this in the video. I left a hole behind the tv and shiplap. I also cut holes in the side of the cabinets that touched the shiplap. I had wall outlets behind the cabinets that I accessed by cutting additional holes in the back of the cabinets. So the tv cord goes behind the shiplap. It runs down then comes out of the side and plugs in a wall outlet behind the cabinet doors. So you never see any wires. Hope this makes sense.
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!
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)
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.
I love this, but I am one of those who needs more detail. If they are just quick videos, it seems more like a vanity project. Having said that, this looks absolutely awesome, and you should be super proud.
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
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
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🤣😂
Thank you! This was my very first TH-cam 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!
OMG. That looks great and gives me a couple of ideas for some built-ins that I've been kicking around in my head for a couple of years :). Maybe you didn't video it but, I didn't see you make provisions for the power and cabling for the TV, soundbar, and fire place. Is that a separate video?
Wish I would have included this in the video but it was my first one and I was still learning. There are outlets inside the cabinets. I cut a hole in the back of the cabinets to access them. Then I drilled a hole in the side of the cabinet closest to the fireplace and pulled all the cords through to the outlet.
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.
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.
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.
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
She is a hard worker, methodical, and pays attention to detail!
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
Thank you! If only I worked as fast in real life as I do in the videos!
Really appreciate for you doing this! Watching you do it step by step has increased my confidence to get this done at my place!
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!
I’m blown away 😮 iv can image a husband going off to work and coming home to this!
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!
Thank you so much! ❤️❤️
I love the level of confidence you have while kicking that wall in… 👏😅
AMAZING!!! Finally, after watching a ton of TH-cam 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 💖
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!
@@KelseyRomitoDIY ❤🥰❤
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! 👍
Awesome! Glad I could help.
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!
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!
Glad it was helpful!
She is ABOVE AVERAGE in skills and in tools, yet humble in a humorous way.
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!
Sounds like we had a lot of the same ideas! 🙂🙂
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!
That would look great!
You kicked major butt on this project. So impressed!
Thank you!
You are quite the builder! Amazing! 😊
That came out way better than I expected. Will definitely watch more of your work! Subbed!
Awesome, thank you!
You are amazing! I just watched this video and was like "Wow, She did that"! 😊💯
Thank you so much! This was my very first project in our new house and still one of my favorites.
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.
Thanks. You’re absolutely right- it was way too high. I didn’t even realize.
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
Um…. Yes!!!!! You are amazing!!!! And it turned out beautifully. Great job!!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Thank you so much ❤️❤️
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
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! Just wow! I’m impressed. ❤so creative.
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.
Very NICE job Kelsey - impressive construction details and nice customization touches :-)
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.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
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.
You did a beautiful job!! Can't wait for the next video!!
Omg! You are superwoman!!! You are doing such an amazing job! 👏🏻👍🏼
Thanks so much!
I wish I was this talented… in the meantime I’ll just keep watching you living through your work lol
🤣🤣🤣
I was going to buy wall cabinets and use them as the base and then floating shelves, but I love this so much more.
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.
So Impressed! You are amazingly talented. Love it!
Thanks so much!
You smoked this!!! I learned something too so kudos to you!!
Awesome! Thank you!
How do you not have millions of followers??? Youre SO GOOD!
Thanks!! ❤️
That project turned out amazing
Thanks!
Great video! My kids enjoyed learning how you made the closet door dissappear 🙂
Thank you! I was a little nervous that I would be able to tell where the door was it blended right in!
Fast delivery - beautiful , easy to install! My neighbor is ordering one as well! 60 inch is perfect size if you want it to be the center piece of the room!
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!
Thank you!
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 ♥
Thank you so much! I wish I could actually work as fast as the editing! Haha
Amazing job! This inspired me. Thank you for sharing your skills and talents with us.
Thanks for the inspiration, just built mine. I’m well chuffed with the result.
Awesome!
Wow gorgeous! Great job
That looks fantastic! Exactly what I want for my basement living room.
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 TH-cam. Great job!
Thank you so much!
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
Fantastic! Refreshing change from females talking about their amazing builds and hacks and then 'getting a man in'. You are an inspiration.
🤣🤣 my man is at work all day so it’s just me
I have never seen what you're talking about. Every project on a female channel I watch is female built.
It is gorgeous
Thank you!
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.
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!
Ma’am!! You’re real life wife goals! This was awesome 🥹
Wow….just wow! You have made me rethink getting someone in to do a similar thing. Fantastic job! Well done 🙌🏻
Thank you!!❤️❤️
What a great job! very motivating and inspiring !!!! .... so awesome ..... GirlPower!!!
Great Job!!! you made it look so easy, thanks for sharing with us........
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 ❤❤😊
You got skills! I love this!!!
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 👌👍.
Thank you! Yeah the billy bookcase is such a popular item- it goes in and out of stock all the time. Good luck!
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 🇦🇹
Crazy how differently things are built!
You are a bad ass! Got me thinking I can conquer anything! I'm ready to go out and buy some damn tools! Amazing!
Haha! I love this! Do it! ❤️❤️
Looks fantastic! Wonderful job!!
Great job. I'm impressed. Looking to do something similar, haven't decided on a final design. Looks great
Thanks!
Wow, I'm so impressed!! Great job. You got me rethinking spending the thousands a contractor quoted me.
Thank you! Yes this project would have cost soooo much more if I had a contractor do it for me!
Sooooo...can you come help me😫?? But seriously that looks amazing!!! You did an awesome job!!!👏🏾
Bravooooo! Looks beautiful!!!
Thank you!
Great job!! It looks awesome and you do make it look so easy!
Thank you!
Do you believe these shelves will stand the test of time? Are the bookshelves sturdy enough? Looks like a great budget friendly option to build! I’m thinking about doing it myself
So far they’re holding up great. They are extremely sturdy because I anchored everything to the wall.
I love it!! You are a total bad ass gurl!!!!!!!!!
Great video and amazing skills. How did you attach 2 billy book cases together?
I attached them together with a few screws then painted them to blend in
Precioso trabajo, te ha quedado fantástico
Thank you!!
WOW! You did a great job. It looks great.
You are so talented!!
Thanks friend!
So impressive! I'm getting great ideas from you
Awesome! Thank you!
Wow! Beautiful! I have a question about the cords and how you access them to change out the TV. Do you need to remove the fireplace? I couldn't figure out how you reached in there to plug in the fireplace and tv 😁
I really wish I would have included this in the video. I left a hole behind the tv and shiplap. I also cut holes in the side of the cabinets that touched the shiplap. I had wall outlets behind the cabinets that I accessed by cutting additional holes in the back of the cabinets. So the tv cord goes behind the shiplap. It runs down then comes out of the side and plugs in a wall outlet behind the cabinet doors. So you never see any wires. Hope this makes sense.
@@KelseyRomitoDIY Yes it does!! Thank you! I really love it, great job!!
I wish she showed how she did with the electrical cords😢
Looks really good! Thanks for sharing.
This was so good!
Woow amazing work!!!
Beautifully done!
Your skills are awesome! I'm so glad I came upon your channel. Definitely subscribed. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! So glad you’re here! 🙂🙂
Omg I wish I could just work with you to learn!!! You are my Shero!!!
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!
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)
Cool idea!
Your an inspiration. Great job 👏
Thanks so much!
DIY?! This is construction. 😂 I'm super impressed!
🤣🤣 thanks!
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
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.
I love this, but I am one of those who needs more detail. If they are just quick videos, it seems more like a vanity project. Having said that, this looks absolutely awesome, and you should be super proud.
Thanks! This was my first TH-cam video and I really wish I would have broken it down into more videos so I could show more of the process.
You are so inspiring!!
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
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
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🤣😂
Thank you! This was my very first TH-cam 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!
What s fantastic job well done. Love it 😃
Thank you! 🙂🙂
I’ve wanted to do this in my media room for forever. This video made it not look so intimidating.
OMG. That looks great and gives me a couple of ideas for some built-ins that I've been kicking around in my head for a couple of years :). Maybe you didn't video it but, I didn't see you make provisions for the power and cabling for the TV, soundbar, and fire place. Is that a separate video?
Wish I would have included this in the video but it was my first one and I was still learning. There are outlets inside the cabinets. I cut a hole in the back of the cabinets to access them. Then I drilled a hole in the side of the cabinet closest to the fireplace and pulled all the cords through to the outlet.
Gurl!!! I don’t know u but I love your style 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 yes... great job ma🔥🔥🔥💕I can’t wait to start my unit 🤓👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you! ❤️❤️
@@KelseyRomitoDIY Yw any extra tips ?
Just that it’s not gonna go exactly to plan and that’s ok! Lol. You got this!
Looks great!
It looks amazing! 😍
Thank you!
You are a boss!!! I love your videos.
Thank you!
Really good job! 😊. Love it. Would love to see more
Thank you! I have lots of other renovation videos on my channel.
Fantastic job. Looks amazing. Subscribed !
I love this! How did you plug in your TV and fireplace and where did you get the fireplace? Thanks!
Fireplace is linked in the description. The tv and fireplace plugs into an outlet inside the cabinets.
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? ❤️
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.
Love your ikea hack, thanks for sharing :)
Thank you! 😊
You're so amazing Kelsey. I wish I had your talents... and your tools. haha.
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.
@@KelseyRomitoDIY Very cool. I wouldn't have space to put it all anyways. lol! I have a small condo. Maybe some day. :)
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.
Ha quedado genial👍
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
Brick walls sound beautiful!! I’ve had a blast fixing up this house. Go for it!