I made this from Anna White's plans. Thanks for your idea and the plans. It is made from Mahogany, Pine, and I used 1/4 aspen plywood for the back. I made the face frame (rails and stiles) with the Mahogany, and did mortise and tennon joinery and then attached to the shelving. I made the raised panel doors out of Mahogany also and made the crown moulding as the trim piece out of the same species. The shelving and back board is from pine and capped with mahogany trim on the shelf edge. The door knobs are not yet on in the picture, but I used solid wood round knobs and stained the same colour and located the knobs up near the top of the door stiles.
Stained in Dark Walnut Minwax Water based and finished in Varathane Semi Gloss water based.
Estimated Cost
Cost was about $200 in material.
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Minwax Dark Walnut water based. Finish is Varathane Semi Gloss water based. 3 coats of finish with light 320 sanding in between coats.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate