Transom and Ikea Hack

These folks in South Philadelphia wanted some interesting changes done to their house.  We painted quite a bit of it, but that is not very interesting for you.

The homeowner found a small leaded glass window in the trash and thought it would look great above her vestibule door.  So, we cut a hole above the door, installed the transom, added some trim, and stained it all to match the rest of the woodwork in the house.

I have heard about Ikea hacks, but never thought about doing one until this home owner asked me to do one.  She bought 3 sets of Billy bookcases at Ikea and asked us to make them look like built-in bookcases in her living room. 

We added 3.5" strips of trim between the bookcases, added some crown molding at the top, and some 1/4 round at the bottom.  You can even see that we cut out the back for an outlet.  When we were done, this really looked built in and not from Ikea.

These were 2 very unusual projects for this painter.  It was nice to do something a little different after painting the rest of their house.