How To Create Recessed Shelving

Ok, so some of you may have seen my other instructable using this same wall for other shelving ideas.  Although the others ideas were cool I think this one takes the cake.
{I also had issues finding any instructions on how to create this shelving system so I thought I would remedy this.}

The main resource I did find online was this one here... http://www.ronhazelton.com/archives/howto/recessed_shelves.shtm

I am using this as a base for this Instructable, and just altering it to fit my situation and experience.

Step 1 Location, Location, Location...

Step one would be to find a spot for this shelf/ book case... Think about what you need as far as the size of the books, games or objects that are going to be housed on theses shelves.

The place I chose was a odd 3 ft. wide wall that was about 15 inches deep.  To me it appeared to be wasted space that I could do something with.  Other spots you could do a similar project with would be under the stairs or in a half wall.

I am using mine for books and magazines so I built my shelves to be about 8 inches deep and 26 inches wide.

Comments

[LoneWolf]

That's really cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ChrysN]

Wow, that looks really nice!

[lemonie]

Very nice looking job.
Was there anything in that thing - e.g. pipes?

L

[SantaB]

No, not really.  I had one electrical outlet/line near the bottom of the short wall but the lines were nowhere near where I was working and already staples up and out of my way. 

Other than the stud I cut out there was nothing else.  It's too bad I couldn't have hinged it for a secret stash spot (trust me I tried).  

[lemonie]

I have to think "why?" Perhaps it was intended to run pipes down there, maybe the plans changed but the drywall guys didn't get an update so they boxed in that space anyway?

L

[SantaB]

Your guess is as good as mine...  I basically thought it was stupid and the earlier shelves I created were cool, but just didn't cut it and stuck out from the wall (being wall mounted).  I thought, "why not put them in the wall?!", then researched what it took to do so. 

[lemonie]

I know - they forgot to put the body in there!

L