When we were re-building our home a few years ago, I envisioned built-in bookcases in our living room with cabinets below, and space in the middle for our tv and bookcases above. After receiving a few quotes for over $5k for unpainted bookshelves, we quickly realized they were out of our budget. And honestly, rebuilding our home after the fire was very mentally exhausting and we weren’t up to taking the job our painting the bookcases.