I just installed this built in bookcase in Richmond Virginia. I used paint grade birch plywood for the side walls and mdf for the shelves. I used fluted moldings to dress up the front of the bookcase and a thicker beaded baseboard with a 3 5/8 inch crown to make a two piece crown molding on top. I used the original tall ranch baseboard on the bottom with shoe molding.
The fluted molding was made of pine and was revisable so I thought the beaded side out would go better with molding in the house.
The bookcase walls are about 12 1/2 inches deep enough room to accommodate the shelf's.I The shelf's are adjustable.
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