28 Creative Shelving Ideas. Shelving doesn’t have to be boring or tedious
it can be a fun and enjoyable pastime!
Your home décor gets interesting, while you create lucrative storage spaces in your home
from all kinds of stuff.
1.
Reclaimed Wood Floating Shelves. Measure and cut wood pickets.
You need 4 boards for top and bottom each and 12 boards for sides if you wish to make
6 shelves.
Cut the end using a miter saw at a 45-degree angle.
Glue nailed pieces together to form a rectangular tube.
Drill a pilot hole through the boards before screwing on to the wall and ensure they are
level.
2.
Nursery Room Bookshelves. Cut the 1x10's in half, use the pre-drilled
screw holes in the back to fix a couple of 1x4's to each other.
Apply glue to the front of the 1X4, and clamp either end of the 1x2 to the 1x4 to hold the
boards into place, and then naile the pieces together.
Paint them and your nursery bookshelves are complete and ready to be installed!
3.
Easy DIY Floating Shelves. First, Build the frame.
The back of the frame that is attached to your wall should be a 2×3 cut at 32″.
Each shelf has 3 brackets that are each 7.75″ long.
Attached the brackets using 2.5″ pocket hole screws.
Use Gorilla wood glue on each one to make it extra sturdy.
You can use pinewood or whitewood whichever is available.
If you want, you can get them distressed as well.
4.
Chalkboard Chubby. Carefully measure and transfer provided pattern
to your 1x6 sides.
Cut using a jigsaw and then sand edges till they are even and matching.
Attach two sides together with the bottom as shown in the picture either with 1 1/4"
pocket hole screws or 2" finish nails and wood glue from outsides.
Apply the same technique with shelves.
When you finish use primer or wood conditioner.
5.
Stacked End Table Shelf (Roadkill Rescue). You need to cut the end table half with beadboard
added onto the back for some texture.
Cut more beadboard to fit the back of each of the cut ends of the table to make it more
stabe.
Next, Sand the piece using wood glue to put some of the trim back in place.
Begin with 60-grit sandpaper, work your way down to a 220-grit and then wipe it clean.
Prime and paint it, then drill corner braces to the bottom, position bottom half of table
in place and screw the other end of the corner brace into the wall.
Last, Stack other half of the end and repeat.
6. DIY Honeycomb Hexagon Shelves. Miter cut four ten-foot-long whitewood 1x4s
to 30 degrees and saw hexagons.
Make 60 pieces with 6-inch sides if you want 10 hexagons.
Pre-drill holes, glue and then nail sides together.
Wood glue along edges, clamp together, nail, and then stain them.
Screw them to form a honeycomb pattern using two L brackets per shelf and anchor screws.
7.
DIY Industrial Pipe Shelving Unit. Step 1: Ensure the pipes are clean.
Use oil rubbed bronze to spray paint the plumbing pieces.
Drill tiny holes in the center of every penciled circle, lightly sand and clean around them.
Stain and seal every side of the shelf.
Apply 5 coats of polyurethane to the top side.
Once that side is dry, flip and repeat by brushing two coats to the bottom side, drying
between each one.
Start the assembly and finish by screwing flanges into place.
Lastly, you can decorate it as you wish!
8. Industrial Shelves. First, Put bottom row of pipes together and
line them up where you want to position them on the floor.
Keep them straight via tape and ensure the distance apart is same.
Screw flanges to the floor.
Use a 1 and 1/4 inch drill bit to drill holes in the wood.
Use a bigger pipe on top than the rest of them.
Stain with MinWax Provencial and seal using MinWax’s wipe on poly in Satin.
9.
Corner Shelf. Mark exactly how to hang brackets.
Prime the brackets with Cold Galvanized Compound Primer and paint with ORB metallic spray paint
in satin, or leave them alone if the shiny steel look is your preference.
Stain and top-coat the cut-to-size shelves if you desire or leave them unfinished.
Next, take 2″ screws to secure the brackets to the studs and 1″ screws to hook up the
shelves to the brackets
10. DIY Spice Rack. Variety is the spice of life!
So why not create a spice rack?
Use birch plywood for this task.
Use a jigsaw to cut out two matching pieces for the sides of the spice holder.
Then use wood glue and a nail gun to glue and nail the sides of the holder to the bottom
piece.
Create the shelves like stair steps by gluing and nailing on top of each other.
Check that each board is level, and use wood filler for seams.
After each shelf checked, fill the seam with wood filler and lastly sand and paint those
shelves.
11.
DIY Rope Shelf. Drillholes in the boards for the rope to go
through.
Sand down the edges and around the holes, and then paint the boards.
Measure and recheck to make sure the length of the ropes would be stopping where you want
to instal the plant brackets.
Cut the rope carefully into two final pieces- a length for each side.
And last Put the rope shelf up using a level to do the final bit of adjusting.
12.
DIY Window Shelf For Plant. Make a plan where to attach brackets to window
trim.
Next, Cut, sand rough edges, and wipe clean.
Brush on Polyshades using a foam brush.
Next, mark holes for the brackets and continue drill a pilot hole.
Screw brackets into the window trim or pilot hole and Finally, fasten the wood shelves
to the brackets with screws.
13.
Lowes Leaning Shelf. First, Mark the length of the five shelves
with 1-inch spaces between them that you cut away later on one 1 x 12.
Stack the marked board on a second 1 x 12 and clamp them (not glue them) with the edges
and ends flush.
To make the cuts, you can choose a wide-capacity miter saw, or a right-angle guide or circular
saw.
Sand with 120-grit sandpaper until the shelf edges, faces, and ends are clean and smooth.
14.
DIY Hanging Organizer Peg Hooks. Don’t forget to mark the center of every
peg placement and choose hole saw bit that is a little bigger than the pegs.
Holes should be near top end.
Next, cut holes using pilot hole as a guide for the center drill.
Just a bit.
Continue Hang on pegs to ensure holes line up.
Using wood glue, wood screws and clamps, assemble your caddy and let it dry.
Using just wood glue and some clamps, attach the back stop piece to the center bottom of
the back.
Fill all seams and cracks using wood filler.
Next, let dry, sand smooth and wipe clean.
Lastly, Paint the entire wood caddy.
15.
DIY Invisible Shelf. Use a piece of Velcro on the bottom of your
angle bracket.
Mark holes, drill in screws, and fasten lower book cover to Velcro.
16.
DIY Wood Shelf Organizer. Attach two 180cm long pieces of timber- each
23.5cm wide - together.
Shelves can be 9 cm.
Pine is soft enough to attach the screws by hand, so you don't need any electrical tools;
just a saw, a measuring tape, some sanding paper and a leveler.
17. DIY Ladder Shelf. Stand on ladder, put a board between each
stair, and work your way towards top.
Voila – the ladder shelf is ready for decoration.
18. Brilliant Shoe Shelves.
Miter the braces for shelves to go on and
sand them.
Complete 18 of them, and then use the circular saw to continue cutting and sanding.
Use 1x2's for braces, and lay a shelf across them.
Measure half way up, get out your handy pocket level, hold braces tight and screw them in.
19.
Hanging Pallet Shelves. Measure wood to the height you want and begin
cutting.
Nail 1x4’s into place for the bottom and then sand them.
Apply a clear coat of poly, sand edges, and stain them.
Hang on a stud from the wall.
20. DIY Modular Shelves. Use boxes and arrange them in the combination
you want.
Stack them to get modular shelves.
You can try out several configurations.
21.
DIY Honeycomb Shelves. Use bunch of different old cabinet doors painted
different colors from an old warehouse.
Set miter saw to 30 degrees and started cutting hexagon sides.
Keep doing that until you have 60 pieces, if you are doing 10 hexagons with 6-inch depths.
Glue, nail, and clamp the sides together, but you definitely want to pre-drill holes
before you start nailing.
Screw them together as honeycombs.
Isn’t it fun?
22.
A Comfortable Shelf For Your Kitten. Sand and scuff an old tray, and then cut wallpaper
for fitting inside, and securing to bottom using Decoupage.
Using left over fabric, sewed an envelope pillow cover for an old pillow to use as a
cushion.
Drill a hole for attaching catnip stuffed toys on ribbon.
Loop ribbon toys through eye screw and add a pillow.
23.
Hanging Patterned Shelves. Sketch designs, linear and geometric recommended
for this project, although you can choose the patterns as per your preference.
Tape out design, on both sides of the board.
Pay attention to the edges to ensure your design wraps around neatly.
Peel last layer of paint to unleash your beautiful new shelf.
24. DIY Rustic Wall Storage Bins. Create extra space in your home for some handy
storage bins on the walls that blend in with the décor of the surroundings as well.
Distressing and staining is needed once you are done.
25.
A Bathroom Wall Storage Bin From Old Drawer. Combine two drawers into one solid piece.
Next, drill some pilot holes, and install all the hardware.
Add trim around the edges for a nice finishing touch and apply a coat of poly.
You can spray paint the original handles too.
26. A Modern Pegboard Shelving System. Mark holes on the wooden panel with a pencil
for drilling.
Flip panel over and lightly sand front.
Curl up some sandpaper and stick it in the holes to get rid of any jagged edges.
Measure depth of your shelves and add that to the thickness of your wooden panel.
Cut the dowels with a saw, or have them cut for you at the hardware store if necessary.
Stick some dowels in and try different configurations.
Cut your boards accordingly.
27. Farmhouse Style Wire Wall Baskets (From Dollar Store Items)
Spray paint the baskets and let them dry.
Use small amount of your craft paints and a paper towel or rub the paint onto the board
in a random pattern.
Repeat to create layers.
Use sandpaper for distressing paint job till you get desired results.
Turn board around add picture hooks on the back and position baskets and screw them in.
You have magically created an attractive storage option that doubles as décor.
And last, 28. Popsicle Stick Hexagon Shelf
Add drops of glue to 3 Popsicle stick ends and lay them down, and include 3 more as layers
for the hexagon.
Keep doing it till the hexagon is as deep as you want.
Stain the sticks.
You can alternate hexagons on each side on one row and create a second row above.
Make sure the glue is dry before layering and staining.
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