My Kitty Display Shelf
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Jennifer
(IC: homeowner)
2 Materials
45 Minutes
Easy
Good Morning Hometalkers!
A couple of months ago or so I was dusting the living room when I knocked over one of my collectables. It didn't break but it made me realize that I needed to put them somewhere else (it had happened before). Well I have so many that I decided I would do something with just the little ones, a shelf just from them! I call it the Kitty shelf! I should have made it bigger!
This is what I did...
I gathered up some pieces of scrap wood. The orange pieces are from a project I just didn't like when it was finished so I tore it apart.
Sometimes I will make something that just doesn't match what it should have looked like in my head![icon](http://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/resources/design/emojis/1f623.png)
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The other 3 pieces are leftovers from a pallet project I already posted (bar/ console table). I sanded down all the pieces first. The wood was already cut and even. Another step done![icon](http://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/resources/design/emojis/1f60b.png)
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I wasn't worried about sinking (hiding) the screws into the wood. This is just a small shelf from me!
I did want it to be sturdy and level so it had to be squared and you can see the pencil marks here. 2 screws for each shelf and then both sides =12
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Now all that needs to be done is painting. Oh, I did use wood putty on some holes in the orange pieces of wood because of the earlier project they were used in.![icon](http://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/resources/design/emojis/1f609.png)
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I decided on the colors. I trying to bring more color into my very brown/neutral living area, yellow is pretty and looks great with brown!![icon](http://cdn-fastly.hometalk.com/resources/design/emojis/1f60e.png)
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I didn't put any hangers on the back just 2 nails in the wall. All finished!! Total time 45 minutes
with drying time and on the wall it goes!
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This is the shelf, with little kitty collectables, hanging on the wall. I have another curio cabinet with larger kitty collectables and they were over shadowing the little ones but not now they have their own place.
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I was trying to get a picture of the real kitties but they just wouldn't pose for the camera. They love sitting in the window so I made shelves for them too!
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All comments are welcomed! Thanks for looking!
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Suggested materials:
- 5 pieces of scrap wood and 12 screws (on hand)
- Hand sander, drill and paint (on hand)
Published August 20th, 2017 11:08 AM
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Amelia Randall on Aug 26, 2017
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Jandv65 on Feb 03, 2021
Exactly what I was looking for!! Interestingly, it’s for the same exact reason,my Kitty collection has now surpassed my Volkswagen,and my Penguin collections(tho many of those were sadly lost in a house fire).
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