DIY Open Shelving
I am so excited to share this open shelving project with you!!
I had been trying to find the perfect weathered and distressed board and finally found it at Round Top antiques festival last fall.
To get started, we measured the space above the toilet where the shelves would go and cut 2 - 24" pieces from this 8 ft. long board. We used 4 pipe and floor flange pieces to create the brackets. The pipe comes in different widths and we used 1 1/4".
Our board was 9" wide, so we used 10" length so the pipe was slightly wider than the board. We put a cap on the ends so the boards won't slip off.
Since we did the project I actually found a set of all the pieces for a fraction of what mine cost. They are black, instead of galvanized, but you can find those here.
We created a make shift saw horse, (because we're fancy like that) to cut the boards.
Next, we decided the height of the shelves and the width we wanted the brackets to be. We weren't able to hit a stud in the wall and keep the brackets centered, so we used wall anchors in each of the 4 holes on the flange pieces. I don't plan on putting anything super heavy so those should hold just fine.
Now that the shelves were in place it was time to start styling.
I tried several different things on them and moved it around. My first try at it, I used a large oval brown transferware platter on the top shelf for a little backdrop and interest.
Next up, I tried a large rectangle silver tray. I decided I liked the tray the best but still really wanted to use the platter, so this is what I ended up with. I'm sure it will get moved around and restyled over time, but I'm happy with it for now.
This project was fairly easy and only took 1 - 2 hours total. I hope you found this helpful and try your own DIY open shelving.
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Lori Flood-Mclaughlin on Apr 15, 2020
So elegant well done and I am definitely going to ask the hubby to make these i was gonna go with floating..but I like this alot ty for sharing
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Vintage Home on Apr 22, 2020
Oh, so glad you enjoyed this post! They were pretty easy to make and I love how they turned out. Good luck with your project!
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