Hanging Kitchen Shelves & Styling Tips

Amanda
by Amanda
5 Materials
$50
2 Hours
Easy

We wanted some extra storage for our kitchen that matched better than the free standing shelf we had before!

Finished Product!!
BEFORE


Here's the shelf we were using before. It was Okay, but not great.

Drawing Up What I Might Want


I drew this in the paint app on my phone. I just wanted to estimate what kind of design I was thinking about before I researched the pieces.

Clear the Space


Here's the wall without anything on it.

Painters Tape on the Wall To Determine Length, Height, and Number of Shelves


We used Painter's tape to mark off the height of the shelves and how long we might want them to be. This allows us to get the maximum length so I can research shelves that are available for purchase.

Stud Finder, Four Small Lines at Top are Studs


The four lines at the top are where the studs are. So those were the best places to put the screws and the brackets.

Screw Brackets Into Studs To Allow Most Weight


We chose to use the studs on the outer most part of the shelves.

Determine Whether We Want Additional Brackets in the Middle


We had enough brackets to do four on each shelf so here we were holding them up so we can check it out. I ended up not liking it as much.

Make Sure You Like Height *IMPORTANT!*


Can you put the things you need on the bottom shelf with the height of the shelf above it? Don't put it too low and find out that nothing is short enough to fit. Here we also decided not to use the middle brackets.

Finished!!


Here's the finished product with some items on the shelves!

Styling Tips Once You Get Them UP!


  1. Add PLANTS to your shelf, 2. LAYER your items, 3. Make it PERSONAL!!!
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  • Trudy Trudy on May 04, 2020

    Looks great. But what did you do with all the things that were stored on the original shelf?

  • Barbara Barbara on May 05, 2020

    I thought you needed extra storage. This is very nice, but where is all the items you were storing on the shelves?

  • Kyralee Kyralee on May 07, 2021

    What type of wood did you use for the shelf?

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  • Pra28313410 Pra28313410 on May 05, 2021

    1st & foremost, the easiest, no cost, absolute best way to improve that space is to get rid of that garbage can!

  • L L on May 05, 2021

    Looked like all alcohol. Put it away and displayed kitcheny things. Looks much neater. Great job

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