Barnwood and Twine Shelves

2 Materials
$5
20 Minutes
Easy

This easy DIY can be made with a bit of twine and scrap wood!

Materials


  1. Scrap wood or barn wood
  2. Twine (or rope)
  3. Power drill and drill bit
  4. Scissors
  5. miter saw or circular saw (if your scrap/barnwood pieces are not already at the desired length)
Cut your wood pieces to the desired length


I did 18 inches for my shelves. You could do varying lengths and make a grouping of shelves if you’d like!

Drill holes


Measure in 1.5” from each corner and drill a hole with your drill bit. You’ll end up with four holes.

Here is what the four holes should look like



Thread twine through the holes


Cut two pieces of twine at about 30” each.


Thread one end of a piece of twine through each hole so that the bottom of the shelf looks like this.

Tie the knots


Pull the string taught and even, then tie the ends of each piece together in a knot.


*Keep your knot loose so you can adjust when for level when hanging the shelf.

Add your decor!


Hang at the desired height and add your decor!


*Keep in mind these are lightweight when choosing your decor to hang. You could always swap out that twine for a heavier duty rope if you’d like to use these for heavier items.

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  • Margot Margot on Jun 06, 2021

    You have great taste! It looks professionally done! The spacing and the articles you placed on the shelves are perfect!

    by the way, you could be a hand model - beautiful hands

  • Lula Porter Lula Porter on Jun 03, 2022

    Don't you love barnwood? One of my friends tears down just about anything for the scrap metal and gives me the wood. I helped him work on a 100+ year old barn and had plenty of wood to redo a whole living room wall with scraps left over. Maybe I can move that boxy bookshelf to storage and copy your idea for floating shelves using brackets and chains after I fill the canning jars with fresh picked veggies.

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