These bookshelves are perfect to fill in the wall and save the space. Prepare two 1×10-4ft and 3.5 inch boards, two 1×10-2ft and 7.5 inch boards, two 1×10-1ft boards, 12 (or 13*) 8″ x 10″ shelf brackets, 4 3″ x 3″ angle framing anchors, drywall screws with wall anchors, white spray paint, a power saw,...
If you are a book lover and have a home library or at least a reading nook, then these IKEA hacks are right what you need! An essential piece in every such space is a bookcase or bookshelves, and here IKEA provides lots of units to hack and lots of ideas to use. Various IKEA...
How to turn a usual bookshelf into a cool mid-century one? Join the two shelves together by applying wood glue and then screwing them together from both sides. Counter set the screws to later fill the holes with wood filler and have the screws disappear. Then paint it out and add trim around the face...
Got an old bookshelf and don’t know how to renovate it? Here’s a project from diypassion.com! Take your bookshelf and use a sander to strip the sides and the front bits of stain. The prime and paint the inside of the shelf, here the author wanted a greyish shade. Once it is dry, tape off...
IKEA hacks have never been more popular than now! Today we’ll hack a couple of bookshelves together with TheMakeRista blog. Begin by assembling the three Ikea bookshelves. To make them taller than standard add the extension cabinets. Position them in the spot where they would go to determine the final placement. After they are secured to...
This is such a cost-effective and easy DIY project, and a great way to add a fun pattern to the bookcase. The supplies are enough 1/4″-thick foamcore to cover the open area of the shelves, enough fabric to cover the foam core, heavy-duty masking tape, scissors, a utility knife, measuring tape or ruler. First, measure...
Crates are ideal for crafts and easy to refashion into some furniture pieces, for example, a bookshelf. To make it you’ll need sand paper, crates and stain. Sand the crates, beat them up, stain and cover with a coat of polyurethane. Screw them together. Enjoy!
Industrial style is gaining popularity – it’s good not only for masculine space but also for some service spaces like a pantry or a kitchen. An industrial shelf, though, would look great not only in an industrial interior but also in a modern, minimalist, rustic or shabby chic one. You needn’t buy industrial shelves because...
I’m big fan of shelving units made of pipes. They have so great mid-century industrial-like look that they fit many interiors very well. Dosuno Design made a step further. They created an open source platform for plumbing pipe furniture. That’s much more cooler that other DIY projects that involves pipes. You can download a pdf...
Are you bored with the look of your bookcases and wall-mount shelves? If so then it’s a good idea to spice up them a little. The easiest way to do that is to add a background to any of them. You can simply paint the back of the bookcase or a wall behind shelves or...