SPD: $20 WOOD SHELVES TUTORIAL

Back at it today for Saw It. Pinned It. Did It to report to you with....
 these DIY Wood Shelves that anyone can do! These bad boys are in my top 5 favorite projects to date!

Does that spark your attention?!
 I hope so!

What if I told you this whole project costs less than $20? 

Really.

They are that easy to build and the quality of these shelves look 3x better
than the ones you see for sale in stores! I'm telling you that you will want to save this project, so if I see you pinning this on Pinterest, I'm going to give you a virtual high-five. Or 10. ;)

*Just in case you're new here-come here every Thursday where you show us what you pinned off Pinterest and re-created. We're tackling our out-of-control Pinterest boards slowly but surely! ;) It can be an outfit, recipe, or a project that you've been working on around the house. Whatever your heart desires...but just join in on the fun!

Okay...so I got this Pinspiration from this pin (below) which is from the lovely Shanty 2 Chic blog. 

One of my favorites for sure. Much like any other project, I saw them and was really impressed with how easy the tutorial was and how much I loved the look of them!

 

We used a different stain than she did and obviously I decorated mine differently to fit our space.

After we got the supplies for this project, it took Billy about 45 minutes-1 hour to get these done. I was so excited! I LOVE them. I could've probably built them myself, but since I have my handyman who is getting sooo good at these projects I figured I'd let him take the reins (or that I told him I would decorate them without buying a single thing. Me being budget friendly? I think that enticed him just a bit.)

Here we go.

Billy had the wood cut at Home Depot at about 40 inches long when he bought them.

They will do it for free.

Just measure the area you want your shelves to go and figure out how long you want yours!

What You Do:

Add a line of glue where the 1x4's meet.

Join your boards together like this....

and pre-drill from the back and attach your screws.

Now you will want to add more glue to the edge of the bottom 1x4 

and then use some nails to attach your 1x2. 

End result will look like that!

So easy, I'm telling you!

Well, I just watched, but Billy is telling you. 

Apply one coat of stain with a staining pad or foam brush then let dry. 

{that can is really clean...ha. But Billy wanted to show you what kind of stain he used.}

Once they are done drying, attaching them to your wall will NOT want to make you rip your hair out like those other floating shelves you buy and then immediately regret it (not like that has happened to me or anything...)

We just used 2" screws to drill directly into the wall and BAM! They're up! 

We didn't cover the screws because like the tutorial we went by said, there was no need to, because what I used to decorate them covered them up!

Our final outcome:

sources for the items on the shelves: cream jars-TJ Maxx, "K" burlap print (gift from the cute and wonderful Jill! How sweet is she?!), Wood frame-West Elm (do you recognize that pic? Yup. Naples), State Printable, Rocky Print- Pop Doggie, Succulent- TJ Maxx.

 In regards to decorating them-I think it's nice to add a touch of flowers/a succulent. Then, use different sizes of frames or objects. I liked using 3 different colors for frames because it doesn't look too uniform or matchy matchy. The options are endless..I just recommend styling them in different ways so you can see which you like best!

What do you think? How'd Billy do?!
(positive reinforcement friends)

What I love most about these shelves is the "lip" or the edge on the front.
It adds a little character and makes them look nicer.


Now..it's your turn. You know the drill!

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