DIY: Wood Shelf

October 31, 2013

We recently renovated our living room with a brand new SoftSpring carpet from The Home Depot. The carpet inspired lots of decor updates including a grogeous DIY Photo Installation and this DIY Wood shelf. Learn how to DIY a simple shelf to display decorative items in your home, and check out the entire living room transformation here.

Materials:

2 2-way wood brackets, measuring 5 inches x 7 inches
wood board, measuring 1¾ inch x 8 inch x 4 feet long
1 can black satin spray paint
2 screws, measuring 1½ inches
wood glue

Directions:

Step 1: Cut the board length to 42 inches.

DIY Wood Shelf

DIY Shelf Materials

Step 2 (optional): Route the outside edges to make it decorative.

Step 3: Use the wood glue to glue the brackets to the shelf boards, about 6 inches in from the end on each side, or measure the distance between the studs in the wall of your house and attach the brackets accordingly for hanging.

Step 4: Drill one pilot hole through the shelf into each bracket and install one 1½ inch screw into each hole to give extra support and help hold the brackets in place.

Step 5: Sand the shelf board and brackets lightly so they have a smooth finish.

Step 6: Paint the shelf with black satin spray paint.

Step 7 (optional): We set the set below a framed photo installation that really finished the room. Learn how to make the DIY Framed Photo Installation here.

DIY Wood Shelf

*This post was sponsored by The Home Depot.

Linette Gerlach has lived in Ohio all her life; she graduated from Wright State University with a degree in Operations Management. She worked in the corporate world for over 10 years before she decided it just wasn’t her thing! She’s been a freelance writer, blogger, and amateur photographer for over 6 years, and she is deeply passionate about creating fun food, crafts, and DIY projects. Her blog, The Kid’s Fun Review, is an online magazine that features fun and creative content for kids and their families. She enjoys interacting on social media, so you can find her on Twitter or Pinterest at linetteg and on Instagram and YouTube at linetteg1.