9/27/2023 0 Comments Wood shelf brackets diy![]() ![]() Decide on best bracket size and design for your space.Then I could have skipped the nail and still had a very short dry time. I just used the brad nailer so that I could move on to painting without waiting.Īctually, I should have just used my DAP Rapid Fuse to glue these pieces together. BUT, if you don’t have a brad nailer, you could glue, clamp, and let the pieces dry before painting. You don’t want to have to buy a new rod, or patch holes in your wall if the rod is too short.ĭesign Note: I used glue and a brad nail for assembly. ![]() This is how you can be sure to get a perfectly snug fit with the rod. AND do not cut the rod until you have hung the brackets on the wall. You can easily make sure you get 2 identical cuts, by clamping a scrap piece of wood to the saw. I think this makes it look more like Curtain Brackets and less like shelf brackets. Make sure it’s big enough for the rod socket, with enough room for lifting the rod in and out of place. Step Oneĭecide on best bracket size and design for your space. I just used the brad nailer so that I could move on to painting without waiting.Īctually, I should have just used my DAP Rapid Fuse to glue these pieces together. I tried to match (sort of) the little wood piece we use for toilet paper storage.Design Note: I used glue and a brad nail for assembly. While they shelves dried overnight, I took out my gold spray paint and gave the brackets 2 nice coats of paint (letting the first coat dry for about an hour before applying the 2nd). I do like the finished shelf, but if I could go back, I would redo it with the special walnut from the start □ I originally started with Rustoleum Mahagony stain and decided it looked a little too orangey-red, so after 3 or 4 coats, I picked up some Rustoleum Special Walnut stain and put on a few more coats with a cloth. Next, I did some light sanding on the sides & edges to make sure the surface was smooth before staining them. I had my favorite DIY helper cut them both to 27″ to fit the space on the wall. The shelf is untreated wood & can be cut to size. I started with 2 of these IKEA shelves & 4 brackets (both in birch) It wasn’t too sturdy, plus I wanted the chance to create the wood color of my choosing! They were the kind where you screw a shelf-type bracket to the wall and then the back of shelf itself slides on top of the metal piece and that’s how its attached to the wall. The were actually starting to come loose. We had some dark espresso floating shelves up before, but they were not holding up very well. If you missed the reveal post, you can check it out here. ![]() So for today, I am sharing a quick a tutorial on the DIY Wooden Shelves we put up in our main floor Powder Room. The content I post is what is really going on around THIS place and THIS is our bliss, remember? □ The good, the bad, the ugly, the “whoops that project didn’t turn out how I planned” type of stuff. ![]() After all, that is the stuff that is real and real is why I enjoy blogging. They won’t be fabulous room reveals or finished spaces every time, but more posts on progress, ideas, family stuff, etc. I am a lover of any kind of to-do list, so creating a few goals and checklists related to my project posts only makes sense! In order to try to be more consistent with what is actually going on around here on a daily / weekly basis, I set a goal of 3 posts minimum per week. My favorite day of the week is here and I am happy to say this is my 3rd post this week! I decided to start making some goals around my projects and blogging about them. ![]()
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