15-Minute Ledge Shelf
Have you seen ledge shelves around at Ikea, Home Goods and just about any place that sells home decor? I have and I ♥love♥ them. They are so versatile and look wonderful with little picture frames and memorabilia perched on them. I want them....lots of them....but $$$$ is a bit of a problem so I have just been looking at them and longing for them until now.
Guess what I did? I made one....yep....I sure as heck did and just between you and I.....it was unbelievably easy and took only 15 minutes. I made this first one for my husband for his shaving gear {he collects vintage razors} but I am moving on next to make them in varying lengths for the living room...and the next set will be white. I can hardly wait. For now though I wanted to share this one with you and show you just how darn easy it is to make. You could whip up a bunch of these for the upcoming holidays to give as gifts. Include some frames with pictures of the kids and you can cross Grandma off your list.
What you need:
Wood ~ I bought some hobby cut wood at Home Depot {2 pieces} ~ .5 x 3.5 x 24 Poplar wood
and {1} 1x2x8 piece of wood {this is enough for 4 shelves and is the little piece at the front edge}
Saw {I used an Olson Coping Saw}
Wood Stain {Minwax Cherry}
Paintbrush to apply stain
How to:
The hobby cut wood was already the size I needed so no sawing necessary for these pieces.
Cut the 1x2x8 to a length of 24 inches using the saw.
Use the Kreg Jig to place 6 pocket holes on the bottom center piece of your wood ~ 3 on each side slightly staggered.
Attach side pieces to your bottom pieces using the self-tapping screws.
Sand edges of cut wood piece on each side for smoothness.
Stain ~ allow to dry.
Wax and buff.
Voila! That's it. Now wasn't that easy. I am a total novice and this DIY Ledge Shelf took only 15 minutes of actual hands on time {the stain drying wasn't added in}.
Is your mind working now about where you can put these? Mine is ~ I'll keep you updated with my new shelves as I make and hang them.
If you love DIY for the home, you can check out my DIY Home Board on Pinterest.
Sharing at ~ The Frugal Girls
Love these! Thanks for sharing -- I've gotta make some for myself. xoxo
These look great! I wanted to make some for our house but I ended up buying two from Ikea. Maybe next time I can make some instead - you made it look easy! 🙂
AMAZING! I am so impressed with your idea, mastery of all those tools and tutorial! Beautiful MB!!!
Great idea! Thanks for posting this. I was thinking these might be good for my new office space that I've been working on.
Such a beautiful shelf! I'd love if you'd link up to The DIY'ers! https://homecomingmn.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-diyers-31.html
totally putting this on my to-do list (or maybe ethan's) lol. pretty as always!!! thanks so much for linking up at The Humble Brag last week and hope to see you back tonight!