Among the pieces of furniture, shelves have occupied a special place for a long time. They serve both as part of the interior and as a storage device. In addition, they are fairly easy to make. Therefore, many do DIY shelves- from beginners to professional builders and designers. Today we will talk about different ways manufacturing of shelves.
Correctly selected and manufactured shelves will emphasize the general style of the interior of the room, add the necessary touches to it. And of course, they will provide residents with another convenient place to store various items - from knickknacks to books, shoes and equipment. Any self-respecting craftsman knows how to make shelves out of any material, sometimes even from waste improvised means. Let's take a look at a few options.
Hallway: shelves with your own hands for shoes
As soon as a person enters any living space, the first thing he needs is a place for shoes. Usually sets of furniture or shelves act as it. With regard to the first option - this is a topic for a separate conversation. And here's how to do shelves with your own hands for shoes we will tell you. Moreover, of all types of shelves, these are the easiest to manufacture. This is explained by the fact that they are usually floor-standing - after all, it would never occur to anyone to hang shoes on ... a wall! Although there are such options - in the form of hangers.
For shoes, the shelves are usually made of wood. The simplest shelf is two to three or four long boards connected by crossbars (uprights, sidewalls). For example, as in photo 1.
DIY shelves for shoes - photo
The shape and size of such a shelf may vary. It all depends on the size and style of the hallway.
Material - natural wood or sawn blanks from plywood sheets, chipboard.
In the first case, it is better to lightly anneal the finished product with a blowtorch, then cover it with varnish (colored or colorless) or stain. You can, of course, not anneal - it's a matter of taste. And it is desirable to cover with varnish: it will give a more beautiful appearance and will protect the surface from moisture.
In the case of making a shelf from chipboard, you need to process the edges and ends of the workpieces. For these purposes, a special edging is sold - plastic (melamine) tape of various sizes and colors. It is warmed up with an iron and glued to the right place.
Hallway: do-it-yourself shelves for little things
Of the same laminated chipboard, they are most often made do-it-yourself shelves for the hallway, on which small things and hats are stored. They look especially beautiful with built-in lamps, of which there are many on sale today. The small LED flashlight is easy to mount. And if you place a mirror next to or opposite, it will be very cozy and beautiful!
Another option for wooden shelves is bar shelves. Their section varies from 16x40 to 25x50 mm. The dimensions and configuration of the shelf itself can be very diverse. Shelves made from natural wood and bars are perfect for rooms in a simple rustic country or retro style.
If you need to cut curly edges on blanks from sheet material, then you cannot do without a jigsaw. Better, of course, to use electric. But if you need to make a whole pattern from a natural board, then you need a special burner jigsaw with nichrome thread. In this case, the edge will turn out to be already annealed, dark in color, with many stripes-veins. You will also need various fasteners - screws, bolts, corners. Well, glue, varnish or waterproof paint - depending on the type of shelf and material.
Sometimes shelves are made of metal wire. There are usually no special difficulties here. As a rule, shelves are made in the form of several trellised tiers. In this case, the wire is either welded, or braided, or simply inserted into the grooves of the side blanks. The whole structure is beautifully designed. There are many other shelf options available from the most different materials- you just need to turn on your imagination.
DIY shelves for the kitchen - a good gift for the mistress of the house
One of the places in apartments and houses where shelves are indispensable is the kitchen. To make good do-it-yourself shelves for the kitchen, it should be borne in mind that they should not only be in harmony with the entire design, but also be ergonomic - convenient for the hostess.
Moreover, kitchen shelves must be reliable. After all, they can store not only dishes, kitchen utensils, cutlery, but also food supplies - cereals, seasonings, ingredients. Who will be pleased if their entire weight turns out to be exorbitant for the shelves, and they end up on the floor?
Before you start making a shelf, you should carefully consider its design so that it fits harmoniously into the interior of the kitchen. For example, photo 2 shows bottle shelves. Lovers of a glass of good wine before dinner will surely appreciate them. The shelves look quite sophisticated and original.
Wine shelves They themselves are made quite simply. Two blanks - hardwood planks, well processed, are fastened together. To do this, you can use any bars and screws, or do everything on the grooves. Previously, holes for the necks are drilled in the main strips at equal intervals - using a jigsaw or a drill with a special nozzle. The structure is varnished and mounted on the wall. To do this, you can buy beautiful brackets or regular profile corners. The main thing is that they do not spoil the finished appearance of the shelf. The number of vertical strips, as well as the distance between them, can be combined.
For a regular kitchen, shelves for 3-5 bottles are suitable. Otherwise, the owner of such shelves may be known as an experienced sommelier. By the way, bottles in such shelves are stored exactly as needed - in a horizontal position. It is better to mount bottle shelves in dark places because real wine is kept in dark wine cellars.
How to make do-it-yourself shelves for flowers
Flowers play an important role in the style of the room and in the very microclimate of the room. They are available almost everywhere - both at home and at work. They usually stand in designated places: on window sills, shelves, racks, cabinets. By making DIY shelves for flowers, any owner will delight his other half. Moreover, the shelves will be unusual, one might say - creative and exclusive.
Photo 3 shows the shelves for flowers from old ... suitcases.
DIY shelves for flowers - photo Yes Yes! As you can see, if you have imagination and skillful hands, you can give old things a second life. These shelves are especially suitable for lovers of retro style.
As a rule, old suitcases have a waterproof surface - leather or its substitutes. Therefore, such shelves will not be afraid of water droplets when watering flowers. Such shelves are made simply. First, a part of the suitcase is carefully sawed off, then a frame is made of planks inside (so that it does not bend under the weight flower pot). Instead of the cut-off part, a base is made of waterproof plywood, to which the frame is attached. The entire structure is fixed on the wall - inside the resulting shelf or from below using corners, dowels or self-tapping screws. Of course, the surface of the suitcase must be carefully processed. Then you can decorate your room with a couple of more colors.
Making shelves with your own hands for books
The next shelf in our line is the book shelf. Sometimes many apartments have a lot of books. Despite the abundance of modern sources of information, people love to read classic paper books and magazines. Do do-it-yourself shelves for books will not be difficult. For example, here's a shelf like in photo 4.
DIY bookshelves - photo It is done like this: several plywoods of the same width and different heights are cut out, aligned, fastened together, and then painted or covered with stain. And that's it - a shelf for books of different sizes is ready! It remains only to fix it to the wall. The second option for such shelves is to select the necessary grooves for the size of the books in the part of the wide bar and fix the bar to the wall. It is convenient to place various little things or souvenirs on the remaining flat part of the shelf.
Unusual shelf with your own hands in the children's room
There are always a lot of things and toys in the children's room. Therefore, the shelves will be very useful there. In addition to the classic wood for the shelves, options from other materials are possible. Something: pieces of PVC or other light pipes. Such do-it-yourself shelves in the nursery easily. They are especially popular with craftsmen. Photo 5 shows such a shelf under construction.
For the shelf, a pipe with a diameter of at least 100 mm is taken, cut into equal segments up to 300 mm long, after which they are processed and fastened together (with glue, tightening or other methods) in a checkerboard pattern like a honeycomb. Processing consists in grinding the ends, painting or pasting individual tubes-cells with self-adhesive films. Naturally, bright colors will prevail in the children's room. Therefore, you need to give the individual elements of the shelf different colors... Such shelves do not have sharp corners, which is important, and children like them very much.
Convenient do-it-yourself shelves for the bathroom - for craftsmen to note
Usually, various little things are stored in the bathroom: soap dish, toothbrushes, razors, scissors, napkins. For this, hinged racks and cabinets are used. As a rule, they all look alike. Having made DIY bathroom shelves rooms, you diversify its interior a little. Approximately as in photo 6.
Of course, you can hang these shelves anywhere. But the point is, they are not afraid of water! Therefore, in the bathroom they will be the very place. And they are done very simply - plastic window sill it is simply cut evenly into the desired lengths, which are attached to the wall. The side ends are closed with native decorative plugs.
You can fix the shelf in different positions - down with a shoulder or up. Depending on this, there will be either a flat front surface or with a protective side. It is better to make the fasteners invisible. Otherwise, you can use a variety of chrome brackets and holders, which are abundant in hardware and plumbing stores.
Finally, we will give a few useful tips... For any shelves from wood materials the following manufacturing rules are characteristic.
- You need to choose high-quality dry workpieces (bars, boards) without cracks and knots, carefully process them from burrs.
- When using self-tapping screws, it is better to pre-drill a hole with a smaller diameter than the screw itself - in order to avoid cracking. Today, instead of ordinary self-tapping screws, special furniture confirms are widely used.
- You can connect wooden parts using curly protrusions - grooves, dowels, grooves. In this case, you should use hard types of wood - birch, oak and the like.
- In order for the self-tapping screw to better screw into the wood, it must first be rubbed against a hard piece of soap.
For the manufacture of any shelves, you will need a variety of tools and materials: hacksaws, circular saw, grinder, screwdrivers, a set of furniture keys, paints, varnishes, adhesives. Before making a shelf, you need to think carefully about its appearance, place in the room. Then carefully make a drawing of the blanks and start assembling.
When making shelves, do not be afraid to show your imagination - very often shelves are made of the most unexpected objects and materials! Long known solutions such as shelves from old things: guitars, skateboards, boats, TVs, crates and pallets. Such products are very original and give originality to any home.
Wall shelves - photo for your inspiration
We have selected photos of several wall shelves, the design and photos of which can surprise and inspire you.
What could be more commonplace than a regular wall shelf? But good imagination and skillful hands can work wonders with such a simple object, turning it into a beautiful element of your home's interior design.
One of the techniques for decorating a room is using shelves.
All materials have their own advantages and disadvantages. The following are suitable for wall shelves.
- Timber lumber is the most common and cheapest - it is easy to cut into pieces, process and paint.
- Metal - not always suitable, it is more difficult to process at home, shelves from it do not fit well into home interior are subject to corrosion.
- Glass - looks great in the interior of any room, makes the shelves visually lighter and more airy, but due to its fragility, it requires special tools and equipment for cutting complex holes and grinding.
- Plastic is the lightest material that can replace all the previous ones.
Shelves are hung on the wall, placed on the floor, some are hung from the ceiling or beams.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION! Man's fantasy in the choice of material for shelves on the wall is inexhaustible - old suitcases, TV cases, water pipes and corners. Even… trouser belts can be used as fasteners.
Much more often they are functional.
Buy or make a shelf on the wall with your own hands
What is the advantage of homemade wall shelves over purchased ones? Furniture stores offer options for all occasions - bookshelves, for dishes, for phones, for flowers. But in defense of homemade products, the following arguments can be made:
- the purchased shelf does not always correspond to your ideas of beauty - either the color is not suitable, or the shape is awkward;
- the dimensions of the purchased product do not fit into the size of your room;
- the height or width of the shelves does not match the size of the things you want to place on them;
- after the repair there were pieces good stuff and fasteners - it's a pity to throw away, but there is no desire and place to store.
But best of all - they are easy to make yourself, with your own hands.
ON A NOTE! Making shelves on the wall with your own hands is often cheaper than purchasing them in the store of a well-known furniture company.
They are made of wood, plywood, laminated chipboard, fiberboard, there are glass shelves.
Shelves are different
Before assembling the shelf, determine what type it will be. Furniture craftsmen got the hang of making wall shelves for all occasions:
- open - without side walls, front doors and back walls;
- closed - in essence, such shelves are hanging cabinets in miniature, differing from them in less weight, depth and height;
- corner - located at the junction of two walls, can be both for the inner corner and for the outer;
- asymmetric - the arrangement of the shelves is devoid of an axis of symmetry, provided that the functionality is preserved;
- suspended - harnesses, cables, materials from thick fabric, belts, and the ceiling is used as a support;
- decorative - designed to beautifully arrange interesting things.
The same materials are used as racks, but they are also made of metal, plastics and other completely incredible things - for example, pipes or bottles.
Module - a universal solution
The easiest way is to assemble wall shelves, consisting of side, top and bottom walls, fastened together with self-tapping screws or furniture fittings... Make such "modules" of different lengths and heights as required and fix them on the wall in the right order. This option is well suited for making bookshelves.
In living rooms, it is not so important what material the shelf is made of. It is important that its design is in the same style as the interior.
You will need the following materials and tools:
- a board with a thickness of 16-20 mm and a width of 150-180 mm - it can be pine, MDF, plywood or chipboard.
- self-tapping screws;
- screwdriver;
- building level;
- furniture hacksaw for wood.
Even the functionality is not always important: some play an exclusively decorative role. If there is one or two items on them.
Marking and sawing
The height and width of the shelf are freely selectable. If the ends of the upper and lower walls rest against the edges of the side walls, then, when determining their height, it is necessary to make an amendment for the doubled thickness of the board.
Their role is to give the interior of the home a special style and color.
ATTENTION! Use the hand to cut the board. circular saw or jigsaw. Their use allows you to make the cut surface smooth.
If we talk about shelves in technical rooms - the kitchen and the bathroom, in particular, the requirements for practicality are almost universally added to considerations of aesthetics.
When marking parts for corner wall shelves, the upper and lower walls are made of two boards with oblique ends. Their connection must fit exactly into the corner for which they are intended. The surface of the ends is lubricated with wood glue, the boards are connected and tightened with clamps until completely dry. Additionally, you can fasten the corners with self-tapping screws.
Workpiece processing
Before installation, the wooden parts of the shelves must be sanded and coated with a protective coating. Wood can be stained and varnished. However, such a shelf does not always fit into the overall color range interior. Then it is better to apply a primer and paint it in the desired color.
For safety net, in the place where the self-tapping screw is screwed into the lower part of the sidewall, you need to drill holes in advance with a thin drill.
Assembling the shelf
To fasten the walls with self-tapping screws, you need to mark the holes. From the end edge of the bottom wall, measure a distance equal to half the thickness of the side wall and draw a line parallel to the cut. Marks are made on it for the drill, stepping back five centimeters to the left and right. The opposite end is also marked. Make holes. Fix the side walls of the shelf with self-tapping screws. The top wall of the shelf is marked and fastened in the same way.
So that the shelf is even, and subsequently it does not warp, in the lower part, with back side, you can fix the arrangement of parts with flat window corners.
ON A NOTE! For fixing the walls of the shelf, other methods can also be used - wooden dowels with carpentry glue, special fastening accessories - screed corners, eccentric screeds.
Although electronic devices are pushing printed editions out of human life, yet many people carefully keep books and magazines dear to their hearts, the storage location of which often leaves much to be desired.
Installing the shelf on the wall
It would seem that nothing is easier. In fact, this is a crucial stage. You do not want all your efforts to improve your home collapse at once?
The easiest way is to use a hinged corner for shelves. The upper eyelet is attached to the wall with a dowel, the lower one - to the shelf with a self-tapping screw or a bolt with a nut and washer.
IMPORTANT! When loading the shelf from 20 to 50 kg, use brackets. Mark the holes on the wall using a building level.
Hands must be clean, because untreated wood is very easily soiled.
The dimensions of the shelf will depend on how large the books will be stored on it.
Manufacturing of honeycomb shelves
The shelf of the original form requires you to show imagination and a little more diligence, but your efforts will pay off with interest - the original product will revive the interior appearance of the room.
- We cut the board into 15 pieces 300 mm long with a cutting angle of 30 °.
- Making the first honeycomb. To do this, we glue the hexagonal section and strengthen its corners with self-tapping screws.
- All other "honeycomb" shelves are made without one wall.
- We fold them on the floor in such a way that the missing face is replaced by the wall of the adjacent section. We fasten together with glue and self-tapping screws.
- If there are segments of sufficient length, then shelves can be made inside the "honeycomb" itself.
Each part needs to be processed with a grinder, only then it can be fastened with other parts into a single structure.
IMPORTANT! To avoid cracks and distortions when tightening self-tapping screws, pre-drill holes with a diameter of 1.2 mm or more.
Of course, you can't do without a tool. The minimum is a hacksaw and a Phillips screwdriver.
Strength requirements are imposed on bookshelves: they hold significant weight.
Bookshelf with hidden fittings
If your taste is offended by the look of the fastening hardware, then you can make a small open shelf with hidden fasteners.
The first step is to think over the dimensions of the shelf being made and decide on the place where it will be located, only after that purchase the boards.
It is not uncommon to see people decorate their homes with artificial flowers, but still nothing can replace the freshness of a natural, beautiful plant.
This requires:
- wooden bar with a thickness of 25-30 mm with a well-polished surface;
- a board of the same thickness, made from the same material;
- pins - cylindrical pins made of wood;
- joiner's glue;
- dowels and screws.
Thanks to the modern universal tool, the DIYer can make almost any shelf, even in an apartment, let alone work in his workshop.
The assembly of such a shelf consists of the following steps.
- Saw the bar and the board into pieces of equal length.
- Using a template, coinciding holes are made in the side of the bar and the future shelf, the diameter and total depth of which should coincide with the length of the dowels.
- The timber is attached to the wall using dowels and self-tapping screws.
- The pins greased with glue are carefully driven into the holes of the timber.
- The surfaces of the timber and the shelves, which will be connected with their help, are also lubricated with glue.
- The shelf is "put on" on the pins and pressed tightly. For safety, you can gently tap the entire length of the side of the shelf with a rubber mallet.
Of course, you immediately want to make something voluminous and beautiful, which is quite natural, but first you can try your hand at making a simple but neat shelf.
This shelf will look like a natural extension of the wall of your room. Just don't load it with too many items.
Moreover, these products may be the first self-made things. It's really simple.
Decor is everything
You have collected and hung the shelves on the wall. But they look unpresentable - too empty or, on the contrary, overwhelmed with books and other trifles. To make the wall shelves in the interior of your room look aesthetically pleasing and eye-catching, follow these simple rules.
- The law of three colors - one dominant color for the shelf and two complementary colors for the items on it. It is desirable that the color of the shelf contrasts with the objects standing on it - this way they will look more expressive.
- Control chaos with triads. Arrange items with similar colors on different shelves so that they are on the tops of imaginary triangles.
- Give more air - some things, especially large ones, require more free space on the shelf.
- Little things need a good background. For example, a figurine standing on a shelf next to a luxurious vase must be moved away from a spectacular neighbor and placed against the background of a small watercolor painting.
- Try to place objects that are similar in size and color to an imaginary vertical or horizontal axis of symmetry.
- The higher the shelf, the lighter the items should be. It is advisable to place all massive items on the lower ones, and light ones on the upper shelves.
- Do not forget about functionality - on the shelf located at the level of your eyes, place those things that you use most often.
A simple design is good: you can make any shelves yourself.
Feel free to experiment. A wall shelf can be made from any material, but lumber is the best choice. Use hanging brackets or brackets for installation. And do not be lazy to beautifully place books and vases on them.
Structurally, most of the shelves consist of shelves proper and lintels.
VIDEO: Shelf with your own hands (how to make a shelf out of wood)
Wall shelves can harmoniously complement the design of the room. The range of their purpose is very wide. Depending on the location and applications, they choose the material for their manufacture and think over the design. What features should be taken into account before starting to create a wall shelf with your own hands, and what are the main stages of the process, we will get acquainted in detail.
Variety of wall designs
The main purpose of the wall shelf is to accommodate many small items, while organically combining the functions of storage and interior decoration. Depending on this, the option for installing the furniture structure is determined. There may be several of them:
- The most common placement is to make a wall form, where the product is attached to a wall, at the bottom of which there are often other pieces of furniture (sofa, bed or table).
- A kind of highlight among wall structures can be a hinged shelf made by hand. The key difference lies in the way of fastening: ropes, chains and belts are used instead of traditional brackets and loops.
- Depending on the organization of the living space, it is periodically necessary to make a corner shelf. Moreover, in addition to the common method of using internal areas, the outer corner of the room is sometimes harmoniously used.
A little imagination, and you can make a wall shelf structure with your own hands in different variations... The following models are widely used:
- The console is distinguished by the simplicity of making it with your own hands - a shelf fixed perpendicular to the wall.
- If desired, the design is supplemented with side walls and the back is closed.
- To create a kind of shelving with your own hands, it is enough to combine several single consoles together.
- Recently, combined specimens with an extraordinary arrangement of horizontal and vertical walls have gained wide popularity.
- Numerous decorative models of wall shelves are distinguished by originality. Their main function is to create an exclusive design element according to the chosen style.
Occasionally, the facade of a do-it-yourself structure is complemented with glass. This is practical when storing items that do not have a decorative function. Small part do-it-yourself wall shelf designs are shown in the drawings below:
The nuances of the choice of material when designing
No construction work is complete without first drawing up a plan.
Remark! Before you start designing a shelf with your own hands, you need to decide on the material for the base.
When choosing it, take into account the place where the furniture structure will be installed and its main functions. The scope of application of wall shelves is as follows:
- Book lovers and students will definitely need bookshelves based on wood and its derivatives.
- For storing spice jars or decorative items in the kitchen (which are original plates or exclusive mugs), narrow shelves equipped with low sides are used. In this case, it is most appropriate to use wood for manufacturing, although, depending on the chosen design, glass specimens can also look harmonious.
- The arrangement of the bathroom is not complete without the installation of glass shelves, complemented by chrome elements. This is due to the basic requirement for the material - it must have high level moisture resistance.
- To show imagination with the choice of material for self-production, universal shelves allow. They are intended for setting flowers or various souvenirs, and the basis is selected taking into account the overall design of the room. It can be classic wood, durable metal, complemented by forged elements, or glass, which creates the effect of lightness.
Mounting options
The type of fastening plays an important role in the design wall construction shelves. By examining the options for fixing, it will be easier for you to determine the most suitable method.
Classic hinges
The traditional fastening of wall shelves is the use of hinges. They are ideal for products made of wood and its derivatives. An important condition- the material must be of sufficient thickness. The whole process takes place in several stages:
- The hinges are fixed on the side of the furniture structure with self-tapping screws.
- After measuring the distance between the holes, the required segment is marked on the wall.
Attention ! Compliance with the horizontal line is important point when fixing the wall shelf.
- At the designated point, holes of the required diameter are drilled for inserting the dowel.
- A self-tapping screw with a neat head is screwed into the hammered dowel, on which the shelf is hung.
Fastening glass shelves
The use of hinges is not suitable for all materials. Installation of wall-mounted glass shelves is carried out using special fasteners for fragile products. The fasteners are made in two parts and are often supplemented with elastic spacers, the glass shelf is inserted between them. The lower part of the device is equipped with a clamping screw for secure fixation of the wall structure.
A common model for holding a glass shelf is a specimen called a pelican, capable of supporting a wall structure with a thickness of 8 to 34 mm. Besides glass, it can be used for fixing other materials with similar dimensions.
Flush mount and decorative brackets
The secret installation of the wall shelf is distinguished by simplicity and originality. In this case, the fasteners are completely masked. The essence of this method is as follows:
- at the end of the wooden structure, a recess is prepared for the pin and the body of the fastener;
- The mens holder is fixed to the wall, after which the shelf is put on it.
Wall shelves with decorative brackets allow you to create an individual design of the room. They can be made in a production way or belong to exclusive copies. Photos of wall shelves decorated with brackets, which are made by hand, are presented below:
Manufacturing process
Depending on the chosen design and material, the process self-made wall shelf has its own characteristics.
Wood
If you want to make an original wooden wall shelf with your own hands, you will need:
- Base material. In addition to natural wood species, you can take MDF, chipboard or gypsum fiber board, this will greatly facilitate the surface treatment process.
- A jigsaw that can replace a hacksaw.
- Drill and grinder.
- Ruler with pencil.
- Building level.
- Wood glue or liquid nails.
- Varnish or stain.
- Brackets, dowels and screws.
The whole process of making the wall shelf with your own hands is simple. After drawing up a plan or taking as a basis finished project, the dimensions of the structure are transferred to the material. It is better to cut a wooden base with a jigsaw, which provides a perfectly even cut.
All elements wooden shelf are thoroughly sanded; in the presence of significant defects, I use wood putty. At the initial stage, you will need sanding paper No. 40, sanding paper No. 80 and 120 will allow you to get a perfectly smooth surface.
Connect the details of the wall structure with liquid nails or wood glue.
Marks for fastening are made on the shelf and on the wall. The brackets are connected to the shelf, and a recess is made in the wall with a drill, after which the dowels are inserted.
On final stage screws are screwed in and the wall shelf is suspended.
Glass
It is better to equip rooms with a small area with glass wall shelves, which create an atmosphere of lightness and visually increase the space. If the experience in working with glass is not enough, it is better to contact specialists who, simultaneously with the cutting of fragile material, will perform high-quality processing of the sections. The following steps for mounting a wall shelf are within the power of anyone who can hold a tool in their hands, and are similar to the procedure for attaching a wooden structure:
- Using the level, the attachment points are marked on the wall.
- The Pelican construction requires two dowels.
- After removing decorative overlays, you will find holes where you need to screw the fasteners.
- The decorative strip is put in place and the glass is inserted.
- At the final stage, the screw is tightened.
This completes the installation of the glass wall structure.
Conclusion
Competent combination of the wall shelf with the rest of the furnishings will allow you to create a harmonious and individualized interior design.
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In any residential country house or other building cannot do without shelves, because this type of product is distinguished by simplicity and functionality, therefore the popularity of such designs never decreases. The biggest advantage is the fact that you can cope with their manufacture yourself, for this you need to make drawings of the plywood shelf with your own hands or find them in finished form, after which you can calculate the required amount of materials and purchase everything.
What you need to work
As we noted above, first of all, you need to make at least an approximate sketch of the future product, this will help you calculate the required amount of materials and determine their exact list. Below we will tell you about the main components:
| Plywood | This is the main raw material that will be used. As for the material requirements, they are as follows:
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| Bar | If you are going to make racks with plywood shelves or structures in which a stiffening frame is required, then you will need a bar. It is better to choose a planed version with a section of 50x50 mm, it will provide a high bearing capacity of the shelves and will allow you to place even heavy objects on them |
| Fasteners | It is best to use self-tapping screws, as they provide high strength of the joints. Their length depends on the thickness of the elements used and is selected individually in each case. You may also need corners, with their help you can very quickly and reliably fix individual elements |
| Tool | A jigsaw is best suited for cutting plywood, but if the elements are rectangular, then you can do it. Also, do not forget about such devices as a square and a tape measure, with their help, the material will be marked. |
Important!
Experts advise using plywood, which consists of at least five veneer layers, since this allows for high reliability of the structure, three-layer options withstand loads much worse.
Overview of some design options
Now let's figure out how to make a plywood shelf with our own hands. For example, we will talk about two options - simple systems, as well as shelving structures.
The simplest products
They are made without the use of a frame and are most often designed to store not very heavy items.
We will tell you about some of the options that you can implement on your own:
- You can use a rope, in this case, several shelves of the required width and length are cut out, after which it is necessary from wooden waste different sizes fold the racks so that the height of the structure is the right one. After that, holes are drilled in the elements, the size of which should be slightly larger than the diameter of the rope. After that, the structure is folded, knots are tied from below, and top part hung on hooks - the product is ready;
- A do-it-yourself shoe rack made of plywood is also very simple., and for this you need to make a rough sketch. First of all, the upper and Bottom part, between which shelves are placed, which can have a very different configuration. All elements are connected using metal corners and self-tapping screws, it is recommended to put a wall on the back side, it will not only close the space, but also provide additional rigidity to the product.
Four legs are placed below;
- You can make original shelves for flowers from plywood with your own hands as follows: first, boxes of different sizes are twisted from the sheets, their dimensions must be sufficient for placement flower pots... After that, the elements are painted or and stacked on top of each other in a chaotic manner and fastened with corners and self-tapping screws. The result is a very unusual design that can be placed on a stand or hung on the wall.
Racks
Instructions for the construction of such systems are also not complicated:
- First, on the basis of the project or sketch, a bar is cut for the construction of the frame... Then vertical posts are placed, between which the crossbars of the required length are attached. The easiest way for this type of work is to use special corners, it is very simple and does not take much time. It is important that the elements fit exactly to each other, and the frame is without distortions, since it must stand securely on the surface;
- Next, you need to cut out the elements from plywood., they must fit the fabricated frame very accurately, this will give the finished product a very neat and attractive appearance. Fastening is done using self-tapping screws, their length should be at least twice the thickness of the sheets;
Important!
To prevent cracking of the elements, it is best to pre-drill holes for self-tapping screws, their diameter should be half the size of the fasteners.
- The finished structure is painted in any color or covered with a protective compound.
Output
DIY plywood shelf - perfect solution, which allows you to make a structure that fits the free space in your room. The video in this article will help you understand some of the features of the process even better, and if you still have questions, then ask them in the comments.
Having moved to new apartment, it is not always possible to acquire all the furniture. Such simple things as ordinary shelves, no matter for books or just for something, you can do it yourself. Every man probably wondered how to make a shelf with his own hands.
What you need to know
The designs are different. You can find many designer shelves that fit the interior of each apartment individually. Before you start working, it is important to clearly understand and know how to make a shelf with your own hands. It must be adapted to some specific function.
Wooden shelves are very common, since this particular material is very light and easy to handle. Due to its low weight, the wooden structure can be hung on the walls without fear of collapse. If you think about what and how to make bookshelves for your apartment, then the answer is unequivocal - from wood.
Bookshelves are the place where knowledge is stored
If there are not so many books, then the simplest and most common design is best suited. A simple construction means a board nailed to the wall, onto which books are then loaded. There is no need to guess how to make bookshelves here. Everything is very simple.
To make a simple bookshelf you will need:
1) A board of a certain size (depending on the expected length of the shelf).
2) Two metal squares.
3) Six screws.
4) Phillips screwdriver.
5) Pencil.
6) Roulette.
How to make a very simple bookshelf
The sequence of actions is very simple. If the board is not properly sanded, then you can improve its condition with an ordinary grained sandpaper or a sander (the latter, of course, is better). Then, using a tape measure or a centimeter, we determine where the screws will be screwed in, mark these places with a pencil. Then you just need to screw it into the special holes in metal corners screws in the places previously marked with a pencil. Once the board is securely screwed to the corners, it can be screwed to the wall. Again, here you need a tape measure so that the board hangs straight and not crooked - this is very important. After the line has been drawn on which the shelf will hang, you can screw it to the wall. The building level will help to make sure the shelf is level.
This will take a maximum of half an hour. Such a shelf will not only quickly solve the problem of where to put the books, but will also be a good decoration for the room.
Wooden bookshelf: what you need
Making a shelf yourself is not a problem. The main thing is to have all the materials. How to make a do-it-yourself shelf from closed-type wooden planks? Very simple. A closed bookshelf is just as easy to make as a similar simple type of thing.
To create such a shelf you will need:
1) Wooden board.
2) Roulette.
3) Pencil.
4) Wood screws.
5) Phillips screwdriver.
6) Glass sheet.
7) Metal mount.
8) Saw on wood.
How to make a bookshelf out of wood
The most important part is to cut the boards correctly. A tape measure and a pencil are useful for this. A closed book shelf will look like a rectangle.
First, you need to cut off two long boards. The longer they are, the larger the shelf itself will be. Then two short boards are sawn - they are responsible for the width and height. As soon as the component parts are ready, they can be polished with a sandpaper to remove all irregularities and roughness. It is important that all boards fit together and have the same size in pairs. That is, the two long ones were the same, and the two short ones were also the same size.
After that, you can connect the boards using screws and a Phillips screwdriver. Simply by attaching one plank to the other, you need to screw in the screws. When everything is ready, you will get a neat rectangle of boards, but this structure does not yet look like real wooden shelves. It still needs to be varnished so that it serves for a long time and does not lose its presentation. Also, the varnish protects the wood from drying out and cracking, which will increase the service life. To open a future shelf with varnish, you just need to dip the brush into this substance and apply several layers with gentle movements.
It remains only to attach metal fasteners to the back wall with screws. You can easily buy them on the market. There are a lot of options too. The fastening is screwed to the rear wall of the shelf. But there is still an uncovered front part.
How to make a closed shelf with your own hands: install glass
So that the books do not fall out and are kept calmly for themselves, you need to make a front door. The front of the shelf will be made of glass. To do this, if there is sheet glass, it must be cut with a glass cutter into two sashes, which will fit the new shelf in width. Such parts can be made to order or bought on the market. Having cut out two leaves, you need to make sure that they are movable. There are two options: either put on hinges (like cabinets with glass doors), or put them on runners. The second option for a bookshelf is more practical. Special plastic runners are available in any market. With a screw or nail, the runners are easily attached to the board. Then it remains only to carefully stick in the glass and install it on the runners. This must be done on both sides so that together they close all the books. It remains only to hang the shelf for books on a pre-prepared dowel, which will hold well in the wall.
How to make a shelf in a bath
Recently, small private baths have become too popular. How to make a shelf in a bathhouse for all sorts of things? First of all, the shelf for the bath must be reliable and match the style that is present inside the room. Since most baths are made from wooden beam or boards, then the shelf should be wooden.
Making it as easy as shelling pears. The basis for everything will be two boards knocked together on one side and the other, made of solid wood (not chipboard and any of its analogues) in the form of the letter "G". On one of them, in the same way, with the help of nails or screws, the rest of the boards are nailed so that a shelf is obtained.
Before hanging the structure, it must again be opened with wood varnish. Since the bath will be constantly very humid, the wood will start to deteriorate. Therefore, it is important to open the product in advance with wood varnish so that it will serve for many more years.
Such a structure is nailed to the wall from the side on which there are no boards. They can also be equipped with a number of hooks for clothes and towels. Since the shelf will be very strong, you can put anything on it. It will withstand heavy loads. Like this in an easy way you can easily make a shelf for a bath from available tools.