Thursday 4 October 2012

Self built shelf.

This is the story of an old bed head which I was considering just giving away but suddenly had a fabulous idea of how I could use it. It just happened to be the perfect size!

First I unscrewed the top shelf from the rest. For this project I was only using the shelf.
Then I cleaned it off and found that it was the most perfect fit under the window. The window already looked fine but there is not much storage in our laundry and I'm always a lover of more storage.
before
The end of the shelf needed to be cut ever so slightly to fit around the door pane.
We lined up the shelf so it was exactly under the window and used brackets and drilled holes at the top to hold it in place. Once the screws were put in, it was reasonably held up but we choose to also add brackets to both the door panes to add extra strength- which is very important to us as we knew maisy would lie underneath it.
Once attached it was time for the fun part, decorating!
So for $7.50 (the cost of the brackets) we had a new shelf and finally somewhere to keep extra toilet paper and laundry things!
Lisa x

10 comments:

  1. Nice! Cheap is always best! :)

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    1. Thank you! I always love the thrill of a bargain and more projects can be done on the same budget :)

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  2. Very cool- more shelves & storage always makes me happy.

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  3. Such a great idea! I am so jealous of people like you who are so jealous and can just whip up crap like that. I can never do anything artsy with furniture or bedstands or ANYTHING. One day you'll have to teach me how you do it all! Very interesting. I just found your blog and I've loved getting to know you better. I'm excited to follow along!

    New follower :)
    bonnie
    bonnielouisa.blogspot.com

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    1. Opps i posted my last comment before i had finished typing. Thank you for following. I've only been doing projects like this for about a year and it's not that hard, you just need to have a go and you'll be surprised what you learn to do :)

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  4. This is just up my alley! I love doing these kind of upcycle projects, too! Also, a new follower!

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    1. Thanks for following, glad to find another fellow upcycler :)

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  5. What a great way to upcylce that bed head! I just love finding other blogs that like to reuse things. Fabulous job!

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