Do-it-yourself wood shelves

The interior of any room must have shelves. This is a win-win decoration option. They take up little space, you can neatly place a lot of different objects on them. The stores offer a wide selection of these products from different materials: plastic, glass, iron ...

The tree is very popular. If it is difficult to build this piece of furniture from plastic or glass at home, then making shelves of wood with your own hands is not so difficult. In this article, wood.ua will tell you what types of shelves are known and how to make a wall wooden shelf yourself.

Application, arrangement of wooden shelves

Thinking about the layout of the house, each room, you should decide on the plan in which wooden shelves will be used. Several types of shelves are known:

1. Outboard. Hold on mounts. Most often used in the kitchen, although it is also appropriate in the living room or in the hallway.
2. Floor standing. In most cases, such structures are attached to the wall, as they are not stable. Without fastening, shelves not high and wide are allowed. A floor shelf with a height of more than 1 meter is called a rack.
3. Wall mounted. Special mounts are always attached to the shelves of this type. Typically, such shelves are used to store a home library, family heirlooms. In the kitchen, they are useful for installing spices, in the hallway - for handbags, umbrellas, etc.

Types of wooden shelves

When choosing a shelf, you must consider the design, the overall style of the interior. Such an addition should fit nicely into a certain style:

The following are the types of shelves with brief descriptions:

• Classic shelves - standard and minimalism are considered the main differences between the specified type of shelves. They are recommended for library, office premises. Making such a product yourself is very simple.
• Corner shelves - perfectly suited for small rooms. There are two options: external and internal. The first falls on the protruding corner.
• Moduses - suitable for modern interiors. Create a 3D effect. The main difference between modus shelves is abstraction.
• Exclusive shelves - unusual, non-standard options are suitable for this category.

The advantages of wood as a material for the manufacture of shelves

Shelves are made of different materials, plastic, glass, metal are used, but the most popular are shelves made of wood.

The advantages of wood as a material for shelves are outlined below:

• Natural beauty.
• Durability.
• The ability to artificially age under the appropriate interior.
• There are no difficulties in the process of work. It is easy to make a shelf made of wood without extremely complicated machines.
• Depending on the type of wood, relatively inexpensive material.

When choosing a material should focus on the style of the room, on the interior. Sometimes in the pantry or in some other utility room there is a dusty wooden thing from which you can build an original shelf.

For example, an old staircase or a large coil on which a wire was once wound. From the first you get a wall mounted shelf, as they say “village”, from the second find you can make a floor shelf. With this skill, material costs will be minimal. It remains to purchase nails, awnings, mounts, paints and varnishes.

Before coating the wood with paint, it is recommended to process it with a primer. The primer will make the surface of the material more even, hide flaws, bumps.

Step-by-step instruction

As mentioned above, making a shelf of wood is not difficult. We follow the step by step instructions and get down to business:

1. We determine the place for the shelf and size, purchase the necessary materials, prepare tools.
2. The board should be selected the same shade.
3. We work with lumber using the drawing.
4. It is important to mark up correctly.
5. We begin to saw in the marked places for cuts.
6. Sand the surface of the material after cutting. All wood parts should be rough.
7. We begin to assemble the wooden shelf after the tree has dried after processing. You should start from the bottom board. Placing it out of the blue, we outline the places of future holes.
8. Drill holes according to the marks made and screw in the screws, assemble the structure.
9. We attach fasteners.

Decorate

Decorate or leave the wooden shelf in its original form, of course, decides the master, the owner of the product. There are a lot of decor options:

• Thin stripes that can decorate the front of the shelf. For dark wood, silver shades are more suitable; for light wood, it is recommended to use golden colors.
• Rope linings.
• Fabric pads.
• Mosaic.
• Drawing.
• Thread.

Of course, it is easier to purchase an already finished product, but it is much more pleasant to decorate your home with a wooden shelf made by yourself.