DIY Floating Shelves Tutorial {and Handmade Christmas}

November 27, 2011 | posted by Jaima @ Ring Around the Rosies | 6 Comments

WELCOME to my new followers from The Follow Fest! If you haven’t already, find me on facebook where I post too pretty often, and you can connect with me one-on-one!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that your weekend was great, too! I’ll post more about that later, but for today, I finally want to share with you something I receive lots of comments and emails about.

This would also make a great (easy & inexpensive) gift for someone, too! I know two people on my list who have asked for them! So I’m also adding these to the Handmade Christmas List!

Without further ado….

 Supplies – Two 1x4s, mulling strip or ¼ round molding, wood glue, miter saw (or have store cut materials to size), nail gun or drill, clamps, tape measure & pencil,

Step 1 – gather all of your materials

Step 2 – measure and cut your 1x4s & molding to size (if you didn’t have the store do it for you)

Step 3 – align your 1x4s like shown, then take your nail gun & shoot nails through the end all the way across (or screw with a drill and 2” screws – predrill your holes. 4 or 5 should do it)

Step 4 – Using your caulk gun, spread glue across the widest board as shown.

Step 5 – Remove any excess glue & clamp together for a couple of hours (if you can wait, unlike me)

Step 6 – Paint whatever color you like. I’ve used regular paint or spray paint (I prefer to spray)

Step 7 – Once the paint is dry, measure where you want to hang them and then screw the backs onto the wall (into a stud is recommended). Cover any screw holes with something pretty!

 

Tip: Primed 1x4s would probably work best, but I didn’t want to delay writing this any longer, so I just used the regular 1x4s I had (from an old pallet, actually). They’re not pretty, but paint will cover the ugliness right up! And once you decorate them, I promise you won’t notice any defects (trust me, the white ones in my dining room are pretty rough)!

These cost you under $10 for paint and everything! Unless you use a pallet like I did, then the cost would be about $4!

Here is the set that I spray painted black for my family room’s gallery wall.  Original Post here

Sorry it’s so grainy – ugh! These I cut two different lengths, and love! Original post here.

What do you think?!? When you make your own, please link back and share with all of us!

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6 comments on “DIY Floating Shelves Tutorial {and Handmade Christmas}”

1. mai on November 28, 2011 at 2:32 am said:

   Found you from followers fest!
   Great tutorial! This is definitely getting bookmarked for future reference.

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2. Sawdust and Paperscraps on December 2, 2011 at 1:34 pm said:

   Great tutorial for easy shelves that let you create a whole vignette like you might do with a picture frame moulding on top of waiscoting but without the wainscoting. I love the picture collage in the dark frames on the dark shelves. Beautiful!

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3. WhyCuzICan on December 3, 2011 at 5:16 pm said:

   Fun tut for these shelves— might have to give that one a try

   Oh, and CONGRATS on being featured at Cherished Treasure's linky party (Sunday Blog Love) today
   WTG! I post at that party too, and that's how I spotted your project

   Smiles, Suzanne in NW Illinois (chilly today)

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4. Kelli @ The Turquoise Piano on December 3, 2011 at 7:10 pm said:

   These look great! I've had people ask how to do this and I will refer them to your blog. New follower.

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5. Jaima of Ring Around the Rosies on December 4, 2011 at 1:57 pm said:

   Thank you all so much for your sweet comments! I hope that you make them and link back with your projects!!!

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6. Lianne on December 5, 2011 at 2:36 pm said:

   This is so great! I have been wanting to do something like this for a long time!! Thanks for sharing!

   I would love for you to link up at my new party starting today!!
   snap, craft & blog till your heart's {content} @ a content housewife {blog}

   Have a great week!
   -Lianne

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