Wooden shelf with own hands

Wall shelves are replacing bulky furniture. Today, more and more people prefer compact and ergonomic designs that allow them to contain a maximum of objects. Wooden shelf, made by own hands, will give your interior a note of individuality and creativity, as a self-made shelf can become the embodiment of your most unusual wishes.

Description of wooden shelves

Before you start making a shelf from wood, you need to figure out what this piece of furniture represents, and what types of shelves exist.

The most standard shelves in any apartment or house are almost an integral accessory, playing the role of both decorative decoration and the most sought-after element of furniture. In the office on the shelves there are folders and documents, in the kitchen there are dishes and other kitchen accessories, and in the hallway the shelves serve as a storehouse for all sorts of improvised items: lipsticks, gloves and keys. Outwardly it is a furniture product that does not have a front wall, which is made from different types of raw materials and is intended for storage of various items.

The classic material for making shelves is a tree. With a tree it is easy to work and process, and its service life is quite long, provided that the wooden shelf will be in optimal conditions with minimal humidity. The advantages of this material are obvious. First of all, this: high quality of the finished product, strength, durability and, importantly, environmental friendliness.

As a rule, shelves hinged most often are wooden, because they are quite strong and hardy. Treated additional wood protective coating, can serve you for many years.

Photo of wooden shelves made in accordance with various stylistic solutions, you can see below.

Shelves types

Shelves are:

1. Wall mounted.

Such shelves are usually placed above the desk, sofa and bed. They usually fix them with brackets, which, in turn, are attached to special pins.

The wall is divided into:

• classic. The most common shelves are due to the simplicity of their design and ease of installation. There are both square and asymmetric;
• outdoor. Looks like a stand for shoes, relevant in large rooms, corridors and hallways. This can be a shelf for shoes of different sizes, made of wooden parts;
• open and closed type, the shelves are usually wooden, can be carved and often serve as decorative interior decoration. Are made with a sliding glass and without it.

1. Suspended.

Fastened directly to the wall with cables, straps, chains and other fasteners.

1. Corner.

Located between adjacent walls in the corner. Fastening of corner shelves can be performed both to the wall and to the ceiling.

Shelves preparation materials:

1. Wood.
2. Metal.
3. Glass.
4. Wood-particle boards and wood-fiber plates of finely dispersed fraction.
5. Gypsum-fiber sheets.
6. Combined shelves of two or more materials.

On the design features of the shelf are:

• console type;
• with walls on and without sides;
• with and without back wall;
• vertical and horizontal;
• with doors;
• multilevel;
• with rounded corners and straight;
• inclined and straight.

In the conditions of a certain design, you can make a suitable shelf, with or without lighting, combined with the color of the walls in the room and the general invoice.

Load on wooden shelves

Before manufacturing shelves, it is important to determine the maximum permissible load on them, which depends on such nuances:

• thickness of wood. The more items you plan to place on the shelf, the thicker the board should be. In addition, the smaller the knots on the board, the more enduring it will be;
• mounting method. A ready-made wooden structure can be fixed to the wall using metal brackets, bars or special lugs. The most reliable and durable mounts are the brackets;
• number of fixtures on the shelf. These are long shelves for preservation, designed to withstand heavy weight. For example, a shelf with a length of 3 m should have at least 5 fastenings at half a meter distance from each other.

Wooden shelf with own hands

The manufacture of shelves from wooden parts should begin with the selection of tools necessary for work. In order to equip the storage room you will need:

• wood with a thickness of 2.5-3.0 cm;
• beams cross-section 2х3 m;
• 1 metal bracket( when storing more than 80 cm wide);
• pencil for marking;
• building level;
• self-tapping screws;
• drill.

Stages of manufacturing wooden shelves in the pantry:

1. With a pencil, make a marking on the wall and determine how many shelves should be placed on the back side of the pantry. The preferred variant of placing floors is in steps of 30 cm.
2. Using a level, make horizontal lines.
3. After making the marking, fix in advance the cut off wooden bars. The length of one on each side should be 30 cm( this is the standard depth of the shelf, allowing you to install on it a 3-liter jar or box).
4. When fixing the bar, use self-tapping screws for hexagon. Three screws are needed for long bars, and two for short ones.
5. Work only with the treated wood. To do this, cut off the boards with sandpaper or a Bulgarian with a special nozzle.
6. Attach the boards to the bars on the wall with screws. The length of the screws is determined to be 3.5-4 cm.
7. If you do not have a special pipe for furniture, then buy it. It is necessary to ensure that the shelves do not bend under the weight of the load.
8. Cut the pipe to the size corresponding to the height between the floor and the first shelf, reinforce the first shelf.
9. Insert the pipe and secure with flanges.
10. By the same principle, strengthen all other shelves with each other.
11. Thanks to simple and simple actions we have a compact and convenient wooden shelving, in which each shelf is capable of withstanding rather large loads.

Wall shelf with your own hands

Before you make a wooden shelf, read the instructions for its manufacture, and also assemble a set of necessary tools.

For work you will need:

• electric drill;
• knife, pencil, ruler;
• wood thickness of 1.5 cm;
• sheet of plywood for the wall of the shelf 6 mm thick;
• sliding glass;
• laths for windows;
• grinding wheel;
• brackets;Cloves and self-tapping screws;
• dowels.

Steps for making a wall shelf with your own hands:

1. Such a shelf made of wooden materials of the wall type is best done according to a pre-planned drawing. In our case this is a rectangular construction. Its dimensions are shown in the figure below.
2. Use a jig saw to cut the wood according to the dimensions available.
3. In order to level out ugly slices, cover them with an edge made of melamine. To do this, use a hot iron to walk around the edge on the spot, and then, when it is stuck, cut the excess pieces with scissors.
4. On the horizontal parts of the shelf, make a 5 cm gap on the edges, make holes. The diameter of the drill must not exceed the diameters of the fastening screws.
5. Assemble the shelf. To do this, from the plywood sheet, cut out the wall for the future shelf and screw it to the horizontal boards. Attach the slide rails for the panes. Fix all the parts of the shelf as shown in the picture below.
6. Attach the brackets to the side walls from the end. Then make notes on the wall, drill holes, insert dowels, and in them - self-tapping screws, so that the latter protrude slightly from the wall so that you can hang the shelf.
7. Insert into the shelf of the glass and hang it in a new place. The wall shelf is ready. Such wooden shelves can be successfully applied as a stand for flowers.

Corner wooden shelves are made according to a similar principle:

• from pine saw the angular shape, about 5 cm thick, according to the drawing;
• then they are painted in the required color;
• with self-tapping screws and drill shelves are mounted in a corner one above the other. That's all. Making such shelves does not take a lot of time, and everything else, it looks such furniture is very cute.

How to choose and prepare wood:

1. Only dry raw materials should be selected on the market. And if in your attic or on the balcony there is a suitable wood, but already damp, then dry it well. Spread the tree on top of each other and crush something very heavy. This is done so that the tree does not crumble, being finished with furniture.
2. Before making furniture, prepare the tree in a proper way: sand it with sandpaper, then cover with stain and paint.
3. The color of the edge of the wood and directly the shade of the wooden shelf itself should coincide. In harmony with the furniture should be selected and brackets.

Decorative shelf for flowers with your own hands

This original floral shelf can be placed on the wall, and this will significantly save the space of the room. And for the manufacture of the model it is recommended to use wood as the most accessible and pliable material.

For work you will need:

• wide boards made of wood, 2 pcs.length of 700 mm;and 3 pcs.length of 280 mm;
• narrow boards, 3 pcs.length of 280 mm;
• paint for wood, lacquer;
• sandpaper;
• drill;
• hammer with nails;
• decorative twine.

Stages for making a decorative shelf for colors:

• After that, use nails to fasten long and short boards together as shown in the picture.

• Before starting work, prepare a tree by sanding it with sandpaper.
• Attach narrow short boards to horizontal wide ones. It will be a limiter, so that the flowers do not slip off the shelves.

• On the top on long boards, drill through holes for wall mounting.
• Then treat the wood with stains and varnish. Proskurite uneven corners and at the end coat the structure with a layer of varnish.
• Insert the twine into the prepared holes and secure with knots. The shelf is ready, it can be hung on the wall and decorated with flowers.

Wooden shelf with own hands.

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