DIY decorative shelves. How to make wooden shelves. Design and purpose of manufacture

Having moved to a 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.

Wood shelves are very common, since this particular material is very light and easy to process. 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) Board 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 ordinary grained sandpaper or grinder(the latter is of course 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 it will also 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. Closed bookshelf done as easily as a similar thing of a simple type.

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 with screws to the back wall metal fasteners... 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

V recent times small private baths became 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 hammered boards on one side and the other from 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. Also, you can additionally screw on them 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.

A shelf is the simplest piece of furniture that you can make with your own hands, their production does not require any special skills, except, probably, two - moderation and accuracy, as Molchalin would say from the play "Woe from Wit". At the place of installation, shelves are wall, floor and hanging. If the floor shelf has a large height - from a meter or more, it is often called a rack. A few words about suspended ones: usually these are decorative structures that hang on a pipe or a specially hammered bracket. This option is popular in those rooms where the heating pipes run under the ceiling: they just ask to be hung on them. Shelves in the kitchen and in the bathroom are hung on the pipe: it is convenient there.

Shelf types

They are made of wood, plywood, laminated chipboard, Fiberboard, glass shelves. 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.

V 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. Even the functionality is not always important: some play an exclusively decorative role. If there is one or two items on them. Their role is to give the interior of the home a special style and color.

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. Even decorative kitchen shelves should be cleaned well. For bathroom shelves, the requirements are generally high: from time to time there are very high humidity and materials are required that carry it without any harm. There are not many of them. It is plastic and stainless steel. They also make bathroom shelves from MDF, but they are normally operated with good ventilation in the bathroom.

What are the shelves made of?

Perhaps, to implement the task of creating shelves on their own almost any material will do, of course, within reason. It is hardly appropriate to attach bulky brick structures, as this will additionally conceal free space. However, any of the relatively other materials will work fine:

1. Wood- the classic option, since the overwhelming majority of users choose it. It is very easy to work with such material due to its low weight (with small dimensions of the product) and it will last a long time if you use a shelf made of wood in optimal conditions, that is, at normal indoor humidity.
2. Glass- these shelves look very modern and will never go out of fashion. True, to create products from this material, you need to have a special tool for cutting on glass.
3. Plastic- affordable material. Easy to handle and not susceptible to mold, as is the case with wood. Especially if the shelves are being built to be placed on a loggia or balcony.
4. Metal- to work with such material you need welding machine if you are planning a completely metal shelf. For combined products, it is enough to use a standard set of fasteners, and it is better if these areas are not visible to the eye.
5. Chipboard or alternatively - Chipboard... The second of these materials is more wear-resistant due to its increased resistance to humidity in the room, temperature extremes and mechanical deformation, for example, abrasion.
6. Drywall- most often used in the case when the shelf is part of the design of the room, that is, a niche in the wall is formed through this material.

The choice of option should be determined not only by the financial capabilities of the owner of the premises, but also by his skills in the construction field. Otherwise, the material will be irretrievably damaged, and the output product will turn out to be sloppy and generally unsuitable for use, especially in a conspicuous place.

Wall shelves

In any room on the wall there are places on which you just need to hang something. After all, the majority modern furniture occupies only the lower part - sofas, tables, couches. The upper part remains empty and dissonance arises: an overloaded lower part of the room and a half-empty or completely empty upper part. These voids on the walls are organically filled with shelves.

Corner shelf - a great solution Structurally, most shelves consist of shelves and lintels. But these components are combined into so many options that it is impossible to count. A simple design is good: you can make any shelves yourself. Moreover, these products may be the first self-made things. It's really simple.

How and what to attach

It is not in vain that we start with fasteners. The design of the wall shelf largely depends on the type of attachment. Or maybe it’s the other way around. It depends on what to dance from ...

Traditional hinges

There is a traditional way - on the hinges. It is suitable for wood and fiberboard, any other material that is thick enough to attach. They are screwed onto the side parts with self-tapping screws. Then the distance between the centers of the hinge holes is measured, laid on the wall (watch out for horizontalness). At the marked points, holes are drilled for the dowel, the dowel is inserted and a dowel-nail with a small head is screwed into it, which goes into a loop or bracket (a pin slightly bent upwards). Then a shelf is hung on them.

Not all materials can be drilled. For example, glass shelves. You can't screw anything into them. Fasteners for glass shelves are special: they consist of two parts, between which glass is inserted. Elastic spacers are often fitted between the holders. Bottom fasteners usually have a small clamping screw to secure them in place.

Fasteners for glass shelves

The most popular mount for glass shelves is called "pelican" - for its peculiar shape. He himself looks good, is in different colors. The thickness of the glass it can hold is between 8 and 34 mm. You can insert not only glass into it, but also any other material of this thickness. It just looks stylish with glass.

It is easy to make glass shelves on the wall with it: buy a mount, order in a glass workshop the right size and form pieces of glass with processed edges (or cut out yourself, if you can). The assembly itself remains:

1. Attach the pelicans to the wall. Two dowels each. The body is collapsible - the decorative cover is removed, and there are two holes in the mounting plate. One in the case is higher, the second is lower. We fixed, put in place a decorative overlay.
2. Glass was inserted.
3. We tightened the screw. Everything.

There are other forms of similar fasteners. There are several of them in the photo below.

Decorative brackets

Another type of attachment is brackets. They are reliable, some are decorative, and so much so that they themselves are an ornament.

Flush-mounted - unsupported shelves

And the most amazing device for secret mounting... It makes it possible to hide the fasteners. At the end, a seat is cut out for the pin and the holder body and the shelf is simply put on it.

As you can see, even simple board or a piece of glass on such mounts is already good. But there is still a sea of ​​all sorts of ideas.

Shelf design options

DIY honeycomb shelf

A nice honeycomb shelf can be a cool addition to a non-standard interior. Fashionable design is formed from hex modules creating original geometric compositions. Everyone can arrange the blocks in the best way for themselves.

Despite the non-standard appearance, the hexagonal blocks are quite comfortable and functional, besides, they are the strongest and most stable.

To make such a shelf with your own hands, you will need a standard set of tools and simple blanks from rectangular boards. You can assemble a structure from ready-made honeycombs in different ways:

• fasten them to the wall separately;
• first connect the modules together and only then secure.

The second option is undoubtedly more practical, since dust will not accumulate between the individual elements.

Let's see how to make a honeycomb shelf in practice

To get the correct hexagon, boards for future construction undercut at an angle of 30 °.

Check again if they are the same size, proceed to assembly hexagons... Better to do it on the floor.

The elements of the block are ideally matched to one another and begin glue boards using wood glue.

Mounting points for reliability reinforce with L-shaped holders or screws. The staples can be hidden by painting them the same color as the shelf.

Do the rest of the honeycomb in the same way.

Finished modules carefully polish, then covered with a stain and a special varnish or painted. The shelf will look unusual if the honeycomb is painted in different colors.

It remains to fold the finished blocks side by side and drill one or two holes at the joints and twist them together.

DIY shelf. Video instruction

DIY round shelf

The round shape of the shelf is unusual and stylish solution for those who do not particularly care how to place more things on it and thus save space. It's easy to make such a shelf with your own hands. Success will be predetermined if you choose the right source material for the shelf and correctly calculate the dimensions of the parts.

The most affordable material that is both strong enough and easy to bend is fiberboard sheet... Two strips of estimated length (l) are cut out of it. In parallel, a plank of the desired length is also prepared as the center shelf. Obviously, all of these parts must have the same width. Now about the length of the strips.

From the point of view of geometry, the central shelf is the diameter (d) of the outer contour of the future circle, and the stripes, respectively, are half the length of the contour, therefore they depend on each other and are interconnected by the formula - l = 3.14 x d / 2.

Suppose the dimensions of the board are 150 by 700 mm, then the length of the semicircle will be 3.14x700 / 2, that is, 1100 mm. Now let's calculate the length of the fiberboard strips, taking into account their overlap, say, 70 mm: 1100 + 2x70 = 1240 mm.

Now we will analyze how to make a shelf with your own hands using a sheet of fiberboard.

Having retreated from the end sides by the amount of overlap, apply to the strips markup... Then they begin to form a circle.

The edges of the stripes are directed at each other according to the markings and fixed with clamps... Carefully so that the material does not burst, the strips are slowly bent, overlapping the free edges on top of each other.

Before finally fixing all the parts with screws, you need to make sure that they are correct fitted:

• check how well the center shelf fits. Immediately, we note that with correct calculations, problems with this, as a rule, do not arise;

The do-it-yourself shelf is almost ready. It remains to trim it: cover by paint, varnish or other decorating composition. Hang it up through furniture eyelets on screws screwed into the wall.

DIY hanging shelves

When choosing an interior for a small apartment, many are wondering if it is possible to make a compact bookshelf with your own hands so that it does not take up much space. One of possible options- suspended structure.

First you need

The work is carried out in two stages: shelves and fixings.

Prepare shelves sawn off to size.

Along their edges, holes of the same size must be provided.

do-it-yourself hanging shelves. Photo instruction

The template is pressed against the board from the edge, say, with clamp, and make two holes, but not to the end - approximately to the middle of the thickness of the shelf.

Shelves handle sandpaper and trim. For example, you can color in suitable for design Colour.

The shelves are completely ready, it remains to hang them. Reliability in this case, given the impressive weight of the books, is no less important than aesthetics, so it is best suited for hanging the structure cable.

It is cut into pieces to size and, using clamping clips, a loop is made at one end.

They are suspended and fixed along the entire length with the desired step. kegs.

Hooks with screws are attached strictly perpendicular to the wall, on which the cables are hung, and already suspended shelves to them.

DIY hanging shelf

A charming do-it-yourself hanging shelf in the kitchen will allow you to rationally use the space. It will look great in the colonial living room, in the children's room in nautical style or a bathroom in the Mediterranean. Anyone can cope with such work, since you can make a shelf with your own hands in just a few simple steps.

Blanks made of wood is aligned both in shape and size.

Mark places under holes and make them with a drill with a feather drill. To avoid further problems, the diameter of the drill is chosen to be a large diameter of the rope, for which the stack will be suspended.

The markup is easier to do by pattern in the form of a 4x4 square cut out of paper. The template needs to be superimposed on the corner of the board and markings should be made at the intersection point of the diagonals of the square.

Dyes planks.

There are many options for making the shelf more interesting. You just need to show a little imagination, for example, paint it only from the ends.

Now the design can be collect... The rope is folded in half and, stepping back about 30 cm, tie a knot on each half. The ends are pulled through the holes on one side of the board and secured with another knot. The board thus turns out to be motionlessly fixed between two nodes. The process is repeated with each shelf, placing it in the desired step.

Do the same with the second side. The main thing that knots on both sides are located at the same distance from each other.

The ends of the ropes that remain free are cut and loosened to form brushes.

It remains to hang the finished bookcase on the wall.

Such a do-it-yourself shelf has several advantages:

Hanging shelves for do-it-yourself photos

Is it possible and, most importantly, how to make a shelf on the wall so that it takes up very little space, and it could be stored there enough photos, albums, record collections and more? Well, let's figure out how to make a shelf with our own hands so that it has a minimum depth

This shelf is actually several racks tied together with a rope. A bar is attached to them, which prevents photos, books, etc. from sliding off the shelf. In principle, there can be as many rails as you need, so first you need to decide on their location and number. This will make it much easier to calculate the width of the shelves and cut blanks.

After the workpieces are sanded, the strips are attached to the slats: they can be nailed or glued. The heads of nails are neatly hidden under a layer of special putty, and the bar is sanded again.

Having retreated from the edges by 2 cm, two holes with a diameter slightly larger than that of the rope are drilled in the shelf.

From each end of the first shelf they stretch rope, tightening at the ends along the knot.

It will be much easier to do this if you wrap the threaded end of the rope with tape or, say, electrical tape.

Put on the second shelf.

The process is repeated until all are installed.

The loose ends of the ropes are tied to screws with hooks screwed onto the right height... This is perhaps the most crucial moment, since the bottom shelf should be located strictly horizontally, and all the rest will be aligned along it.

The horizontality is checked by level, nevertheless, someone's help will be useful, because even knowing exactly how to make a shelf, it will be difficult for one to complete the last stage.

Shelf for books in the form of a Christmas tree

Do-it-yourself creative bookshelf will help to keep the incomparable New Year mood longer. Instead of garlands and toys, it is decorated with books and various cute little things. These shelves are especially liked by kids.

This shelf can be made from regular plywood sheet.

First you need to prepare a small layout plan all parts on a sheet of paper to a scale corresponding to the size of the plywood, indicating their dimensions.

Then you need to transfer everything to plywood in its original size and after carefully checking the location and size of the parts cut with a saw or jigsaw.

The tree is assembled with wood glue and fixed with nails.

When the workpiece is dry, it is covered paint and give time to dry completely.

The tree shelf is ready to use. Under New Year you can decorate it to your liking and even put gifts on the branches-shelves.

Here's how a DIY shelf can help bring joy to loved ones.

DIY shelving rack

Functional and minimalist industrial style today it is very popular. A do-it-yourself shelf, assembled on pipes, will bring to your home the very industrial chic that you may be striving for.

Since the number of shelves, as well as the total length of pipes, is easily adjustable, let us dwell on the general scheme for the manufacture of this designer furniture.

Work begins with the preparation of shelves from wood... They are coated with a special oil or wax to obtain a smooth textured surface.

It would be nice if the shelves initially had an interesting texture.

If you cover the shelves and polyurethane varnish on water based they will acquire a splendid radiance.

After letting the structure dry, round flanges about 2 cm from the edge.

The location of the connecting parts is marked with a pencil.

The shelves are stacked and clamped with clamps.

A pilot hole is drilled through the center of the flange through the first and second shelf. For the next boards in order, the drill size must be changed to a larger one, since pipes will pass through them in the future.

Start assembling.

Each flange is positioned on the bottom flange above the pilot hole and secured to the surface.

Insert into the holes galvanized pipes threaded at both ends and tighten in the flange with a wrench. A clutch is installed in the upper part.

When all the parts are mounted, flanges are screwed to the tops of the pipes and fixed to the upper shelf.

The finished shelf can be made mobile by installing wheels on the bottom board.

The headset will be more stable if you attach it to the wall with special studs or install an L-shaped bracket.

DIY kitchen shelf

Men will probably never understand why housewives do not have enough shelves in the kitchen, but few will deny themselves the pleasure of surprising her with a simple but functional shelf in the kitchen with their own hands.

Making it is not difficult at all. You need to prepare two boards, preferably from hard rocks of the same length. One of them will be installed horizontally for various utensils, and the other will be vertical. It will be equipped with wooden pegs, on which you can hang cups, potholders and more. The width of the boards may vary slightly.

On a plate for cups mark out places for perches. It is better to apply the markings symmetrically, then the extreme ones will be at an equal distance from the edges of the board.

Following the markup, they drill holes corresponding to the diameter of the pole.

Using the jig, this special drilling device, you can make several holes to connect the two planks. In extreme cases, you can also use a countersink, then the grooves under the screw heads will need to be hidden with plugs.

Wooden pole polish sandpaper and sawn into equal parts.

The holes for the perches are lubricated from the inside with wood glue and inserted pegs... They should perform in the same way. Wipe off excess adhesive mass with a napkin.

If the pegs are very tight, you can use hammer.

They are glued to their end part circles either plywood or wood. Do the same with excess glue.

The shelf is generally ready, it remains polish fine emery and tackle the look: process stain and varnish or paint.

In the vertical board, the shelves are drilled two holes through which the shelf will be fixed to the wall with screws. The places for the screw heads are countersunk, and they themselves are closed with decorative plugs.

When installing the shelves, use a level.

DIY plexiglass shelf

Such a shelf looks very light, without loading the interior with anything. Do-it-yourself transparent shelf is made from a strip plexiglass of a given size, which is installed on the original bead supports.

Cutting it out of the sheet is more convenient when you buy it immediately in the store.

The screws are selected on the basis that the diameter of its head should exceed the hole of the bead. If this is a problem, a washer can be used.

Beads before starting installation you need paint gold spray paint.

Paint the wooden beads with gold spray paint.

In the wall drilled pilot holes.

Six beads are put on the screw, screwed into the wall and leveled. The same is repeated with the second. For a wall made of concrete, dowels are used, in the case of a frame one, the screws must enter the racks made of wood.

The plexiglass slab is placed on the resulting supports.

The 1.2 cm shelf provides sufficient rigidity, but not enough to place heavy objects on it.

DIY hanging shelf on belts

It is extremely simple to make such a structure.

Need to prepare the board convenient size and sand the surfaces of all edges with sandpaper.

If the texture of the wood is not expressive enough and you would like to hide it, you can paint.

With two identical belts buckles are removed from leather (textiles), as well as all other metal parts.

At the ends of each of them are drilled holes small diameter.

The belts are folded in half so that a loop... They are fixed on the wall, placing them at a distance not much less than the length of the plank.

The board is inserted into the hinges and aligned so that it is parallel to the floor.

If you want to secure the board more securely, you can additionally fasten the belt with several screws from the bottom side.

Shelf from construction pallets

Time changes, tastes change. Today, many are trying to use industrial decor in their homes, replacing elegant pieces of furniture with deliberately rough ones. Individual elements you can do it yourself, for example, a do-it-yourself shelf from wooden building pallets.

For one shelf, two pallets need to be disassembled. The result is:

The following parts are sawn from this material and polished either with sandpaper or using a special drill attachment:

Boards: Quantity - Dimensions (mm)

• 4 - 640x145
• 2 - 680x145
• 2 - 840x145
• 2 - 290x145
• 2 - 640x100
• 2 - 840x100
• 2 - 290x50

Checkers: quantity - dimensions (mm)

The bookcase is assembled in the following order:

For the base, take two narrow boards 640x100 each and fastened along the edges of the checkers. On the checkers perpendicular to the narrow boards, wide 290x145 are attached, aligning them on equal sides.

To the end part foundations vertically, two boards are fastened with self-tapping screws: a narrow (840x100) and a wide (840x145). Repeat the same operation with the opposite end of the base.

Finish building box future bookcase, fixing on top two wide boards(680x145). To avoid cracking the wood, you can pre-make holes in them using a thin drill.

Then two wide boards (640x145) are attached to the base. The bottom shelf is ready.

For the rest of the shelves you will need support bars... For this, the narrowest boards (290x50) are fixed at the desired height.

The remaining 640x145 boards are attached to the installed planks. It is advisable to fix them with self-tapping screws and from the ends. This will give the structure durability and greater reliability.

The resulting bookcase can be used both as a rack for your favorite things, and as a shelf for your own shoes.

DIY painting shelf

Believe it or not, you can make an unusual original shelf on the wall for your favorite painting yourself, and from a simple set that can be bought at any supermarket.

The creation of this masterpiece will greatly simplify Dremel 300- multifunctional tool with big amount high quality attachments and milling machine Dremel 231... The point is this: in order for the picture to slide off the shelf, a groove must be made on its surface.

The boards are laid on a milling table and turned upside down, mark the cutting line for groove and using the guides on milling table set the desired depth for it.

A groove is performed.

Wall shelf made of wood paint v desired color and let it dry.

They screw it to it holders and strictly horizontally attached to the wall. The direction is adjusted using the building level.

Children's shelf in the form of a horse with their own hands

A few wooden planks can be used to create a fun bookshelf for your little one to be happy to put their books into.

For work you will need sample pony horses. You can draw it yourself or using special computer programs... The template is printed and a stencil of the main details of the future pony shelf is cut out: legs, head and tail.

Stencils are applied to separate boards, we circle along the contour and cut out parts with the appropriate tool.

It is recommended to make straight cuts with a saw, and curved cuts with a jigsaw.

Clean up surfaces of parts and edges with sandpaper.

The "legs" are attached to the "body" with furniture screws, then the head and tail are glued.

You can again go over the product with sandpaper.

"Horse" paint.

Within a few hours, the miracle shelf will be ready for use.

Shelf shelf

We present to your attention two ideas for shelving-shelves, which you can easily implement yourself.

The first of the 40 mm edged boards is extremely simple. Whatnot is assembled:

• from two planks, beveled at the top by 30 ° to provide support;
• shelves cut from furniture board.

The height and width of the structure are arbitrary and can be selected locally. If desired, the bookcase can be fixed in the upper part, and rubber heels can be stuffed along the bottom of the boards.

The second is S - shaped... For manufacturing, you can use trim boards, plywood or chipboard. One section of the structure requires 16 rectangular blanks, for example, 300x150 mm.

Blanks set in a certain order, at each stage, three.

The first piece is placed on the floor. A second is attached to it at a right angle, joining them in width to the left. The third in width is joined with the first along its length, starting from the far right corner.

Fourth, fifth, sixth - assembled symmetrically, exactly the opposite.

It is very simple to check how correctly the figure is formed: the second, third and fourth boards should form the letter S.

Experienced craftsmen are advised to first assemble the structure in rough wood pins and fit the workpieces, and when disassembling, number the parts from the end.

Every detail then sand sandpaper and begin to collect them, according to the numbering. On the line of joints and grooves, PVA glue is applied and clamped tightly, holding it in this state for some time.

The assembled shelf is varnished or painted.

DIY shoe rack

Shoes remain the main problem for the hallway at all times. How to deal with the perpetrators of the riots, and to do it as economically as possible? Optimal solution- make a shelf for shoes with your own hands.

Let's share some interesting ideas.

From plywood... More often, a modular shelf is made, which is attached to the wall and saves space. Plywood is cut with a jigsaw into identical rectangular planks, then carefully sanded. U-shaped structures are assembled from the parts and "put" one into another, forming a structure resembling a labyrinth.

From wood... From wooden board cut out workpieces with a width of 250-350 mm and a thickness of about 20 mm. The next steps are as follows:

Saw out the side walls with a length of about 800-900 mm.

Four shelves of 600-700 mm are cut out.

Everyone cooks additional details: cross bars and support rails.

All workpieces are ground.

The support bars are fixed to the side walls with self-tapping screws.

Shelves are laid on them.

Metal corners are attached to the rear end part.

The finished product can be varnished or painted.

From profile... Galvanized or regular profile plus tempered glass - everything you need to build a shoe rack with your own hands in modern style high tech.

A section of the profile of the required length is applied to the wall and fixed for now with one self-tapping screw.

Check the level of the horizontal line of the profile.

Screw in the rest of the screws.

Collect the frame.

Prepared glass shelves are installed.

From boxes... This is the most economical option for a do-it-yourself shoe rack, both in cost and in size.

The contours of the parts are drawn on the cardboard boxes.

They are cut out using a special cardboard knife.

Then boxes are folded from rectangles, which are superimposed on each other. This is how the grooves for the shoes are formed.

Fasteners are performed with staples.

The shelf is assembled on the wall, then pasted over with decorative film.

Photos of unusual shelves on the wall

An interesting composition on the wall of the living room, in which several unusual shelves are connected, made in the same style and color scheme, but different in configuration and size.

On the wall shelves, you can store not only books, they also have a place for albums, glass and porcelain figurines, cute trinkets, pots of flowers.

The vibrant and eye-catching whimsical branches of the Flex Shelf provide extra space for books and magazines.

These shelves are a real art object on the wall, far from the traditional way of interior decoration. Combination of classic and modern forms shelves scattered on the wall instantly draws attention to itself.

The TV set in this composition looks like a "modern picture" in a frame, inside which open shelves are asymmetrically located. You can place decorative elements, photographs and more on them.

Bright and creative shelf in the shape of bat looks incredibly original. It will equally stylishly decorate the living room, bedroom or nursery of a lover of original solutions.

80 more shelf options!

In small rooms, it is always important to use every inch of space. Shelves on the walls allow you to place almost all the little things: from cosmetics, decorative elements, flowers to heavy books. And most importantly, they are inexpensive, easy to hang with your own hands and even make. We prepared interesting ideas shelves with photos.

For the simplest shelf, you don't need much: one chipboard board and two brackets will cost less than 500 rubles. It will be able to support up to 50 kg using quality brackets. It should be remembered that beautiful decorative brackets are not designed to support a lot of weight.

• For attaching to concrete wall use standard dowel-nails 6x60 mm. More securely, the shelf can be hung on the anchors.
• If the wall is made of plasterboard, the mount is made on special dowels (butterflies, umbrellas). At the same time, the maximum load is significantly reduced: it is no longer possible to store heavy books.
• For walls made of aerated concrete when fastening, special expansion anchors are used.

We use every corner

On the kitchen narrow shelves can be placed over the dining table in several rows. This will free up the table.

The place in the toilet behind the toilet is usually not used in any way, pipes pass through there. If you install narrow shelves, they will not interfere with anyone, and a new place for storing household chemicals will appear.

Open shelves behind the toilet. They can be closed with doors. Or roller shutters.

In narrow rooms, shelves are fixed between two walls.

For books

Horizontal book shelves require holders or side panels. Therefore, they often make small vertical shelves, diagonal, angular - so the books will not fall.

In the schoolchild's children's room, the shelves are located above the desk. They should be of a comfortable size and secure to fit all textbooks.

Shelves from IKEA

IKEA LAKK.
One-stop solution- Ikeevskie regiments LAKK. For what and how they were not used. They are sold in several versions: 110, 190, 30 cm, in white, black, red, wood grain. There is also a 30 cm vertical shelf unit. Due to the thickness of the base of 5 cm, classic colors and the lack of visible fasteners, they look modern, combine and complement the cabinets from IKEA.

LACK can be fixed straight in a row, with an offset, in corners, at an angle, narrow shelves can be fixed vertically and used as limiters.

Corner shelves for small items. Fastening to adjacent walls. Shelf module in the bathroom.
Shoe storage. Toilet storage. Offset over-desk mount.

A hidden metal bracket is attached to the wall, a shelf is put on it and fixed with two small screws from below. Maximum load 7-15 kg, depending on length and base.

Decorative

The decorative shelves are not designed for heavy loads. They are needed to arrange accessories in the style of the interior, flowers, paintings.

Original shelves from available tools

If you can't find suitable shelves on sale or you are limited in finances, you can make them yourself. To do this, you will need several planks, screw ties and a standard set of tools. When making original designer shelves, the choice of material depends only on your imagination. Simple shelves made of boards or chipboard. In the latter version, it is imperative to paste over the ends with an edge. The shape and size of homemade shelves can be absolutely any. If in the hallway or closet you can give preference simple constructions, then in the kitchen or living room it is better to come up with something original. For example, for the kitchen, you can make vintage spice shelves or original bottle shelves.

Shelves are open space for storage without a door. This must be taken into account if you want to make a large shelving unit all over the wall. In the living room, after filling with objects, they will look ugly, so it is better to use them there only for decorative elements. The use of shelves in the interior will not only help to arrange things in their places, but also give originality to the interior.

Wall mounted shelves are a great way to organize space and decorate your home. Of course, the choice of furniture in stores is now great, and you can simply buy them. However, if you make a shelf on the wall with your own hands, you will get not only a useful, but also an exclusive piece of furniture that will perfectly suit your needs.

Not sure where to start? Our article will show you the basics self-creation beautiful and practical shelves for every taste with minimal cost effort.

Choosing materials for manufacturing

To create a structure, you can use almost any sufficiently strong material. Let's consider the most popular ones.

Wood

Wood - classic material for shelves

Wooden shelves are the most familiar, classic option. Most people choose it for its practicality, solid appearance and ease of care. In addition, wood is not difficult to process compared to other materials. It can easily be given various shapes and colors, and even a person without special skills can handle the creation of a simple wooden shelf.

The costs for them, depending on the type of wood, may be different. From the most modest ones, for example, for the manufacture of pine products, to quite impressive ones for oak or maple ones.

Plastic

Plastic shelves are a practical and inexpensive solution. Plastic washes well, is not susceptible to mold and has a wide color palette, but it can not organically fit into any room. Such shelves will look most appropriate in the bathroom, in the hallway, in the kitchen or on the balcony, but for the bedroom and, especially those decorated in classic style, plastic is unlikely to work.

Homemade construction from plastic pipes

Most often, such products are purchased in the store, but if you have some skills and desire, you can make plastic wall shelves with your own hands. At the same time, they are based on cuttings of plastic pipes or bottles and similar materials.

Metal

Metal is not the most common material for this type of furniture, but sometimes it is quite appropriate. For example, a metal shelf or rack may look good in a decorated interior, and forged products will successfully fit into a room in the Empire or Baroque style. Disadvantages of metal shelves: their large weight and complexity for independent implementation, because in this business you cannot do without the experience of welding, and even forging work.

Exquisite wrought iron shelf

MDF or chipboard

These abbreviations hide cheaper wood analogues. Since a real tree, especially when it comes to noble varieties, is not affordable for everyone, substitutes can come to the rescue, allowing you to imitate its structure.

Chipboard is a material with laminated top layer, inside which there is a compressed shavings and a binder. It is very easy to process, although it will require additional decoration of the cuts. Usually a melamine film is used for this.

Laminated particle board

MDF is an abbreviation for the English version, which stands for medium hardness fibreboards. For their manufacture, an adhesive and finely ground wood fibers are used, which are pressed into one piece under the influence of pressure and high temperatures. The material has excellent durability, lends itself well to processing and subsequent finishing (painting, varnishing).

Substitutes for appearance practically not inferior to natural wood

In general, chipboard and MDF are suitable raw materials for making shelves on a limited budget. This is confirmed by the experience of many furniture factories that regularly use these materials to create their products.

The choice of design. What to look for?

In addition to choosing the material of manufacture, in order to make a shelf with your own hands, you will also need to decide on its shape, design features and type of fastening. By the type of fastening, the shelves are divided into wall and hanging. The former are attached directly to the wall using nails, self-tapping screws, brackets and the like, and the latter are fixed with various cords, hummocks or chains.

Suspended bunk structure

The shape of the shelves can be very diverse, while they can have several tiers or consist of one element, be closed or open. Look original corner structures when the shelf is placed at the joint formed by the walls.

It is also important to consider the purpose of the shelf. Whether it is only decorative or intended for storing a significant number of things, affects its size, design features and often determines the most suitable material for its manufacture.

Do you want to decorate in the room or on the balcony a beautiful flower arrangement, but do not know how to make a shelf for flowers with your own hands? In this case, you will need a moisture-resistant material that can withstand significant weight, and the structure itself should be well fixed. If it is planned to store books on it, then it is better to opt for fairly wide types of shelves and take care of the reliability of the fasteners, because they will have a considerable load.

Original kitchen shelf from a pallet

For the kitchen shelf, on which it is planned to store all sorts of necessary little things (seasonings, various utensils, etc.), it will be useful to take care of the doors or some kind of partition that can prevent fragile things from falling. But as for decorative shelves designed to decorate a home, here the imagination is practically unlimited. Below are some examples of how you can diversify the interior with an original homemade shelf.

Making a decorative shelf: examples of interesting models

So, the first option. Convenient, but at the same time unusual can become a corner shelf made of wood or its substitutes. To make such a structure, you will need:

• boards of sufficient width;
• hacksaw or jigsaw;
• Sander;
• drill;
• joiner's glue;
• ruler and pencil for marking the wall;
• level;
• varnish or stain to add shade (optional);
• fasteners (screws, dowels, brackets).

Corner bookshelf

First, you should draw a plan for the future shelf, transfer the parameters to the materials and cut out the parts of the required size. It is better to use a jigsaw for cutting - it gives the most even cut. For a simple single-tier shelf, 6 parts are cut out, while the upper and lower ones must have ends with an angle that repeats the bend of the wall.

Further, the parts are sanded and connected with glue. After drying, the structure is opened with varnish or other selected coating; for reliability, the side walls are fixed with self-tapping screws. Places for fasteners are marked on the wall and shelf by level. Then the brackets are attached to the shelf, and holes are drilled in the wall into which the dowels are inserted. Now all that remains is to hang the structure on the wall - and the shelf is ready.

Method two. Consider how to make a shelf on the wall with your own hands at minimal cost, using materials that are found in almost any home, namely, several belts and a board. To do this, you need:

• edged board 20-30 cm wide, 75 cm long and about 3 cm thick (you can take several boards if the shelf is multi-tiered);
• leather belts (2 pcs. for a single shelf);
• the required number of dowels - one for each fastener;
• self-tapping screws (long and short);
• ruler and level;
• stationery knife;
• drill.

Shelf with belts

First you need to prepare the belts. They need to be the same and perfectly straight, so they may need to be trimmed. Further, the belts are bent in half and holes are drilled 2 cm to the edges - this will be the place for the fasteners.

Holes are marked and drilled on the wall at a distance of 60 cm, then dowels are inserted into them. After that, belts are applied to them with prepared holes and fixed with long self-tapping screws.

The board should be sanded, treated with compounds (varnish, stain or paint) and inserted into the resulting loops. Then the base of the shelf is leveled, and for greater stability, parts of the belts near the board are additionally fastened with short self-tapping screws. A beautiful and quite budget shelf is ready!

And, finally, let's talk about how to make a glass shelf with your own hands. These shelves look neat and fit well into any interior. However, making them on your own will require some effort and skill. Necessary materials for glass construction:

• tempered glass;
• drill;
• level;
• Ruler and pencil;
• transparent adhesive tape;
• special aluminum profile;
• dowels and screws.

Glass shelves in the interior

For safety reasons, as well as to obtain a high-quality cut, it is not recommended to cut glass at home without experience in such work. It is better to order this service with the simultaneous grinding of sharp edges in a special workshop.

Having glass blanks on hand, further work can be done on your own. First you need to outline, referring to the level, the places for fasteners, drill holes and insert dowels into them. Then it is attached to them with screws metallic profile, at the same time it is important not to forget to set it according to the level before final fixing.

Further, the edge of the glass, which will be in contact with the metal, must be pasted over with tape, insert the glass part into the aluminum profile and close its edges with protective caps. Instead of a profile, and special holders for glass shelves. You can buy all the necessary accessories in the store. This completes the assembly of the shelf.

Photo of shelves on the wall. New life of old things

If you have the ability and desire to experiment, you do not have to limit yourself standard materials and designs. The role of non-standard wall shelves can be pipe cuttings, old suitcases, old bedside tables, etc. Do you think that this will not look good? Perhaps the photos below will convince you. Watch and get inspired!

Vintage suitcase shelves are a great addition to the interior of an avid traveler. On them you can arrange all the souvenirs and other precious trinkets brought from your trips.

If after the repair you still have an unnecessary door, do not rush to throw it away. One has only to make a little effort and imagination, and it will again become appropriate in your home, but already in the role of a pretty wall shelf.

Here's an example of how old drawers can brighten your hallway. Such shelves, painted in bright colours, will not only revive the interior, but also solve the problem of storing shoes in a large family.

Drawers from an old chest of drawers can also find a second life, becoming both photo frames and stands for various little things.

Got an unnecessary ladder? So you already have a practically finished bookshelf! You just need to hang it in the corner and decorate it to your taste, or leave it in its original form.

For the interior to "heal", it is necessary to fill it not only with furniture and textiles, but also with all kinds of accessories.

Books, souvenirs brought from travels, flowers, favorite framed photos, various objects dear to the heart should take their place in the interior.

Various shelves, niches, racks come to the rescue, which are just intended for storing such items.

Today we'll talk about different options placement of shelves that you can do yourself, or purchase in a retail network.

Shelf types

A shelf is a piece of furniture made from different types materials, without front wall, intended for storage various subjects interior.

According to the location in the interior, the shelves can be wall, hanging and corner.

• The wall shelf is attached to the wall, often located above any piece of furniture (above a table, sofa, bed).
• The hanging shelf is fixed to the ceiling with cables, belts, chains and other devices.
• The corner shelf is located between two adjacent walls and is attached to both the walls and the ceiling.

According to the materials from which the shelves are made, they can be divided into:

• wooden;
• metal;
• glass;
• shelves from MDF, chipboard;
• shelves from sheets of gypsum fiber board;
• combined (combining two or more materials).

By design, the shelves can be cantilever, with or without side walls, with back wall, vertical, horizontal, offset, multi-tiered, with right angles, inclined, rounded.

The options can be listed for a long time, because for each interior with its own design, its own type of shelves is selected, which becomes not only a storage place, but also a kind of accent that stands out against the background of the walls with color, texture, supplemented by various lighting.

Wall shelves in the premises of a house or apartment

You can find a wall shelf in almost every children's room, especially if the child living in this room is of school age. The shelf usually contains textbooks, notebooks, various school supplies and toys. Often the shelves are made of the same material as the furniture.

You can fix the shelf on corners, brackets (open and hidden), hinges. The mounting option for wall shelves depends on the chosen interior style.

Mounting on a bracket with a pin. The shelf fits snugly onto the pin. The thickness of such a shelf is more than 25 mm. The design looks laconic, no frills, it is often used in the interior in the style of minimalism.

Wall shelves with brackets that are fixed to the wall. The shelf itself is mounted on top of the brackets.

Brackets often bear not only a structural load, but also are decorative elements... These shelves look good in a country-style interior.

An excellent solution for wall shelves for a nursery. The designs are made in the form of letters. Bright color accents not only create a mood, but also contribute to the development of the child.

I want to make the children's room for kids brighter than other rooms. Fill it with unusual details, characteristic childhood, create a cozy fabulous atmosphere for your little ones. Shelves unusual shape in the form of a cloud, tree or flower - a godsend for loving parents.

They can be made from plywood by cutting out blanks with a jigsaw according to a previously made drawing, assemble the structure and paint it in the desired color.

Recently, it is no longer fashionable to clutter up the living room with an abundance of cabinet furniture. "Walls" that could be found in almost any apartment of the Soviet period are a thing of the past. Modern living rooms besides upholstered furniture fill with various racks and shelves, adding spectacular lighting.

Wall shelves are made of various materials... Plasterboard designs are popular, which are not difficult to do with your own hands. The future structure is marked on the wall, to which metal or wooden guides are then mounted and sheathed with GVL sheets. The surface of the shelves is putty and painted.

A plasterboard shelf in the form of a console in the color of the wall to which it is attached looks very light, does not clutter up the room.

You can beat the corners of the premises with corner shelves. The structure will fit perfectly as in inner corner two adjacent walls, and at the junction of the walls outside. An openwork metal corner shelf is an interior decoration.

Interior and furniture designers offer a large number of original wall shelves that can become bright accent in the interior of the living room. We hope that the presented photo gallery will inspire you to make a wall shelf with your own hands. You will be able to glean ready-made ideas either create own design to your taste.

Unusual decorative shelf in the form of a tree branch against the background of a monochrome wall.

Shelves-frames are not so much a functional load as they are a wall decoration. However, even on such a structure, several interior items can be accommodated.

A curved shelf made of wooden bars, as if bent under the weight of books.

And this shelf, like a bright sun, will always warm you with its warmth, even in dull rainy weather.

Original shelves round shape can be made of plastic pipes of various diameters.

A shelf made of metal pipes is appropriate in a loft-style interior.

A budget option suspended structure combines wooden shelves strung on ropes. The shelf can be mounted either to the ceiling or to the wall with a bracket.

A collection of souvenirs brought from travels in different countries can be placed on a glass shelf. Such a design will not focus on itself, the objects placed on it will be presented to the eye.

The original combined wall-mounted metal and wood flower shelf in the form of a staircase will decorate any room.

Wall shelves find their place not only in living rooms. In the kitchen, the structure can become a place for storing kitchen utensils, books with cooking recipes, or just a wall decoration.

A wooden wall shelf from a drawer is appropriate in the interior of a country-style kitchen.

Metal wall shelves are often used in bathrooms. They are made from of stainless steel therefore do not corrode. You can find a wide variety of them on sale. In many models, metal is combined with glass.

The bathroom corner glass shelf is fixed with a special bracket, which consists of two parts: a base and a movable bracket. The glass is clamped between the parts of the bracket by tightening the screw located at the bottom of the mount. The bracket is preliminarily attached to the wall, and only then the glass shelf is strung.

Arrangement of a wardrobe structure of shelves on brackets and metal racks. The uprights are fixed to the walls, floor and ceiling.

The shelves, hinged with brackets on perforated rails, can be easily removed and installed at the desired height.

Perhaps it is difficult to find a house without at least one wall shelf. Today this piece of furniture combines convenience, beauty and functionality. Look for your solution, equip the interior, enjoy the work done.