New DIY Wall Unit!
It started with a chunk of wood in my Christmas stocking with the text, “money for new shelves” from my parents. Actually, it all started a few months prior when Morgan over at the Brick House sent ripples across the shelter blog world with her Mission C.A.H.L.R.S.P. So with funding from the fam we set out.
Before and after – Shazammm! Oh, and don’t mind the ugly rug… it’s merely a placeholder for something awesome! Perhaps some chevrons? Or a Navajo rug? We shall see….
We don’t really have anything cool to put on these shelves YET, but here’s what has made the cut so far. We also plan to add a cupboard to the bottom right quadrant (where the books are now) in the near future. So stay tuned for that.
Materials:
1 – One sheet of 8′x4′ Oak Plywood
Fittings & Plumbing (All 1/2″):
19 – 90 degree elbows
17 – 3-way tees
10 – 18″ pipe
8 – Flanges
7 – 8″ pipe
4 – 24″ pipe
4 – 9″ pipe
1 – 37″ pipe (custom cut)
Other Supplies:
8 – 1.5″ All-in-One Anchor & Screws
3 – Cans flat black spray paint
1 – Half Pint of Varathane Golden Pecan wood stain
1 – Half pint Varathane Polyurethane
All in all we are super happy with the result. Feel free to drop us an email if you have any specific design questions or want the CAD file of the design.
- Curt
looks good! congrats!
you guys are way more thorough than we ever were. We just sort of went for it…now I want to amend a few sections if we do it again.
Comment by the brick house — July 27, 2010 #
i’m so inspired!!! this is seriously killer. i’ve had that diy shelf project on the brick house (i think i found out ab that blog through you guys!!) bookmarked for a while! in the process of looking for the perfect shelving unit. i think you guys nailed it. dare i say…perfection!? what was the total cost of the shelf??
ahhhh thanks for the inspiration.
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What would you charge for the CAD file of the design? This is exactly what we are looking for.
Comment by kristen — January 2, 2013 #
Hi Kristen – sent you an email at the address you used in the comment.
Curt
Comment by Curt — January 2, 2013 #