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After posting our kitchen phase 1 update, we’ve had so many requests to share how we built the shelves we added to the kitchen. Remember these ones?:
With minimal tools, materials and 30 minutes you can build your own shelf and have it hung in your own home. Here’s your shopping list:
Tools
• Saw (miter saw preferably, but you could get by with a circular saw or jigsaw and steady hand)
• Impact driver
• Clamps (if working with crooked or warped lumber)
Materials
• One 1×4 board (I used pine in an 8ft length – choose a length that is long enough for your shelf, plus some extra to make the support brackets
• One 1×8 board (or 1×12 if you prefer a deeper shelf – also make sure you choose a length long enough for the shelf, but you won’t need extra)
• 1 5/8in trim screws
• 2 1/2in cabinet screws
To show how simple building these shelves really is, we filmed a quick video you can watch below.
Pine works great on a project like this if you will paint the wood (good idea to prime raw wood before painting!), whereas a hard wood like oak would be better if you plan to stain. But either way, these shelves are sturdy, easy to make and are a quick project that can be tackled in less than an hour.
Thank you share This article is very informative and I feel like you are reading my mind.
What depth shelves did you use for your kitchen?
Did you find out where your studs were in the wall prior to building the shelves? I ask because I’m thinking that my studs would likely be right behind one of my shelf supports.
shelf supports are skinny enough, if you screw in at an angle you should be good!
I might have missed something, but how did you figure out what angle to cut the support pieces?
I would love to know what color the cabinets are painted! Beautiful!
Me too!