One of the ways to decorate a room is to use shelves. But they are not only an object for decoration. Much more often they are functional. Shelves are hung on the wall, placed on the floor, some are hung from the ceiling or beams. But the best thing is that they are easy to make yourself, with your own hands.
Types of shelves in the house
Depending on the installation location, shelves can be wall-mounted, floor-mounted or hanging. If floor shelf has a large height - from a meter and above it is often called a rack. A few words about hanging ones: usually these are decorative structures that hang on a pipe or a specially driven bracket. This option is popular in rooms where heating pipes run under the ceiling: they just beg to have something hung on them. Shelves are hung on the pipe in the kitchen and bathroom: it’s convenient there.
They are made of wood, fiberboard, and have glass shelves. The same materials are used as stands, but they are also made from metal, plastic and other absolutely incredible things - for example, pipes or bottles.
IN living rooms It doesn’t really matter what material the shelf is made of. It is important that its design is in the same style as the interior. Even functionality is not always important: some play a purely decorative role. If they have anything on them, it’s only one or two items. Their role is to give the interior of the home special style and color.
A laconic style of apartment design and the same laconic shelves in a contrasting color. In this interior they are the main element. The free space above the sofa is organically filled with shelves to match the walls
If we talk about shelves in Technical buildings- kitchen and bathroom, in particular, then in addition to considerations of aesthetics, practicality requirements are almost universally added. Even decorative shelves The kitchen must 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 can carry it without any harm. There aren't many of them. It's plastic and stainless steel. They also make bathroom shelves from MDF, but they can be used normally if they are in good condition.
Shelves on the wall
In any room there are places on the wall where 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: the lower part of the room is overloaded and the upper part is half empty or completely empty. These voids on the walls are organically filled with shelves.
The whole system, and the most “dead” space is used - the corner
Structurally, most shelves consist of the actual shelves and lintels. But these components are combined into so many options that it is impossible to count. Simple design This is good: you can make any shelves with your own hands. Moreover, these products may be the first self-made things. It's really simple.
How and what to attach it to
It’s not for nothing that we start with fasteners. The design of a wall shelf largely depends on the type of mounting. Or maybe it’s the other way around. It depends on what to dance from...
Traditional hinges
There is a traditional way - on loops. It is suitable for wood and fiberboard, any other material that is thick enough to attach. Screwed onto the sides with self-tapping screws. Then the distance between the centers of the loop holes is measured and marked on the wall (make sure it is horizontal). 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 fits into a loop or bracket (a pin slightly bent upward). Then a shelf is hung on them.
Not all materials can be drilled. For example, glass shelves. You definitely can't screw anything into them. Fastenings for glass shelves are special: they consist of two parts, between which glass is inserted. Often elastic pads are installed between the holders. The bottom mount usually has a small clamping screw to secure it in place.
Fasteners for glass shelves
The most popular mount for glass shelves is called “pelican” - for its unique shape. He looks good himself, there is different colors. The thickness of glass that it can hold is from 8 to 34 mm. You can insert not only glass into it, but also any other material of such thickness. It just looks stylish with glass.
It’s easy to make glass shelves on the wall with it: you buy a mount, order it from a glass workshop the right size and shape pieces of glass with processed edges (or cut them yourself if you know how). All that remains is the assembly itself:
- Attach the pelicans to the wall. Two dowels each. Collapsible body - decorative overlay comes off and there are two holes in the mounting plate. One is higher in the body, the second is lower. We secured it and put the decorative trim in place.
- Glass was installed.
- Tightened the screw. All.
There are other forms of similar fasteners. The photo below shows a few of them.
Decorative brackets
Another type of fastening is brackets. They are reliable, some are decorative, so much so that they themselves are decorations.
Concealed installation - shelves without support
And the most amazing device for hidden installation. It makes it possible to hide the fasteners. It is cut out at the end seat under the pin and body of the holder 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 quite good. But there is still a sea of all sorts of ideas.
Bookshelves
There are strength requirements for bookshelves: they can hold significant weight. Therefore, the fastening, materials and design must be reliable. Traditionally, bookshelves are made of wood, laminated or veneered fiberboard. And then fiberboard with a long span (more than 90 cm) sag over the years.
Planning shelves on the walls for books own sizes, please note that the distance between the supports should not be more than 90 cm. Then even when fully loaded it will not bend. There are two types and varieties of shelves: wall-mounted and floor-mounted. Both of them can be angular.
In the simplest case, it is a board secured in one of the following ways. Some options, especially when presented correctly, look very good.
And with imagination, several planks turn into very interesting thing, which can even be the main element of decor. Ideas for DIY are collected in the photo gallery.
And this is a serious way to expand the space due to the angles between two windows. Nonlinearity - they are always interesting, and on such a shelf you can put books of different heights
Floor bookshelves can be loaded more seriously. Here the forms are different: there are racks to which shelves are attached. The highlight can be a broken line or unusual line shelves and also interesting racks.
It's more likely bookcase or even a closet, but the essence does not change - the original color and interesting small shelves in the central part and the structure looks interesting 
A very interesting idea - non-linear shelves and lintels made of thick glass
On the manufacture of fountains (both small indoor ones and more substantial ones for country houses, gardens or garden plot) read.
Hanging
Not very numerous, but an original type. The most important thing is that it can be done easily: a few planks, four ropes or two belts and you can get to work.
This complex system blocks...and shelves can be located at any level Two planks, four ropes and half an hour of time - all that is needed to make this shelf How to make a hanging shelf - graphic step-by-step instructions
To the nursery
While the child is very small, I want functional shelves, but with children's drawings. But where can you get these? Do it yourself. Any shelf of the configuration you like can be covered with non-woven wallpaper or thick wrapping paper (glued with PVA). After drying, coat with varnish twice. water based. Such shelves can be washed, but what’s most interesting is that the shelf can change with the child. You tear it off old decor, glue a new one. The idea is simple, it works perfectly.
For children, the shelves are not very different in design. If we talk about floor or shelving, then they must be strong, taking into account the fact that older children will definitely want to climb on them. Therefore, often even those shelves that stand on the floor are additionally attached to the wall: so that they do not collapse and crush young climbers. Based on these considerations, they are not made tall: even if they fall, it’s not scary.
The shelves in the children's room also differ in color - they are brighter, can be made in the form of letters, and boxes for toys can be installed in them: this makes it easier to keep them in order. In general, functionality and security must be combined.
System with drawers - cleaning will be quick Combination of open and closed shelves - convenient for preschoolers
Shelves and shelves for the kitchen
Say what you like, but in the kitchen the main thing is functionality. Not so much free space even on the walls: cabinets take up a large area. Therefore, one of the tasks is to make the most of free space. There are interesting ideas for small or even very small gaps between the wall and the refrigerator or other household appliances. Strictly in size, you can make a pokka on wheels, which can be pulled out and completely hidden there. It is wide and narrow (see photo).
It’s easy to make such a retractable shelf-rack on wheels for different jars. Everything you need is at hand and out of the way
Is there some more interesting ideas about saving space. If the sink or station is located near the window, you can take the sides. There is an interesting hanging option- a grid on chains to which all utensils are attached. But such a shelf is possible if the desktop is not against the wall. Another option for saving space is if the kitchen-dining room is zoned with a counter, you can also make a shelf above it, which will be partially hanging. One part of it rests on the wall, the second on the counter or “hangs” on the ceiling.
Covering the entire wall above your desk with cabinets is not the best solution. They look heavy. The problem can be solved by using glass doors, but not everyone likes this. The solution is to do it between the cabinets open shelves. They will add more lightness to the interior and work zone will not put so much pressure on the rest of the space.
Glass and open shelves will “lighten” the interior The style is different - the idea is the same Closed and open shelves in one system - convenient and non-standard
Decorative and original
Often, shelves on the wall play a purely decorative role. They are designed to attract attention and this goal is achieved unusual shape, contrasting with the walls, color. You can’t bet much on it: one or two things, but how interesting they are.
Another option for “square” shelves. Two identical sets arranged differently If traditional square shelves are decorated around the edges with curly frames, the style turns out to be completely different
Another one interesting topic- glass shelves. Just one glass is not very interesting. Its combination with wood and steel is more attractive. The effects are sometimes unexpected. Glass is assembled on guides: the material is fragile and heavy, and it needs to be held. Steel can do this.
In fact, these systems are intended for creating store interiors, but also in apartments modern style or look stylish.
Also suitable for vintage style
What are shelves made of? Even from pipes. Metal and plastic. Do you have any samples left from the renovation? Use it and get it designer item, interestingly, collected from trash.
This is an interesting variation of a bookshelf made of pipes
A shelf is the simplest piece of furniture that you can make with your own hands; their manufacture will not require any special skills, with the exception, probably, of two - moderation and accuracy, as Molchalin from the play “Woe from Wit” would say. Depending on the installation location, shelves can be wall-mounted, floor-mounted or hanging. If the floor shelf has a large height - from a meter and above, it is often called a rack. A few words about hanging ones: usually these are decorative structures that hang on a pipe or a specially driven bracket. This option is popular in rooms where heating pipes run under the ceiling: they just beg to have something hung on them. Shelves are hung on the pipe in the kitchen and bathroom: it’s convenient there.
Types of shelves
They are made of wood, plywood, laminated chipboard, fiberboard, and there are glass shelves. The same materials are used as stands, but they are also made from metal, plastic and other absolutely incredible things - for example, pipes or bottles.
In 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 functionality is not always important: some play a purely decorative role. If they have anything on them, it’s only one or two items. Their role is to give the interior of the home a special style and flavor.
If we talk about shelves in technical rooms - the kitchen and bathroom, in particular, then in addition to aesthetic considerations, practicality requirements are almost universally added. Even decorative shelves in the kitchen should be washed well. For bathroom shelves, the requirements are generally high: periodically there is very high humidity and materials are required that can withstand it without any harm. There aren't many of them. These are plastic and stainless steel. They also make bathroom shelves from MDF, but they can be used normally if there is good ventilation in the bathroom.
What are the shelves made of?
Perhaps, to implement the task of creating shelves on your own, almost any material will be suitable, of course, within reason. It is hardly appropriate to attach bulky brick structures, as this will additionally hide the free space. However, any of the relatively other materials is quite suitable:
- Tree - classic version, since the vast 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 the wooden shelf in optimal conditions, that is, when normal value humidity in the room.
- Glass- such shelves look very modern and will never go out of style. True, to create products from this material you need to have special tool for cutting glass.
- Plastic- affordable material. Easy to handle and not susceptible to mold, as is the case with wood. Especially if the shelves are built to be placed on a loggia or balcony.
- Metal- to work with such material you need welding machine, if you plan a completely metal shelf. For combined products it is sufficient to use standard set fasteners, and it is better if these areas are not visible to the eye.
- Chipboard or alternatively - laminated chipboard. The second of these materials is more wear-resistant due to its increased resistance to indoor humidity, temperature changes and mechanical deformation, such as abrasion.
- Drywall- most often used when the shelf is part of the room design, that is, through of this material a niche is formed in the wall.
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 final product will be sloppy and generally unsuitable for use, especially in a visible place.
Shelves on the wall
In any room there are places on the wall where you just need to hang something. After all, most modern furniture occupies only the lower part - sofas, tables, couches. The upper part remains empty and dissonance arises: the lower part of the room is overloaded and the upper part is half empty or completely empty. These voids on the walls are organically filled with shelves.
Corner shelf is an excellent solution. Structurally, most shelves consist of actual 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 with your own hands. Moreover, these products may be the first self-made things. It's really simple.
How and what to attach it to
It’s not for nothing that we start with fasteners. The design of a wall shelf largely depends on the type of mounting. Or maybe it's the other way around. It depends on what to dance from...
Traditional hinges
There is a traditional way - on loops. It is suitable for wood and fiberboard, any other material that is thick enough to attach. Screwed onto the sides with self-tapping screws. Then the distance between the centers of the loop holes is measured and marked on the wall (make sure it is horizontal). 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 fits into a loop or bracket (a pin slightly bent upward). Then a shelf is hung on them.
Not all materials can be drilled. For example, glass shelves. You definitely can't screw anything into them. Fastenings for glass shelves are special: they consist of two parts, between which glass is inserted. Often elastic pads are installed between the holders. The bottom mount usually has a small clamping screw to secure it in place.
Fasteners for glass shelves
The most popular mount for glass shelves is called “pelican” - for its unique shape. It looks good on its own and is available in different colors. The thickness of the glass that it can hold is from 8 to 34 mm. You can insert not only glass into it, but also any other material of such thickness. It just looks stylish with glass.
It’s easy to make glass shelves on the wall with it: you buy a mount, order pieces of glass with processed edges of the required size and shape from a glass workshop (or cut them yourself, if you know how). All that remains is the assembly itself:
- Attach the pelicans to the wall. Two dowels each. The case is collapsible - the decorative trim is removable, and there are two holes in the mounting plate. One in the body is higher, the second is lower. We secured it and put the decorative trim in place.
- Glass was installed.
- Tightened the screw. All.
There are other forms of similar fasteners. The photo below shows a few of them.
Decorative brackets
Another type of fastening is brackets. They are reliable, some are decorative, so much so that they themselves are decorations.
Hidden installation - shelves without support
And the most amazing device for hidden installation. It makes it possible to hide the fasteners. A seat for the pin and the holder body is cut out at the end, and the shelf is simply put on it.
As you can see, even a simple board or piece of glass on such mounts is not bad. But there is still a sea of all sorts of ideas.
Shelf design options
DIY shelf in the shape of a honeycomb
Cool addition to non-standard interior could be a nice shelf made in the shape of a honeycomb. The fashionable design is formed from hex modules, creating original geometric compositions. Everyone can arrange the blocks in the optimal way for themselves.
Despite their non-standard appearance, hexagonal blocks are quite convenient and functional, and they are also 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:
- attach them to the wall separately;
- first connect the modules together and only then secure them.
The second option is undoubtedly more practical, since dust will not accumulate between the individual elements.
Let's see how to make a shelf in the form of a honeycomb in practice
To get the correct hexagon, boards for future design pruned at an angle of 30°.
Check again if they are the same size and start assembling hexagons. It's better to do it on the floor.
The elements of the block fit perfectly one to another and begin glue boards using wood glue.
Mounting points for reliability strengthen using L-shaped holders or screws. You can hide the brackets by painting them the same color as the shelf.
The rest of the honeycombs are made in the same way.
Finished modules carefully polished, then covered with stain and special varnish or painted. The shelf will look unusual if the honeycombs are painted in different colors.
All that remains is to stack the finished blocks side by side and drill one or two holes at the joints and screw them together.
DIY shelf. Video instruction
DIY round shelf
The round shape of the shelf is unusual and stylish solution for those who don’t particularly care about 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 raw material for the shelf and correctly calculate the dimensions of the parts.
Most available material, which is both strong enough and bends easily - this is fiberboard sheet. Two strips are cut out of it effective length(l). At the same time, a board of the desired length is also prepared as a central shelf. Obviously, all 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 are, accordingly, half the length of the contour, therefore they depend on each other and are related to each other by the formula - l=3.14 x d/2.
Let's say the dimensions of the board are 150 by 700 mm, then the length of the semicircle will be equal to 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 let's look at how to make a shelf with your own hands using a sheet of fiberboard.
Stepping away from end sides to the amount of overlap, apply to the strips marking. Then they begin to form a circle.
The edges of the strips are aligned with each other according to the markings and fixed using clamps. Careful so that the material does not burst, the strips are slowly bent, overlapping the free edges over each other.
Before you finally fix all the parts with screws, you need to make sure that they are correctly adjusted:
- check how well the central shelf fits. Let us immediately note that when correct calculations, problems with this, as a rule, do not arise;
The DIY shelf is almost ready. All that remains is to finish it: cover by paint, varnish or other decorative composition. They hang it through furniture eyelets on screws screwed into the wall.
DIY hanging shelves
When choosing an interior for a small apartment, many people wonder whether 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 fastenings.
Prepare shelves, sawn to size.
Along their edges it is necessary to provide holes of the same size.
DIY hanging shelves. Photo instructions
The template is pressed to the board from the edge, say, using clamps, and make two holes, but not all the way - approximately to the middle of the thickness of the shelf.
The shelves are being processed sandpaper and finish. For example, you can paint it in a color that suits your design.
The shelves are completely ready, all that remains is to hang them. Reliability in this case, given the impressive weight of 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 a loop is made at one end using clamping clips.
They are suspended and fixed along the entire length with the required pitch. kegs.
Hooks with screws are attached strictly perpendicular to the wall, on which the cables are hung, and then hanging shelves are attached to them.
DIY hanging shelf-shelf
A charming hanging shelf for the kitchen with your own hands will allow you to rationally use the space. It will look great in a colonial living room, in a children's room in nautical style or a Mediterranean bath. Anyone can handle this kind of work, since you can make a shelf with your own hands in just a few simple steps.
Blanks made of wood are aligned both in shape and size.
Mark the places under holes and make them with a drill with feather drill. To avoid problems in the future, the diameter of the drill is chosen larger than the diameter of the rope by which the bookcase will be suspended.
It is easier to markup using template in the form of a 4x4 square cut out of paper. The template needs to be placed on the corner of the board and marked at the point of intersection of the diagonals of the square.
Color planks.
There are many options on how to make a shelf more interesting. You just need to show a little imagination, for example, paint it only from the ends.
Now the design can be gather. The rope is folded in half and, retreating approximately 30 cm, a knot is tied on each half. The ends are pulled through the holes on one side of the board and secured with another knot. The board thus becomes motionlessly fixed between two nodes. The process is repeated with each shelf, positioned in the required increments.
Do the same with the other side. The main thing that nodes on both sides are located at the same distance from each other.
The remaining free ends of the ropes are cut and unraveled to form tassels.
All that remains is to hang the finished bookcase on the wall.
This DIY shelf has several advantages:
DIY hanging shelves for photos
Is it possible and, most importantly, how to make a shelf on the wall so that it takes up very little space, and you can store a sufficient number of photos, albums, record collections and more there? Well, let's figure out how to make a shelf with your own hands so that it has a minimum depth
This shelf is actually several slats tied together with a rope. They have a bar attached to them that prevents photos, books, etc. from sliding off the shelf. In principle, there can be as many slats as you need, so first you need to decide on their location and quantity. This will make it much easier to calculate the width of the shelves and cut blanks.
After the preparations are sanded, the planks are attached to the slats: they can be nailed or glued. The nail heads are carefully hidden under a layer of special putty, and the plank is sanded again.
Stepping back 2 cm from the edges, drill two holes in the shelf with a diameter slightly larger than that of the rope.
From each end of the first shelf they stretch rope, tightening the ends in a knot.
It will be much easier to do this if you wrap the threaded edge of the rope with tape or, say, electrical tape.
Put on the second shelf.
The process is repeated until all are installed.
The free ends of the ropes are tied to screws with hooks, screwed in at the required height. This is perhaps the most crucial moment, since the bottom shelf should be positioned strictly horizontally, and all the others will be aligned along it.
Horizontalness is checked by level, however, it would be useful to have someone’s help, because even if you know exactly how to make a shelf, you can do it alone final stage it will be a little difficult.
Book shelf in the form of a Christmas tree
A creative DIY bookshelf will help you linger in the incomparable New Year’s mood longer. Instead of garlands and toys, it is decorated with books and various cute little things. Children especially like these Christmas tree shelves.
This shelf can be made from ordinary sheet of plywood.
First you need to prepare a small layout plan all parts on a sheet of paper on a scale corresponding to the size of the plywood, indicating their dimensions.
Then you need to transfer everything to the plywood in its original size and after carefully checking the location and dimensions of the parts cut them with a saw or jigsaw.
The tree is assembled using wood glue and secured with nails.
When the workpiece dries, it is coated paint and give it time to dry completely.
The Christmas tree shelf is ready for use. Under New Year You can decorate it to your liking and even put gifts on the branches and shelves.
Here's how a DIY shelf can help bring joy to your loved ones.
DIY shelf-rack
Functional and minimalist industrial style today it is very popular. A DIY shelf assembled on pipes will bring into your home that 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, we will focus on general scheme making this designer furniture.
Work begins with preparing shelves from wood. Special oil or wax is applied to them to obtain a smooth textured surface.
It would be nice if the shelves initially had an interesting texture.
If you cover the shelves also polyurethane varnish If they are water-based, they will acquire an even more magnificent shine.
After allowing the structure to dry, round ones are installed in each corner of the bottom shelf. flanges approximately 2 cm from the edge.
The location of the connecting parts is marked with a pencil.
The shelves are stacked and clamped using clamps.
A pilot hole is drilled through the center of the flange through the first and second flanges. For the next boards in order, the drill size needs to be changed to a larger one, since pipes will pass through them in the future.
Start assembly.
Each flange is placed on the lower shelf above the guide hole and secured to the surface.
Insert into the holes galvanized pipes the required length with threads at both ends and tighten into the flange wrench. A coupling is installed at the top.
When all the parts are mounted, flanges are screwed to the tops of the pipes and fixed to the top shelf.
The finished shelf can be made mobile if you install wheels on the bottom board.
The set will be more stable if you attach it to the wall using special studs or install an L-shaped bracket.
DIY kitchen shelf
Men will probably never understand why housewives never have enough shelves in the kitchen, but few will deny themselves the pleasure of surprising her with a simple but functional kitchen shelf 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 – vertically. It will have wooden pegs, on which you can hang cups, potholders and more. The width of the boards may vary slightly.
On a board for cups mark places for perches. It is better to apply the markings symmetrically, then the outermost ones will be at an equal distance from the edges of the board.
Following the markings, drill holes, corresponding to the diameter of the pole.
Using a jig, this special device For drilling, you can make several holes to connect both planks. In extreme cases, you can use a countersink, then the recesses under the screw heads will need to be hidden with plugs.
Wooden pole polished sandpaper and cut into equal parts.
The holes for the perches are greased from the inside with wood glue and inserted pegs. They must perform equally. Surplus adhesive mass wipe with a napkin.
If the pegs are very tight, you can use with a hammer.
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 sandpaper and start appearance: handle stain and varnish or paint.
IN vertical board shelves drill 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 covered with decorative plugs.
When installing shelves, use a level.
DIY plexiglass shelf
This shelf looks very light, without loading the interior with anything. Do-it-yourself transparent shelf is made from strips plexiglass of a given size, which is installed on original bead supports.
It is more convenient to cut it from a sheet if you buy it directly in the store.
The screws are selected on the basis that the diameter of its head should exceed the hole of the bead. If you have problems with this, you can use a washer.
Before installation, beads need to be paint gold spray paint.
Paint wood beads gold spray paint.
In the wall drill pilot holes.
Six beads are put on a screw, screwed into the wall and leveled. The same is repeated with the second one. For a concrete wall, dowels are used; for a frame wall, the screws must fit into the wooden studs.
The plexiglass plate is placed on the resulting supports.
The shelf's thickness of 1.2 cm provides sufficient rigidity, but not so much that heavy objects can be placed on it.
DIY hanging shelf with straps
Making such a design is extremely simple.
Need to prepare board convenient size and sand the surfaces of all edges with sandpaper.
If the wood texture is not expressive enough and you would like to hide it, you can paint.
From two identical belts Buckles are removed from leather (textile), as well as all other metal parts.
The ends of each of them are drilled holes small diameter.
The belts are folded in half so as to form a loop. They are fixed on the wall, positioned from each other at a distance not much less than the length of the board.
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 secure the belt with several screws on the bottom side.
Shelf made from construction pallets
Times change, 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 make it yourself, for example, a do-it-yourself shelf from wooden construction pallets.
For one shelf you need to disassemble two pallets. The result is:
The following parts are sawn from this material and sanded either with sandpaper or using a special attachment on a drill:
Boards: Quantity - Dimensions (mm)
- 4 - 640x145
- 2 - 680x145
- 2 - 840x145
- 2 - 290x145
- 2 - 640x100
- 2 - 840x100
- 2 - 290x50
Checkers: quantity - dimensions (mm)
The shelf is assembled in the following order:
For the base take two narrow boards 640x100 each and attach the checkers along the edges. Wide 290x145 boards are attached to the checkers perpendicular to the narrow boards, aligning them on equal sides.
To the end part grounds Two boards are fastened vertically with self-tapping screws: narrow (840x100) and wide (840x145). Repeat the same operation with the opposite end of the base.
They are finishing construction box future bookcase, securing two on top wide boards(680x145). To avoid wood cracking, you can use thin drill pre-drill holes in them.
Then two wide boards (640x145) are attached to the base. The bottom shelf is ready.
For the remaining shelves you will need support strips. To do this, the narrowest boards (290x50) are fixed at the required height.
The remaining boards measuring 640x145 are attached to the installed planks. It is advisable to secure them with self-tapping screws at 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 picture shelf
You won’t believe it, but you can make an unusual original shelf on the wall for your favorite painting yourself, and from a simple kit that you can buy in any supermarket.
Creating this masterpiece will greatly simplify Dremel 300 – multifunctional tool with a large number of high quality attachments and milling machine Dremel 231. The point is this: in order for the painting to slide off the shelf, you need to make a groove on its surface.
The boards are laid on a milling table and turned upside down, the cut line is marked for groove and using guides on milling table set the desired depth for it.
A groove is made.
Wooden wall shelf paint V desired color and let it dry.
They screw it to her holders and strictly horizontally attached to the wall. The direction is adjusted using a building level.
DIY children's shelf in the shape of a horse
Using a few wooden planks, you can create a fun bookshelf where your little one will happily put his books.
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 parts of the future pony shelf is cut out: legs, head and tail.
The stencils are placed on separate boards, traced along the contour and sawed out parts with the appropriate tool.
It is recommended to make straight cuts with a saw, and curved cuts with a jigsaw.
Cleaning 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 go over the product with sandpaper again.
"Horse" coloring.
In just a few hours the miracle shelf will be ready for use.
Shelf-shelf
We present to your attention two ideas for shelving shelves that you can easily implement yourself.
The first one from a 40 mm edged board is extremely simple. The bookcase is assembled:
- made of two boards, beveled at the top by 30° to provide support;
- shelves cut from furniture board.
The height and width of the structure are arbitrary and selected locally. If desired, the bookcase can be fixed in the upper part, and rubber heels can be placed along the bottom of the boards.
Second - S - shaped. For manufacturing, you can use scrap boards, plywood or chipboard. 16 blanks are required for one section of the structure rectangular shape, for example, 300x150 mm.
Blanks installed in in a certain order, at each stage there are three.
The first blank is placed on the floor. A second one is attached to it at a right angle, joining them widthwise on the left. The third in width is joined to the first in its length, starting from the far right corner.
The fourth, fifth, sixth are assembled symmetrically, exactly the opposite.
It is very simple to check how correctly the figure has formed: the second, third and fourth boards should form the letter S.
Experienced craftsmen advise first assembling the structure roughly on wooden pins and fit the workpieces, and when disassembling them, number the parts at the end.
Every detail then sand sandpaper and begin to collect them, according to the numbering. PVA glue is applied to the joint lines and grooves and clamped tightly, holding it in this state for some time.
The assembled shelf is varnished or painted.
DIY shoe rack
The main problem for the hallway at all times remains shoes. How to deal with the perpetrators of the unrest, and do it as economically as possible? Optimal solution– make a shoe rack with your own hands.
Let's share some interesting ideas.
From plywood. More often they make a modular shelf that is attached to the wall and saves space. Using a jigsaw, the plywood is cut into identical rectangular planks, then carefully sanded. U-shaped structures are assembled from the parts and “nested” one into the other, forming a structure resembling a labyrinth.
From tree. From wooden board blanks are cut out with a width of 250–350 mm and a thickness of about 20 mm. The next steps are as follows:
The side walls are cut out to a length of approximately 800–900 mm.
Four shelves of 600–700 mm each are cut out.
Everyone's cooking additional details: crossbars and support rails.
All workpieces are sanded.
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. A galvanized or regular profile plus tempered glass is all you need to build a shoe rack with your own hands in a modern high-tech style.
A section of the profile of the required length is applied to the wall and fixed with one screw for now.
Check the level of the horizontal profile line.
Screw in the remaining screws.
Assembling the frame.
Install prepared glass shelves.
From boxes. This is the most economical option do-it-yourself shoe shelves, both in cost and in size.
The outlines of the parts are drawn on the cardboard of the box.
They are cut out using special knife for cardboard.
Then the rectangles are made into boxes, which are placed on top of each other. This is how recesses for shoes are formed.
Fastening is done with staples.
The shelf is assembled on the wall, then covered with decorative film.
Photo of unusual shelves on the wall
An interesting composition on the wall of the living room, which combines several unusual shelving, made in the same style and color scheme, but different in configuration and size.
Not only books can be stored on wall shelves; there is also room for albums, glass and porcelain figurines, cute trinkets, and flower pots.
The bright and eye-catching branches of the Flex Shelf tree shelf will provide additional space where books and magazines can be compactly placed.
These shelves are a real art object on the wall, far from traditional way interior design. A combination of classical and modern forms shelves scattered along the wall instantly attracts attention.
The TV in this composition looks like a “modern painting” in a frame, inside of which open shelves are located asymmetrically. You can place them on decorative elements, photographs and more.
Bright and creative shaped shelf bat looks incredibly original. It will equally stylishly decorate a living room, bedroom or nursery for those who love original solutions. 
80 more shelf options!
Of course, a house cannot do without shelves. You can put books on them, magazines, decorate them with various trinkets, etc. But we must take into account, generally speaking, that all types of shelves are not for everyone. After all, they must match the interior of the room. You may like one model but not fit into the interior; another is not the right size. Let's put it this way - we give ideas, and you bring them to life with your additions.
There are a lot of shelf ideas. You don’t even need to talk about making some, you just look and you’ll understand everything. However, we will tell you about the manufacture of some shelves.
The simplest hanging shelves
To make such a shelf, pelican fasteners are installed level to the wall.
Then, in a glass workshop, a sheet of tempered glass of the size you need is purchased, of course, with processed edges, inserted into the pelican fastener and the shelf is ready. 
Of course, you can’t put a lot of things in there, but it will hold computer disks. Since "pelicans" are different sizes, then instead of glass you can use a piece laminated chipboard, the edges of which are treated with self-adhesive melamine edge or veneer.
Shelves with hidden anchor bolts
In the place where the shelf will be hung, install anchor bolts– drill holes and insert them into special fasteners. Naturally we use a level.
Holes of the same diameter as the anchor bolts are drilled in the shelf parts, and the shelf is “fitted” onto the bolts. The fasteners are not visible, and the shelves are very stylish.
Shelf-shelf
Very simple idea, but not for everybody. It consists of two “magpie” boards, with shelves made of furniture board, height – 2 m.
The tops of the boards are beveled to create a slope angle of 30 degrees. IN in this case the laws of physics work - the greater the force of gravity, i.e. The more filled the shelves are, the more stable the structure. But if you don’t believe in the laws of physics, you can fix the bookcase at the top and put rubber heels on the lower parts of the boards.
The width of the shelves is selected according to location.
And this is what two shelves standing next to each other will look like
Another option for a shelf-shelf.
The advantage of such a shelf is the ability to change its height. This is like one section module. You can assemble, for example, a multi-level partition from such modules. Fill it with flowers, trinkets, etc.
All shelf elements have the same size, for example, 30x15 cm.
You can choose yours. It is better to use wood or plywood than chipboard, although chipboard can also be used.
Pins are made... (or bought at a furniture store)
... and drill holes for them. The pins are made of wood.
We process the structural elements with sandpaper and assemble it.
We insert the pins, coat the joints with glue (PVA is possible), and connect them to the second shelf. And so on until the height you want.
If you want several sections, then connect them together. Also, this shelf-shelf requires attachment to the wall, or floor and ceiling. Next you process it with varnish or other materials.
DIY corner shelf
To make this shelf you will need a sheet of laminated chipboard, a self-adhesive edge and confirmations to connect the parts of the shelf.
You come up with a shelf design, although you can use the one in the photo as a basis. Make markings chipboard sheet. And then, very carefully, use a jigsaw with a fine-toothed file to cut out the parts of the shelf.
Since chipping is practically unavoidable at home, immediately decide which side of the part will be the front side and which side will be the back side. After cutting out the parts, we process the edges of the parts with self-adhesive melamine edge.
Apply film and heat with an iron. The shelf details take on a completely different look.
Then we drill holes for the confirmations and connect the shelf parts.
We hang the shelf on the usual “ears”.
DIY hanging shelf
To make this cute shelf you need 4 (or more) pieces of 10mm thick plywood or pieces of chipboard. Their size is 50x20 cm. Dark stain, two pieces of rope with a diameter of 1.5 cm.
We drill holes in the shelves and treat them with stain.
A rope is threaded through the holes.
To prevent the shelves from moving, wooden sticks are installed under them.
That's all, the shelf is ready.
And this is another option for a hanging shelf on a rope.
Wall-mounted shelf with chrome lintels
Again, we do not indicate the dimensions, since they depend on the location of the shelf. We talk about the technology of making shelves.
So, in a furniture store or workshop, you purchase three pieces of laminated chipboard, flanges, and 8 pieces of pipes of the same diameter. Using a jigsaw, pieces of chipboard are brought to the same size.
The edges of the shelves are sanded...
... and then covered with veneer.
Flanges are screwed into the corners, into which pieces of pipe are inserted.
Fastening to the wall is carried out with furniture corners, then covered with plastic covers.
There are countless options for making shelves, and as an example we will give you several options.
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To add more personality and creativity to your home, you can make your own furniture. And if you can’t make all the furniture, then any man can make shelves on the wall with his own hands. In this case, you will be able to make all your desires come true as much as possible. Moreover, it will be possible to do beautiful shelves on the wall a certain shape, colors and sizes.
Types of Wall Shelves
If you want to diversify your interior, you can make bookshelves on the wall yourself and hang them in your office or living room. Of course, you don’t need to do a lot of them in the living room, but in this case you will definitely be able to diversify the interior. If you look at a photo of shelves on the wall, made by yourself, you can have an idea of what shape they can be, as well as where in the room it is better to hang them.
Such shelves are very functional, because if you hang one or two in the living room, then in addition to books you can place photographs, boxes or other small items in them. One such shelf can be placed in the bathroom to store both detergents, and cosmetics. You can make decorative shelves for the wall and place them in the hallway: use one for hats, and make the second corner for keys, gloves and various small items. If you watch the video of making a wall shelf with your own hands, you can get visual instructions.
The easiest and most convenient way to make a shelf on the wall with your own hands is from wood, since this material can be easily processed and is affordable. The most common are classic designs, as in the photo; They are convenient not only to make, but also to install. And the word "classic" does not mean that they must have two longer boards and two short ones; if there is a flight of fancy, then in addition to simple rectangular ones you can make creative shelves asymmetrical shapes.
They look especially beautiful corner shelves. In addition to the hallway of the room, such original shelves on the wall can also be used in the bathroom. Quite often these rooms are small in size and in order not to clutter up the space too much, it is more suitable here corner shelf. It can also be placed on the balcony if it is insulated. You can also make shelves for flowers on the wall of an original look.
The hanging shelves also look original. They do not need to be nailed to the wall, since a cable attached to the corner of the ceiling is used as fastening, or vertical racks. Most of all, such beautiful shelves are suitable for a children's room. All these products can be either open or closed, where folding or hinged doors are used. But if one of the closed shelves is placed in small room, then in this case it is better to use a sliding door. It is best to use glass for such doors.
But it should be remembered that such structures must be securely attached to the wall so that they do not fall. The most reliable means fastenings for concrete or brick walls- these are dowels or anchors. In this case, the shelves can support a lot of weight. But such fastening has one significant drawback: if it becomes necessary to remove the shelf in order to move it to another place, it will be difficult to do. In addition to wood, shelves can be made from plywood, chipboard and MDF - these are the most common furniture materials.
A place for books, souvenirs, and trinkets dear to the heart - this is the main purpose of shelves on the wall. Some have a collection of candles on them, some have volumes of their favorite poet, and some keep photo albums on the shelves. The important thing is that the shelves themselves should be no less aesthetically pleasing than the objects stored on them.
Making a shelf out of wood is the first thing that comes to mind when self-production shelves Indeed, this option is the most common.
Wooden shelves are good because of the availability and cheapness of the material, ease of processing, and the ability to experiment with design. And you can start learning how to make such creative designs with a simple and universal shelf, which will not be superfluous in the kitchen, in the living room or in the nursery, and other options for its placement can be considered.
Shelf materials:
- Wooden scraps of different lengths;
- Rope cut;
- 5 furniture panels;
- Wall fasteners;
- 2 rope rings;
- Jigsaw;
- Drill;
- Roulette;
- Pencil.
You need to make holes on the shelves (boards). They should be drilled at a distance of 6 cm from the edge, and 12 cm between each other.
Wooden scraps need to be sawn, their length can be different, but the height needs to be the same. Inside the sawn scraps, you need to drill holes for the ropes (through holes).
The lower knots of the ropes are tied first. The bottom shield (bottom shelf) is strung on them; between the shields along the edges there will be stacks of scraps as a gap between the shelves. It is better to divide all the scraps into parts, and lay out the same number of equal sections between each floor of the shelf.
The procedure is repeated, above the highest shelf on the wall the ropes are tied in knots. This must be done firmly so that wall structure it could not be deformed either with one’s own hands or by any other forceful action.
You will get a nice shelf on ropes inside stacks of scraps; you can place it in any room.
DIY wooden shelf, the simplest way (video)
Chipboard shelves on the wall
Chipboard is a particle board, truly universal material For construction work. The dimensions of the slab and its flat surface make it possible to make various designs with your own hands, including wall shelves.
Perhaps only cutting chipboard causes difficulties, since the material is impregnated with resins. The most suitable tool for working with chipboard is an electric jigsaw.
It will not be superfluous following tips on working with this material:
- For wall shelves, laminated chipboards are often purchased;
- Often, self-made shelves are covered with laminated film or paper, imitating various patterns (including natural ones);
- To easily tighten screws and self-tapping screws in a chipboard structure, you need to acquire an electric drill;
- In the kitchen, shelves from this material are often made, as they are convenient for storing containers with spices, cereals and pasta, jars with herbs collected with your own hands;
- In the hallway, such shelves serve as a place to store important household items;
- Such a shelf on the wall in the nursery may serve the purpose of book storage.
In small storage rooms, which are included in the layout of many apartments, you can make original shelves for household needs - do it yourself, quickly and inexpensively.
Round shelves on the wall
Round cardboard shelves for the kitchen or bathroom are the rage in interior fashion. They are usually made from cardboard and plastic pipe, which you cut with your own hands into circles 10-15 cm wide with a saw. The edges of the circles are sanded with sandpaper, and then future shelves are painted over in several layers.
The results are quite original round shelves, very suitable for the kitchen. interesting option registration You can store in them:
- Kitchen towels;
- Various brushes and sponges;
- Decorative trinkets;
- Herbal bags for making your own tea;
- Other beautiful kitchen gadgets.
The bathroom is round, unusual and very convenient shelves It would also be appropriate to hang on the wall: jars of cosmetics, towels, washcloths can also be stored in these cute shelves.
How to make a round shelf (video)
Square shelves on the wall
Wall compositions made from square shelves on the wall in the living room look great. Shelves of different sizes are painted in the same color, or perhaps in contrasting ones, and are combined into one wall pattern - small ones with large ones in one line, vertically or horizontally, diagonally.
Square shelves are usually small and difficult to accommodate many items. Most often these are various souvenirs, miniature vases, books.
Often these shelves are decorated with antiques and vintage items.
And to make such an interior decoration with your own hands, you can use standard materials. In most cases, wood is painted with matte bright paint and varnished. Or a self-adhesive film decorates the surface of such shelves.
Small shelves on the wall
The kitchen wall often requires small shelves. They do not take up space, do not burden the interior, but emphasize the overall mood of the kitchen. A wall shelf can be used to decorate a room.
If the shelf is made for the kitchen, you can place on it:
- Bright spice jars;
- Cookbooks and notebooks;
- Canvas bags with spices;
- Beautiful dishes.
You can make such shelves from wood, plastic, glass, and even a stack of painted and glued books.
Designer shelves on the wall
Such designs are rarely used in the kitchen, yet these exquisite things often decorate the living room, office, and nursery.
Nowadays, wall shelves in the form of:
- Labyrinth;
- Asymmetries;
- Upside-down book shelves;
- Modules;
- Forged structures in Provencal style.
Some shelves seem to continue the furniture, some are like protrusions on wallpaper, so they are disguised as a wall. There are fancy shelves that are made to order; they often echo the pattern of curtains or the pattern of parquet.
DIY bookshelf (video)
Conclusion
Shelves for the kitchen, living room, or nursery - you can make all of them yourself, armed with ideas from the Internet and your own imagination. Of course, such designs will outperform their store-bought counterparts due to their hand-made origin. And in monetary terms they can be cheaper.
Examples of shelves for the home with your own hands (photo)
