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 pendants: usually this is decorative designs, which 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 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 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. It's 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 our own Almost any material will do, within reason, of course. 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 enough to use a standard set of fasteners, and it is better if these areas are not visible to the eye.
- Chipboard or Alternative option - 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 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, 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.
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. 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 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. Collapsible body - decorative overlay comes off 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. 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.
Shelf design options
DIY shelf in the shape of a honeycomb
A cute honeycomb-shaped shelf can be a cool addition to a non-standard interior. 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 this 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 source 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 of estimated length (l) are cut out of it. 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 back from the end sides by 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 the 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 in suitable for design color.
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 a 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 onto 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.
The horizontality is checked by level, however, someone’s help would be useful, because even knowing exactly how to make a shelf, it will be difficult to complete the last stage alone.
Book shelf in the form of a Christmas tree
Delay the incomparable longer Christmas mood A creative DIY bookshelf will help. 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 is very popular today. 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 on 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.
Location connecting parts 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, a special drilling device, 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. Excess adhesive is wiped off 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 the wooden beads with 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. You can make individual elements 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 wide boards (680x145) on top. To avoid cracking the wood, you can use a thin drill to pre-make 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 established standards. 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 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.
First of edged boards 40 mm 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. One section of the structure requires 16 rectangular blanks, for example, 300x150 mm.
Blanks installed in a certain order, three at each stage.
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.
All additional parts are prepared: 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. Galvanized or regular profile plus strained 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 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 for a DIY shoe rack, both in terms of cost and size.
The outlines of the parts are drawn on the cardboard of the box.
They are cut out using a special cardboard knife.
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.
On wall shelves You can store not only books, they also have 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. The combination of classic and modern forms of shelves scattered along the wall instantly attracts attention.
The TV in this composition looks like “ 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!
Agree, the idea of creating a couple of decorative niches in the house sounds tempting. But to make practical use of the space between the ledges and columns laid during the construction of an apartment or house is a much more interesting problem. And, oddly enough, it’s lighter.
We are talking about space reserves - in such structural niches you can place shelves or even compartments for storing things. On the other hand, functional zones can be “attached” to such niches if there are several of them in the room.
If you don’t find such protrusions in your house, but you like the idea, you can build niches during renovation - from brick or plasterboard. But in the latter case, it is worth informing the installers in advance about your plans so that they strengthen the structure in the intended locations for installing the shelves, especially if you are going to place something quite heavy on the shelves, including books.
Situations when it makes sense to highlight niches with color or decoration (for example, a different wallpaper pattern), i.e. add decorativeness:
if there are no more than 2-3 shelves in a niche from floor to ceiling;
if you plan to fill the shelves with no more than 30-40% of the volume (there may be more of them than in the previous situation);
if a niche is formed under the stairs.
In all other cases, you don’t have to worry about combining functionality with effectiveness; beauty can simply go unnoticed. But if the shelves in the niches do an excellent job with their practical role, this is no longer important.
shelves in niches in the living room interior:
In the West, according to tradition, shelves most often appear on both sides of the fireplace, i.e. two symmetrical niches are used at once. In a reality closer to us, niches can be formed if you combine 2 rooms or remove part of the partition, after which support columns or communication boxes (shafts) remain.
On the shelves in the living room niches you can place everything that falls within the scope of your family interests: books or magazines, collections or pleasant trifles. If you want to find a place for a home office in the living room, place it in a niche (table or countertop + shelves). If the living room is combined with the dining room, you can place a chest of drawers in a niche, and shelves above it. And, of course, shelves may appear in the niche where the TV is placed, but since this is usually the decorative center of the room, functional use this zone can be very conditional.
shelves in niches in the bedroom interior:
Functional shelves in bedroom niches are usually created for one of two purposes: placing books or storing bed linen. However, you can use them to define a home office space (we talked about this in the living room section) or create an “inspiration corner” with little touches that please your heart.
shelves in niches for a children's room:
Two options for using the idea in a children's room: place it in a niche workplace child or create a compact place to store toys. In the first case, it is advisable to designate a niche with color or decoration (creating an “anchor” for study), in the second, this is not necessary, because a cluster of toys is already quite a bright sight.
shelves in niches for organizing a home office:
shelves in niches for the kitchen:
In spacious American kitchens, “organization corners” are often set up in structural niches, allowing you to take care of household finances or answer letters. Sometimes they move the home office there.
In other cases, shelves in niches can become a place to place dishes (if you don’t mind open shelves in the kitchen) or any small items, including cookbooks.
shelves in bathroom niches:
Although small in size (compared to other rooms in the house), there are many ways to make practical use of niches in the bathroom by installing shelves in them.
For example, above the sink or on the side of it - for storing bath cosmetics. For towels and household chemicals you can use shelves in the niche above washing machine or above the toilet, as is customary among the Swedes. Unlike other rooms, in the bathroom it is easy to build shelves from plasterboard during renovation, and then cover them with the same tiles that are used for the walls, or a contrasting one.
It happens that there is not enough space for all kinds of household items, and there is an unused void in the niche of the bathroom or toilet.
This void can be filled with household items by attaching several shelves to the walls. To do this you will need: several boards of the size you need, metal corners, fasteners and tools.
Consider mounting to a concrete wall.
Initially, we select the location and number of shelves and make markings on the wall. We prepare boards or plywood of the required size.
We hammer pieces of wood greased with PVA glue into the holes prepared in advance in the concrete. Instead of dowels. I didn’t succeed with dowels, because they require holes of a certain size, but my wall crumbles very well and each hole has a unique shape and size. In addition, it will be easier to get the screw into the right place so that the corners hang evenly.
If the wooden “plug” does not fit entirely into the wall, then we simply break it off. You can use a more accurate method - saw off under the base.
There were 4 “plugs” in the wall for one shelf. Now we fasten the corners to the wall with self-tapping screws.
We place the blank of our shelf on the corners and mark with a pencil the places opposite the holes.
Holes with top side Let's drill it out larger with a drill to hide the head of the fastening bolt or screw in this place.
I didn’t have countersunk bolts, and I didn’t want to run after them, so I secured the shelves with screws.
But there was nothing for the screws to hold on to, so I screwed dowels onto them and carefully cut off the ends.
And so on with each shelf.
You can refine the shelves a little by covering them with oilcloth. The place for placing household items is ready.
How in small apartment be able to fit a large number of things and maintain an uncluttered feeling? How to create original interior? Where to put the many souvenirs given by friends and brought from vacations? There is only one answer - pay attention to the shelves and walls. The best solution there will be plenty of shelves that can be placed in different ways.
Storage shelves can be placed:
- on the wall;
- in the wall;
- between the walls, dividing the space.
The easiest way to place shelves is on the walls. Hanging them is easy - just drive dowels into the walls and hang the shelves. The placement of shelves in this case depends on personal taste.
Shelves placed in a niche deep in the wall look more interesting and original. Wherein modern design suggests the niches of the most different forms and sizes. This solution gives the room individuality and originality.
The role of shelves in a niche:
- a niche allows you to increase the storage space;
- a niche in the wall allows you to increase usable area– if you cut a niche 20 cm deep in a wall 25 cm thick, then you gain an extra 20 cm, which can be put to good use;
- a niche decorates the room and makes it original.
Where niches can be made
A niche in an apartment is appropriate in almost any room. In the bedroom, niches can be used to store things and place lamps; in the living room, a niche can be used to place books and interior items, in the bathroom - to place towels; in the nursery - for children's toys.
Important: To create a special atmosphere, niches can be equipped with lighting that will illuminate the shelves. At the same time, such lighting will play the role of additional lighting.
Niches are:
- natural - that is, openings formed as a result of the layout of the apartment under the window, in the area ventilation duct and so on;
- specially made during construction: storage niches;
- artificially made by the residents themselves during renovations.
Niches without shelves are completely meaningless. It is the shelves that make the niches a separate storage system. It is not difficult to equip niches with shelves yourself. Here it is important to check exactly where the shelves are placed in the walls. It is important that this place does not pass electrical wiring or pipe decoupling.
Can be located in a natural niche Appliances or shelves. Shelves are good decision for natural beggars. In this case, the dead space can be used to the maximum. The niche under the windows can easily be converted into organizing the storage of small items - to do this, it is enough to place 1-2 shelves under the window sill.
In specially designed storage rooms, the arrangement of shelves is more than natural. Closets can be reorganized into walk-in closets or shelving.
The most interesting and original are specially made niches. They may have non-standard shape. Shelves in such niches can also have unusual shape. Such niches look good in bedrooms and living rooms. They give the interior an unusual sound.
Shelf design features:
- In the kitchen, shelves should be made of moisture-resistant material - moisture-resistant plasterboard or wood treated with impregnations and varnish to impart moisture resistance.
- When designing, it is necessary to take into account the purpose of the shelves and their expected load capacity - if the shelves are intended for interior items, then simple fastening is sufficient. If it is assumed that heavy objects will be installed on the shelves, for example, a TV and other equipment, then the structure of the shelves should be reinforced with a metal profile.
- According to the design concept, the shelves can have curly shapes. In this case, it is better to use drywall.
Examples of a niche in the wall in the kitchen (photo)
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What do you need for work?
In order to make built-in shelves in a niche in the wall, you will need tools and materials.
Tools needed
- screwdriver;
- jigsaw or electric jigsaw;
- grinder with discs;
- roulette;
- square;
- electric screwdriver.
Materials
- screws or nails;
- wood glue;
- shelf stops;
- wedges
Stages of work
So what you have to do:
- Determine the location of the shelves. Using a level, mark the location of the shelves and racks for the shelves.
- Make a mark.
- Cut out the shelves according to the size of the niche. The length of the shelf should correspond to the width of the niche. Process and sand the edges of the shelf.
- Drill rows of holes into which to insert shelf stops. Wedges or corners can serve as stops. These devices will serve as supports for installing shelves.
- Install the shelves in the niche on the stops.
The shelves in the niche can be varnished, painted, or covered with wallpaper or self-adhesive film. The method of decoration depends on the overall concept of the room.
How to make niches in the wall with shelves (video)
Conclusion
Shelves in the wall can create an original and extraordinary design concept. You can save significant money by making shelves in your apartment yourself. Here it is important to accurately observe the dimensions and carry out all work carefully. Then niches with shelves will look aesthetically pleasing.
Niche in the kitchen wall (photo)
Today's developers, unlike their colleagues of the previous generation, do not strive to equip living space storage rooms. This increases the living space, but does not allow you to optimize the space and have the sometimes necessary storage area.
The presence of a storage room in an apartment becomes a gift for the hostess and sometimes a luxury that is not available to others.
Unfortunately, the storage room is not always equipped shelves and racks for placement and storage of things , so install shelves in pantry have to do it on your own.
Making shelves in your pantry with your own hands is not a difficult task.
Before you start creating rack, necessary decide what they will look like shelves in the pantry and the design itself, as well as what fastenings shelves connect to the wall.
There are only two options for how to make a rack, namely, make a free-standing shelf, or simply attach the boards directly to the wall.
First, you should draw the idea on paper. This will allow you to visualize what you want rack , take measurements and most successfully place it, taking into account the wishes and intended storage items.
In order for a pantry to be equipped with shelving, it must have enough space.
It must be taken into account that shelves should be positioned in width from bottom to top, that is, the bottom shelf will be the widest, and the top, accordingly, the narrowest. This is due to the fact that on the lower shelves The largest items will be stored, which are inconvenient and impractical to lift upstairs.
It is necessary to carefully consider the distance between the shelves and correlate it with the items that you plan to store.
Depending on the wishes of the owners racks can have any shape that the place chosen for fastening the structure will allow.
You need to take into account the amount of free space - if the racks take up too much space, then it will be uncomfortable for you to walk in the pantry.
More often, U-shaped and L-shaped shapes are chosen; this type of shelves is the most practical. For installation, it is better to prefer metal brackets and fasteners; they are the most durable and will withstand any weight on the shelves.
Choose any option that suits you.
Necessary materials
Deciding how to make shelves in the pantry, you need to decide on the material from which the structure will be made. There are several options.
Except wooden materials, you can choose others, the main thing is strength and possibility self-installation. Besides shelves you should stock up on the fasteners on which you will install shelves , consumables necessary for work.
In order to manufacture wooden shelving for the pantry, you will not need a lot of materials and serious tools.
Tools for work
To understand which tool necessary To work, you need to clarify what exactly should be done. If the material for the shelves is not prepared and needs to be trimmed and sharpened to the required dimensions, then it is imperative to have a jigsaw or a hacksaw for wood and a plane. They will help you do shelves the right size. You will also need sandpaper to sand the edges of the cuts and give the shelves a finished look.
Tools needed for work.
A hammer drill is required to create holes in wall under the dowel-nails to secure the brackets, a screwdriver to connect the parts to each other, if necessary.
This is enough to ensure that the pantry has good and reliable shelves on which you can store anything.
You will definitely need:
Choosing a place for a shelf
Thinking about how to make shelves in the pantry, It’s important to decide on a location. Place where they will be attached shelves, should be chosen taking into account many factors.
The wall on which it is planned to mount must be load-bearing.
This is the key to the strength and durability of the structure. Thin interior partition may not withstand the load and shelves filled with heavy objects will collapse.
In addition to boards, you can use particle boards, plywood and other suitable materials.
If fastening is not carried out directly to wall, then you can fantasize in accordance with the desired shape of the arrangement.
Consider the dimensions of the items you intend to store.
It is important to prepare the storage room itself, level and tidy the walls in advance so that shelves stood up straight and there was no need to adjust them to the terrain walls.
It is worth taking care of lighting before the installation of the rack occurs.
Manufacturing and installation process
So, space for shelving selected, all tools and materials prepared, layout shelves done on paper, and all dimensions are verified and calculated? You can begin the main process of making shelves and installing the structure.
- First thing you need to do - using a tape measure and a building level, apply markings to the wall, which will serve as the basis for the fastening.
Using a tape measure, mark the height of the shelves in the center of the room and use laser level horizontal lines are drawn.
Using a hammer drill, you need to make holes in wall in the places where the brackets will be attached.
Using dowel-nails, guide profiles are attached to the walls.
Secure the bases for the brackets and install them.
Their number depends on the desired number of shelves, and the distance between them determines the height of the shelves.
- The next stage is making the shelves. You need to cut it out of wood with a jigsaw or saw. shelves according to the required sizes.
It is better to clarify the dimensions again and, for greater accuracy, cut out a template from cardboard.
After checking them with the installed brackets, you can start trimming. After shelves required sizes will be cut, it is worth processing the cuts with sandpaper to remove roughness.
This will give the shelves a decent look.
- Having secured the brackets and cut them to the required sizes shelves, it is necessary to install the latter in the place of the planned location and secure it with fasteners and a screwdriver.
It is better to place shelves with a higher height at the bottom.
Rack ready with shelves in the pantry! You can safely use it for storage of things and optimization of the surrounding space.
As you can see, there is nothing particularly complicated about this, and after installing racks and shelves, you will be able to store items in the pantry in the most efficient and convenient way.
