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Saturday, November 3, 2012

Hanging bookshelf~

This hanging bookshelf is a gift for my niece, so it's not actually hanging yet...

but I wanted to snap a few shots it.

It can rest on a dresser or hang on the wall.

Sometimes it's hard to find floor space, so it's kind of nice when you don't need it!

I didn't take pics of the process because I wasn't entirely confident that it would work the way I wanted it to in my brain, but it's very similar to this other hanging bookshelf. I Just made the bottom portions bigger so that the books could fit sideways. I also added more book space by attaching 2 shelves to one backboard.

You can find the tutorial for the smaller bookshelf HERE

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

DIY Pegboard Bookshelf

I love making things myself because I can customize them to fit the needs of my family.

I wanted to kill two birds by combining a pegboard and bookshelf.

I'm not going to give a full tutorial of the bookshelf. It's basically the same shelf I made for my other daughters room, but with a bigger board for the back.

Click HERE if you'd like to see the tutorial

I started with a rectangular mdf board.

And built a simple hanging bookshelf on the top half.

I drilled holes and put shaker pegs into the bottom of the board.

And then I put it all together with a pneumatic nail gun.

After it was painted, my little princesses helped me hang it up on the wall.

They did a great job holding all of the tools and handing them to me when I needed them.

When I asked Mira what she thought of it, she grabbed that little jacket, gave it a big hug and said,

"Mommy, I love it so MUCH!"

Too darling.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Bookshelf Love~

Do you dream about bookshelves?

I do.

Colour Lovers

We are in process of deciding what type of built-ins we'd like to tackle.

We have a front room with a slanted wall, and this pictures just about pushed me over the edge.

Designs Delight

Do you have built-ins in your home?

Modern Furniture

If so, where? Do you use them for books?

Country Living

Or do you use them for knickity knacks?

Country Living

I absolutely love the idea of having a ladder next to a bookshelf.

Do any of you actually have one? Is it practical with young kids?

La Dolce Vita

Sometimes when I am searching the web for inspiration,

it takes me a long time to find things that I love.

Decor Pad

Not the case with bookshelves, there are too many to love.

Harrison House

What are your bookshelf dreams?

Country Living

About Maggie

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Picture frame converted into hanging bookshelf

This is actually a refashion of a refashion...

I found this picture for a few dollars a year or so ago and turned it into a colorful magnet board.

In the time that we've had this I think that the kids have used it a total of zero times to hang pictures.

I guess we're just not a magnet board kind of family.

What I was really needing is a bookshelf for my bookworm's room,

so once again I pulled the picture apart.

I measured the size of the frame and cut 6'' pieces of mdf to create box and shelves.

I glued and nailed 3'' pieces to the bottom of the shelves to use as hanging support boards.

After which I tacked the box and shelves into place.

I nailed the frame from the picture onto the front of the bookshelf and painted it all white.

Here she is up on the wall.

I did have to put caulk around the edges to fill a little bit of a gap.

Although it was a fun project, if you don't already have a picture frame or access to an inexpensive one, it would probably be more cost effective just to buy moulding a make a frame yourself.