Handmade hanging bookshelf~

Making a sofa table~

 I'd like to pretend that I had this project all planned out in my head, but I have to be honest. I had no idea what I was doing. I just kind of went with the flow.  My only goal was to create some sort of a sofa table without spending any money. I could only use what I could find in the garage.

I started with 4' ripped 2X4's. Painted them different colors and wiped them with stain.   

 Mostly for looks, I tacked a couple of cross beams to the top.

I used thinner boards to create a support box. The pieces are 45'' and 10'' long.

As luck would have it, I happened to have 4 legs that I bought in the AS-IS section of Ikea about a year ago. I had totally forgotten about them, so it was a pretty sweet surprise. The garage fairies must have been smiling down on me! The legs were only a buck a piece at the time, so I couldn't pass them up. I unscrewed the double sided screws with pliers and nailed the legs onto my table.

I wasn't really paying attention to the SIZE of the legs, which were countertop height. The table looked like a sick giraffe with those suckers, so I decided to add some more stuff.

I made 2 more boxes using the same measurements that I used for the first support box and tacked them around the legs.

Then I put a couple of 2X2's across the bottom to make a crate type of box.

All that was left was paint!

I was pretty excited that I could fit books inside of it:) That's handy.

Now I have a place to put a lamp, an extra bookshelf and I didn't have to spend a dime! 

Yay for wood shop/garage scraps!!!!

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

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.

I'm so excited to have a place for Liv's books!

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

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.