There are many good options for DIY projects, but storage is among the easiest to do. It is also one of those projects where you don't need a good reason to start. You can legitimately start working on a DIY shelving project because you feel like it, and it won't make a difference in how it turns out.
Having said that, it is a good approach to know where you are going with this project first before embarking on it. Thankfully, simple and stylish ideas are abundant for shelving out there. Here are some of them and some tips for how to get started with a DIY shelving project.
Basic Kitchen Shelving Ideas
Whatever your kitchen situation, the odds are that you could use more storage space; a shelving project can help. The most straightforward are shelves of metal dangling racks to hold spices. These shelves don't require a lot of materials or work and can even be made without metal if you are okay with substituting plastic for metal. All you have to do is shape the baskets into reasonably sized rectangles and use smaller pieces of metal or plastic to attach them to their holding device. They can be attached to a rod that gets screwed into a wall or arranged into a tiny mini-storage shelf that can stand on the counter, depending on your needs.
Form Over Function Shelves
Most often, with this kind of shelf, you want it to do its job more than having it look pretty. This is doubly true with the next couple of shelves. An option that's always worthy of consideration is to take existing spare materials and combine them into a usable shelf. This can include such things as pipes and leftover wood from other projects.
You can even put together a makeshift shelf using only materials on hand from other projects. Use pipes to stabilize a shelf made of old pieces of wood by running screws through holes in the pipes. You can also just balance the shelves on pipes attached to the wall if you feel up to risk the shelving's contents.
Floating Corner Shelves To Cut Corners
Floating corner shelves are L-shaped shelves that use the shape of the wall to save on material requirements. The general idea is that by using the wall corners that are already physically present within your home, you can save on the resources you need to construct a shelf since the place where you will be mounting it will also, in effect, serve as part of your shelf. Not only does this save on materials and give you another storage space, but these particular shelving options also look great from a distance.
Final Thoughts
If you are new to the world of DIY projects, then shelving is a great place to start your education. You can get more storage space and use old materials that would otherwise go to waste. Not only that but there is also a type of shelf to fit every situation. If you need some extra storage for your spices or a new spice rack, then that's easy enough, and if you have minimal materials and want to use the existing home's structure as part of the project, that is what L-shaped shelves are for. Whatever your need, it can be accommodated while teaching you about the ins and outs of DIY shelving projects and DIY in general.
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