Wood and Metal Aquarium Stand

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Marie, a KOD reader without a blog, wanted to create a display shelf on a wrought iron aquarium stand she purchase online. A bookcase from Ballard offered just the look Marie was after, and she sought out the help of her husband to revamp the aquarium stand by adding two plywood shelves. I’ll let Marie take it away with the details…

ballard inspired bookcase aquarium stand

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Storage Bookcases

pottery barn kids inspired bookshelf

Whitney from Shanty 2 Chic added a set of bookcases to the list of furniture items she has constructed for her daughters’ shared bedroom. Whitney followed plans by Ana White but built on the functionality by creating a cubby storage space on the bottom. The simple addition of the boards will keep toys contained on the shelves and is cheaper and easier than hunting down baskets that fit perfectly.

pottery barn kids inspired bookshelf

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Spinning Storage Shelf

spinning craft storage

In need of storage for her craft space, Jeanette from Homa Style created a revolving shelf that has room to spare. Jeanette added her own flair by gluing various styles of trim to the top and bottom. I love how accessible everything is with this design. Instead of searching around in a cabinet or drawer, just give it a spin and craft away!

spinning craft storage

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Wood Book Holder

Here’s a fun way to put some of your prized books or cookbooks on display from Esther at wholly Kao. Esther made a holder for her cookbooks out of pieces of wood that were cut to varying heights, glued together, and then stained. The bright colors of the books against the stained wood makes for [...Read More]

Rustic Wood Bookshelf

All you regular KOD readers probably remember the awesome platform bed, nightstand, and shelves that Whitney from Shanty 2 Chic built for her son’s bedroom. This construction queen has been at it again with an Ana White bookshelf. As if Whitney’s mad building skills aren’t enough, she has this shelf styled to the nines with [...Read More]

Industrial Metal and Wood Shelves

After moving their old living room bookshelves to their son’s room, Shannon from {aka}|design and her husband Dean decided to DIY some new ones. They really wanted a bit of an industrial vibe and fell in love with some shelves from Restoration Hardware. So Dean set to work building these awesome shelves from metal and [...Read More]

Black Bookshelves

While redecorating her son’s bedroom, Carrie from Dittle Dattle was commissioned to make new bookshelves for the space. Instead of building from scratch, Carrie refabbed some inexpensive laminate shelves to look like high end catalog shelving. It only took Carrie some wood, molding, and paint to complete the transformation for $38! It’s amazing how much [...Read More]

Modern Black Bookshelf

Denise from Simply Weekends spent one of her “beloved” weekends building a puzzle-style bookcase. With her Ana White plans in hand, Denise busted out the power tools for her first “made from scratch” building project. Of course, that was the fun part for Denise. The priming and painting, well, not so much! I sure do [...Read More]