Wood and Metal Aquarium Stand

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…

“The aquarium stand came disassembled.  The top shelf and the bottom shelf were each intact.

I used these to trace on the plywood the size needed for each shelf.  My husband then used a table saw to cut the shelves out.

With a jigsaw, I  notched out the 4 corners of the bottom shelf where the legs would be.  I then sanded both shelves and stained them.  I did not leave the stain on very long before wiping it off because I wanted the grain of the plywood to show through.

Once I assembled the aquarium stand, the shelves fit right in.  My husband then put screws though the bottom of the wrought iron and into the plywood in 4 areas of each shelf to keep the shelves from slipping.”

I love the combination of the wood and metal and how it adds to the style of the aquarium stand.

Plus, Marie utilized the otherwise wasted space under the aquarium by adding a bottom shelf and created more room for decorating and storage!

For large aquariums, this space is usually dedicated to sump or canister filters but surely Marie doesn’t need that.

So she improvised! Nicely done, Marie!

Marie was inspired by the Durham Short Bookcase from Ballard Designs.

Thank you, Marie, for sharing your tutorial with us!

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