Cornered Into a Shelf
A neighbor tossed out seven folding wood closet doors, so guess who picked them up...
Best triangle shelves!
The doors were already perfectly set up to make a corner shelf. The first step was to make the Triangular wood shelves. I used a sheet of one inch plywood to cut out five triangular shelves. Four shelves and one for the top.
The next step was to decide where to position the shelves. I measured and marked equal distance from top to bottom of the doors. I marked the inside three corners as a way to keep the shelves level. Using 2” finish screws, I started at the top and fastened the three corners. I used a level on each shelf to ensure they were level.
The front shelf edges were not finished, so I found enough pieces of trim to face the four shelves. For the top I decided to use a large dental mold trim also from my leftover pile.
After attaching the trim with 1” trim nails, I used Rustoleum Country Gray to paint it.
Here is the finished project. I decided not to paint the trim to give the piece a color contrast.
This corner shelf piece was an easy project and practically free. So keep your eye out for those treasures lurking on your streets. I now have six more projects to create from one stop.
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My mother always told me If you can't say anything nice you shouldn't say anything at all
Everyone has different preferences these are ideas I love that you save something out of the dump and make it new I'm going to look for some of these doors to try this Thank you for sharing!!!
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Hi, I was thinking if you can't find used shutters two planks would work also :)
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Yes, good idea, you are right.
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I want to cover a window air conditioner that sticks out into the room. I’ve been thinking about mounting shutters or building some sort of box around a mounding. Any suggestions? Thanks
You used 2” screws to attach the shelves- exactly how, and did you predrill holes for them?
Why don't my neighbors ever throw out nice things like that???