I've been staring at this wall in my dining room for months. And, after a lot of browsing through design books and websites, I narrowed down my goals to these:
A few trips to all the hardware stores over the last month helped me narrow down available supplies, so when I was ready, here's what I shopped for:
Here are the steps:
First, stain the pine shelf boards from Home Depot with pre-stain, then "classic gray" wood stain that matches my table. And a few coats of poly (water-based, my favorite product).
In between coats, I hung the brackets. This took a lot of drilling and muscle, because I choose to go into a stud rather than using wall anchors.
At the end of the day, I was able to hang the shelves and see my finished product.
It will all come together with the gray wall color and navy blue chevron curtains -- which I hope to order by the end of October.
We're getting there!
Related posts:
See the dining room progression
- More storage for serving pieces
- Not another large piece of furniture
- Use wood matching the dining room table
So, it became obvious that shelves were what I wanted.
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| Before - Empty Dining Room Wall |
- Three pine boards
- Pre-Stain
- "Classic Gray" wood stain
- Sanding blocks
- Six shelf brackets (in a stainless steel)
- Lug screws - 18 (extras just in case)
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| After - Shelves Ready for Dishes & More |
First, stain the pine shelf boards from Home Depot with pre-stain, then "classic gray" wood stain that matches my table. And a few coats of poly (water-based, my favorite product).
In between coats, I hung the brackets. This took a lot of drilling and muscle, because I choose to go into a stud rather than using wall anchors.
At the end of the day, I was able to hang the shelves and see my finished product.
It will all come together with the gray wall color and navy blue chevron curtains -- which I hope to order by the end of October.
We're getting there!
Related posts:
See the dining room progression
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