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Kids Book Shelves

Visible shelving for children that serves as both a great way to display book and also looks visually appealing.
Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time3 hours
Additional Time1 hour
Total Time5 hours
Course: DIY
Keyword: book shelves, kids book shelves
Servings: 2 to 4 shelves
Author: Eryn Whalen

Equipment

  • Air nailer
  • Clamps
  • Wood glue
  • Hand Saw
  • Chop Saw

Ingredients

  • 1 - 1 IN. X 6 IN. X 10 FT. common board
  • 1 -1 IN. X 6 IN. X 8 FT. common board
  • 2 - 1 IN. X 4 IN. X 10 FT. common board
  • 3 - 1 IN. X 3 IN. X 8 FT. common boards

Instructions

Making the shelves:

  • These shelves are super easy to assemble! Just cut to the correct length, glue and clamp, and then nail together.
  • Decide where you want your shelving and then what length will work best visually and book storage wise. Using the chop saw, cut all boards to the desired length of the shelfs.
  • We will be using the 1x6 as the back, the 1x4 as the bottom, and the 1x3 as the front.
  • Using glue and wood clamps attatch the boards together. We went with laying the back board down, then placing glue on the bottom edge, securing the bottom board over that, adding glue to the other edge, and applying the front board. Clamp together and whipe away excess glue quickly.
  • While glue is still wet use your air nailer to secure the boards, ensuring a good fit.
  • We dicided to make these corner shelves. If you also want to do that, you will need to cut the matching ends at a 90 degree angle, or the angle of the wall you'll be placing it on.

How to secure to wall:

  • To secure these shelves to walls, you'll need a stud finder.
  • After you find the studs, mark your shelves and drill pre-drill holes with a drill bit. Then, using a level, secure them to the wall. Placing the shelves into a wall stud insures the best holding power.
  • If you have to, you can use studless wall mounts, but be caution with how much weight you palce on those.
  • And that's it!