Today, shelves in the interior have become much more popular than bulky cabinets or other furniture for storing things. They do not take up much space, their design can be very diverse. In addition, you can use a variety of materials for the manufacture of such shelves. In addition, they can be assembled by yourself, unlike large furniture that you can only buy.
Varieties of models
Despite the fact that the shelves in the interior look quite beautiful, it is worth figuring out which kind will suit a particular room in order to achieve the maximum effect.
The first and most common type is the wall shelf. Most often, it is placed near the desktop, sofa, bed, etc. These types of shelves can be divided into three small categories.
- Classic designs. This type is the most common, as it is simple in its design, as well as in terms of assembly and installation. The shape of the product can be either square or asymmetric.
- The second type is more narrowly focused - these are outdoor ones. They are placed as followsnames closer to the floor. Attach these shelves in the hallways, corridors. The shelf is used to store shoes of various sizes.
- Types of shelves in the room can also be open and closed. If we are talking about wood as the main material, then they are most often performed with decorative carvings, serve as decoration for the room. Available with or without retractable glass.
One category of shelves is a suspended structure. It differs significantly from others in that it is not attached to the wall, but with the help of cables, straps, chains and other things.
The last large group of such structures is the corner ones. As the name implies, the place of installation of such products is the corners of the room. They differ in that they can be attached not only to the wall, but also to the ceiling.
Making an object out of wood
Handmade wooden shelves are the most widely used option. For successful work, you will need the following tools and materials:
- wood with a thickness of 2.5-3cm;
- beam with a section of 2 x 3 m;
- one metal bracket used for wall mounting;
- marking pencil;
- building level;
- electric drill and screws for fixing.
After that, you can start making a wooden shelf with your own hands.
- With the help of a pencil, markings are made where exactly it is necessary to install the shelf. Also, if there are several of them, then the distance between them in height should not beless than 30 cm.
- It is best to draw horizontal lines using a building level. In this case, you can not worry that the shelf will turn out to be crooked.
- After the markup has been carried out, you can begin to fasten the segments cut from the bar. It is worth noting here that the minimum side length is 30 cm. In this case, the depth of the resulting structure will allow you to place 3-liter jars, for example, or boxes without any problems.
- When the bars are attached, it is best to use hex screws. Three fixing elements are enough for a long section and two for a short one.
- It is best to work only with treated wood, and therefore, before proceeding with fasteners, it is best to sand the material with sandpaper. You can also use a grinder with a special nozzle.
- You can start attaching boards to the bars already fixed on the wall. For fixing, ordinary self-tapping screws 3.5-4 cm long are used.
- Next, you have to buy a special pipe for furniture. It will be needed in order to strengthen the structure.
- Product is cut to fit the height between floor and first shelf.
- Material is inserted and secured with flanges.
- Following the same principle, strengthen all the other shelves among themselves, if there are several of them.
Flower shelves
Experts recommend making a shelf designed for setting flowers, also from wood. This material isthe cheapest, most practical, and goes well with greenery.
In order to successfully carry out all the work, you will need the following tools and materials:
- Two wide boards 700 mm long and three pieces 280 mm long.
- You will also need three pieces, but already narrow boards 280 mm long.
- Drill, sandpaper, paint or wood varnish.
- Hammer, nails, decorative type twine.
After that, you can start making flower shelves.
- The first thing to do is to process the wood in the same way as in the first option, when assembling a conventional structure.
- It is necessary to take two long boards and lay them on edge. After that, three wide bars 280 mm long are attached to these two copies. The result should be a shelf with two long boards on the sides and three short stands.
- Next, narrow short boards are attached to wide horizontal boards so that they form a limiter. It is important that the flower pots do not fall off the shelf.
- After that, you need to move on to fixing the shelf with your own hands to the wall. To do this, at the top, in two long bars that serve as walls for the product, one hole is made.
- After that, the wood should be treated with stain and varnish. All uneven corners are again carefully processed with sandpaper, and the final coating is carried out.
- A decorative twine is threaded into the finished holes. To fix the structure, it is necessary to tie strong knots at the ends of the twine,to keep the shelf from falling.
That's all, and the design can be hung in the right place. A shelf in the hallway with flowers would look pretty nice.
Advantages of glass structures
You can make such products not only from wood. Material such as glass is also successfully used here. Of the advantages of such structures, the following can be distinguished:
- The first and rather important thing is moisture resistance. Therefore, the place of their installation may well be a bathroom. Wood products cannot boast of this.
- Glass is highly resistant to any chemical composition. Therefore, to clean the shelves in the kitchen, for example, from glass, you can use any cleaning agent.
- The washing process itself takes quite a bit of time and is easy.
- The service life of such products is almost eternal. Such a glass structure will serve until it is broken.
Assembling the structure
To begin with, it is worth saying that certain equipment will be required for the successful completion of all work. First, you need a good glass cutter. Secondly, it will be mandatory to have a grinder with abrasive sandpaper with a grit of 120 units. It is recommended to rent these tools if you need to make a design for your home. If you need to produce a lot of such products, then it is better to buy them, of course.
Howmake a bookshelf This issue is not in vain considered here, since shelves made of this material are great for printed publications. The only thing worth noting is that depending on the number of books that will be on the shelf, you need to increase the thickness of the glass itself.
When the desired copy has been found, you can start cutting the workpiece of the desired size. This is done in the following way. Using a ruler and a marker, a straight line is drawn. After that, the marker changes to a glass cutter, the ruler remains, as it will serve as a stop for the working tool. The process of cutting glass must be carried out confidently and with smooth pressure. In addition, such work can only be carried out on a perfectly flat surface, which is also covered with rags. It should be noted that this instruction is only suitable for ordinary, albeit thick glass. If the workpiece is a hardened type of product, then you will need a special automatic machine, which is only available in workshops.
How to make a bookshelf with round edges? After the workpiece has been cut, its edges will be sharp, it is clearly not worth hanging such a product, as you can get injured. This is where the grinder comes in handy. If not, then, of course, you can do all the work manually, but it will take much more time. You need to process the edges until they become round or at least blunt so as not to cut the occupants.
Product fasteners
In order to fix the shelf fromdo-it-yourself glass, you can use two methods. The first is the use of an aluminum profile, the second is the use of special holders. It is worth adding that they do not differ in their functionality and both are quite reliable, the difference is only in the installation process.
If we talk about the holders, they are universal and fit under the shelf with any material thickness. The aluminum profile will have to be chosen clearly according to the thickness of the glass.
Mounting glass shelf holders is quite simple. They consist of two separate parts connected together. The first part is a base that is attached to the wall, the second part is a decorative decoration. To carry out the installation of fasteners, you need to pull out the main part from the decorative stop. Places on the wall are marked, dowels are screwed in. The base will be attached to them.
Here you need to pay attention to the fact that at least two holders must be used to securely fix the shelf. If a shelf is in the kitchen, for example, and a large number of items will be stored on it, then more holders should be used. Another important point is that not too strong dowels may come with the kit. In this case, they will have to be replaced with stronger mounts.
Plywood structures
You can assemble a shelf with your own hands from plywood even if the owner has never worked with furniture. This is possible due to the fact that practically no special knowledge or skills are required here, and if you choosea certain fastening, the process is simplified even more.
To fix such shelves, you can use pelican mounts, decorative brackets or hidden anchor bolts. After the mount has been selected, it must be fixed to the wall at the required level. If the option with the "pelican" was chosen, then all that remains is to cut out the plywood structure of the desired size, cover it with varnish or paint and simply insert it into the clamps. The shelf is made by hand. However, it should be noted here that the carrying capacity of this design is very small.
Brackets and anchors are said to fit better than pelicans. And the anchors are also notable for the fact that they are not visible. It is also quite simple to fasten the structure. In the wall it is necessary to drill a hole according to the size of the anchor. The same is done in the plywood shelf. After that, the shelf is mounted on the finished mount. It is important to note here that the raw material for the structure must be much thicker than the bolt. Let's say the anchor bolt has a diameter of 10 mm, so the thickness of the material must be at least 30 mm.
Plywood bookcase
This kind of handmade shelf can be a great decoration for any room. In addition, it can both occupy a small space and be located along the height of the entire wall in order to accommodate the maximum number of items. In order to successfully assemble the structure, you will need the following tools:
- electric jigsaw;
- electric drill and wood drills;
- perforator;
- hammer;
- pins, glue;
- rectangular pieces of plywood.
It is important to note here that all rectangular elements must be identical in size, for example, 20 x 30 cm. It is worth noting that for convenience, you can create a drawing of a shelf on the wall so as not to get confused during the assembly process. All parts that will be used for construction must be well sanded. The installation of the first module is as follows. The first segment is laid on the floor along the wall. After that, you need to attach two side parts to it. The left side should be fixed perpendicular to the wall to form a sidewall for the shelf. The right part is attached parallel to the wall. The next module is installed in the same way, but adjusted for the fact that now the left side will be parallel and the right side perpendicular. All parts are fastened with wooden pins. Under each fastener it is necessary to drill a hole in plywood. The size should be such that the pin enters the hole with great difficulty, then the shelf will be quite reliable.
If we are talking about a horizontal surface, then the hole is made in the plane, but if it is about a vertical surface, then at the end of the plywood.
An original idea could be to install several whatnots next to each other, but each subsequent one should be lower than the previous one by one module. In addition, it is desirable to interconnect all the shelves of this type.
Pendant
Another rather original version of the shelf consists of plywood and rope. ForTo do this, you need to cut several blanks from a large sheet of plywood. A small hole is made at the corners of each segment so that the rope can pass through. Pins are attached under the threaded rope. To the ceiling, it is necessary to attach anchors complete with hooks or rings. Naturally, the ends of the rope are tied to them.
Similarly, you can use a chain instead of a rope. Then it is best to use hooks, as they can hook the chain cells. Some may think that the hooks are too unreliable. In this case, you can fix the chain in another way. Holes are drilled in the corners of the room, a chain is passed through them, and a limiter is screwed into the desired link. It could be a bolt, for example.
How to make a chipboard shelf?
It is recommended to start work on assembling this kind of shelf from the preparation of drawings. It is best to draw two options, one will show the finished shelf, the second shows the shelf in detail. An excellent option would be to make an angular design. To successfully assemble the product, you will need several of the following materials:
- two radius shelves 19 x 19 cm;
- two radius shelves 19 x 10 cm;
- two racks 60 x 26.5 cm;
- two racks 44 x 26.5 cm.
You may need corners to secure the shelf. In order to successfully prepare the side segments, it is necessary to make markings on the blanks. To do this, you need a compass and a pencil. It is important to know here that the shelf should start from an even angle, and only then move on to a bend. If immediatelystart with radius segments, then it will be quite difficult to glue them, and the shelf itself will turn out to be sloppy.
In order to get two identical blanks without any problems, you need to take two particle boards, glue and connect them together. For such fastening, you can successfully use a clamp. The internal sections of the shelf should not protrude beyond the outer wall, and therefore they should be slightly smaller in size. In addition, it is best to use a jigsaw for cutting blanks, since in this case the risk of sloppy ends is reduced. If they do arise, then in order to get rid of them, it is necessary to use a grinding machine. It uses fine grit sandpaper as a nozzle.
Further it is worth noting that an edge tape is required. When all structural elements are cut and sanded, a hot iron is needed. With this device, the tape will be glued to the edge of the shelf. Also here you need to know a few nuances:
- Temperature selection. Here it is important to choose an average value for the iron, which is between the first and second heating level. If the temperature is set too high, the tape will melt and damage the edge, while too low a temperature will not have the desired effect, and the tape will not stick as it should.
- In order to avoid deformation of the edge during operation, a fabric lining must be laid between it and the iron. On the surfaces of bends, it is necessary to press the tape against the edge only with the help ofiron spout. The pressure from the entire iron at once will most likely damage the shelf. Shelves in the kitchen from such materials can also be installed.
