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With all of its towels, soap tubes, grooming products, and other toiletries, the bathroom can be a nightmare to keep organized—and when you share the closet, there’s twice as much to store! Build an open storage wooden shelve structure to keep anything within easy reach while remaining clutter-free. Boxy wall shelves are a good choice since they have two ledges per device in case supplies tend to leak. What’s even better? It’s not difficult to put together. Follow the instructions below and have yours set up a nice bathroom wooden shelve as soon as possible.
MATERIALS AND TOOLS
– 1×6 lumber, 8footlong (4) – Wood glue
– Clamps – Drill
– 1½inch screws (36) – Sandpaper
– Wood stain – Varnish
– Brush – Level
– Pencil – 2½inch metal brackets (6)
– ½inch screws (24) – 4inchwide tins (optional)
Phase 1: These 6-inch-deep cabinets’ measurements are generally applicable, so you can reduce the length if required. Cut your lumber into the following: six pieces of 4 feet each, and six more 9 inches each. (If you don’t want to handle a saw, visit a home improvement store where you pick up the woods.) Place a 9-inch perpendicular section at either end of a 4-foot long plank, then glue them together.
Phase 2: Glue the uncovered edges of every 9-inch plank, then position a 4-foot board over the top. Maintain strain on the box’s fused joints until the glue has dried. To make two more boxes, repeat Steps 1 and 2.
Phase 3: Glue will not be sturdy enough to withstand the weight of all the things you’ll be storing on your shelf, such as guest towels, toilet paper rolls, extra shampoo bottles, and so on. Once the glue has dried, stabilize the shelves by screwing three 12-inch screws onto both ends of each 4-foot cut. To keep the wood from splitting, pre-drill small holes and then install screws.
Phase 4: To eliminate splinters, sand all of the new boxy shelves, particularly along the edges. Start with coarse 100-grit sandpaper and work your way up to a more acceptable 150-grit paper to smooth the paint.
Phase 5: Apply a wood stain to your designed racks. Seal with an acrylic varnish until one or two coats have dried. If you choose, you can paint the shelves to match the color of the bathroom walls—make sure to pick a water-resistant satin or semi-gloss finish since the bathroom would most certainly be wet after a steamy shower.
Phase 6: Now it’s time to put the new wall shelves up! Determine where you want the set to go, how far off the floor it should be, and how far apart it should be. (Our lowest shelf is 30 inches off the deck, and each floor has 4 inches between them.) Hold the first shelf in place and use a level to ensure that it is fully horizontal. On the wall, make a mark on the inside of the two top corners. Once you’ve placed the shelf, use 12-inch screws to secure a 2-12-inch bracket to the wall at each mark. Each corner of the box would need one bracket.
Phase 7: Raise the box shelf until the top of the shelf rests on the brackets. Pre-drill the holes in the wooden shelf for the brackets and lock them with screws.
Phase 8: When it’s time to hang the second shelf, try this trick: place three emptied tins across the bottom shelf that is the same size as your desired distance between shelves (ours are each 4 inches wide), then rest the next shelf atop them. Your hands will be free thanks to these helpers. To ensure that the second shelf is horizontal and consistent with the one under, place a level on the entire rack. Remove the second shelf, mark the inside top corners, and screw the brackets into the wall at these locations. Screw the shelf into place by hanging it over the stands.
Conclusively, repeat this process to hang the third shelf at the top, and you’re ready to fill the 6-inch-deep ledges with all of the toiletries you can no longer fit beneath your sink.
