Bookshelf Made Out Of Gutters

Learn how to make rain gutter bookshelves with this easy diy rain gutter bookshelf tutorial.

Bookshelf made out of gutters.

Hangers at least 2 for each length on the long section you may want three hangers. Recently we took off over 127 books off her bed. Materials for vinyl rain gutter bookshelves. Depending on how high you install them they can take on the appearance of a chair rail can be used to keep things out of the reach of inquisitive younger siblings or make an attractive shelf that can hold a multitude of things.

Measuring tape pencil or pen medium to fine grit sand paper paint paint brush drywall screws primer. Put up the gutters follow the markings you made on the wall to screw in the gutters or brackets using the wood screws and power drill. If you want the gutter bookshelves to look nicer you can grab some end caps to put onto the ends of the. Spread the lovehow to build a bookshelf out of a vinyl rain gutter diy my girls have a bunk bed in their room and our oldest has the top bunk.

Or simply visualize the height of your shelf. The quickest approach is to. After the first screw double check to make sure everything s level before drilling in the second screw. Vinyl rain gutters make great display bookshelves.

These are not the beginner books but large chapter books. Repeat process until all the gutter shelves are up. Mark a line about 12 inches 30 5 cm from the bottom. Optional materials end caps.

The rain gutter book shelves don t look like i anticipated they would. How to build a bookshelf out of a vinyl rain gutter diy vinyl rain gutter color of your choice. My wife saw this diy shelf idea on pinterest so we decided to build it because our kids need a bookshelf to put their books and this looked like the perfect kids bookshelf and i thought it was cool that it was made from rain gutters. A lot of people prefer to go for the straight plain white finish the vinyl gutters come with.

Wood screws to attach the hanger to the wall studs. Materials rain gutter i bought one plastic 10 piece with the idea to cut five 2 bookshelves. She loves to read. They look 10x better.