Shelving

[2014 sierra]

decided to do a little cleaning and organizing, so I started fabricating 4 shelves to store some movies instead of in a box on the floor. so far I have completed one.



shaping the corners and sanding



test fitment with basic non-finished shelf



Bottom side of shelf after staining and clear coating



completed shelf mounted above window with safety chain in place for traveling



completed shelf looking up from sofa / bed

[Wiscampsin]

Great job, looks awesome!

[RV_Fan44]

Love it. Great space saver!

[Shawn.O]

nice, I may have to steal that idea...!!

[2014 sierra]

Originally Posted by Shawn.O

nice, I may have to steal that idea...!!

Thank You all For the positive feed back.

No Worries, I like to share my ideas, I started out thinking about using some 3/4" thick oak I had laying around and realized that a 2 ft board that thick was real heavy. So I went to home depot and found some 1/4" thick red oak, what a weight difference. I built them completely out of 1/4" red oak all glue no nails or screws except for the wall mount and security chain. ooops, almost forgot, I used some decorative trim piece I found at home depot for the facial (its not oak).

one of the best things I like about these small projects is I don't have to be stuck with what I find pre-made in the store. you have a free realm of choices. size, shape, color, materials,.....the list goes on. I guess this is why the word custom comes into play.

good luck on your endeavors.



Thickening area for mounting support



attaching back and facial pieces for support and the appearance to make it look thicker

[Shawn.O]

Thanks! I'm thinking a shelf or two like this in our bathroom would go along way in adding space for the 4 of us... still nervous about drilling into the walls of my TT, never know what's behind that wall panel...

[ilcamphost]

How did mount it to the wall

[2014 sierra]

First of all, my walls in the slide out (where I located them) are thin, so I only used 1" long screws for the wall and 1/2" long screws on the shelves. I put the shelf where I wanted it, checked for light switch an outlets in the area, marked inside the holes in the bracket, removed the shelf assembly, using a tiny drill bit, pre-drilled all the marks. The ones that were hollow behind the paneling I used inserts thin enough for 1/8" paneling, the holes that hit solid, I only allowed my drill bit to penetrate 1" so to not go all the way thru the wall. Then I put the shelf back up and secured it on. Just finishing up 2 more today and the last one I am going to finish tomorrow.

[2014 sierra]

Depending on the room I select my material. Kitchen and bathrooms the first thing that comes to mind is water, so whatever I use I ensure it is mildew and mold resistant to include what ever coating I use on it. Then I look for the biggest bang for the buck. In some rooms a shelf will work do to space available where as in other rooms it's more effective to build or even buy a small cabinet and modify it to work. Just sayin...

[2014 sierra]

Finally completed my shelves. all 4 are mounted and in use. made a home for 67 of my movies (VHS) and home for 4 of my Bose acoustic 10 home theater speakers.

[Iwritecode]

Originally Posted by 2014 sierra

made a home for 67 of my movies (VHS)

You're old school.

We still have a handful of VHS tapes roaming around our house but I'm not sure we have a working player anymore. IIRC, they quit manufacturing them just last year.

[TKN 516]

Looks nice! Good job!!!