Are you looking for the perfect way to both store and display items on the wall? This completely custom wall shelf will hold all your craft supplies including inks, paints, stamps, and more.
I’m sure you remember when we got a little over our heads zealous in the craft room makeover? This beautiful wall storage shelf came from that project and today I am going to show you how we made it.
The entire shelving unit is comprised of 1×4 boards. So here is the basic design with APPROXIMATE (pretty close) inside measurements. The outside ones are exact. It’s hard to pin down the exact inside measurements because of the variance of the boards. See, a 1 inch board is not truly 1 inch thick. It’s about ¾ inch thick.
We wood glued and nailed 3 sides of the outside frame together. Working from the bottom up, add in the the boards are the desired height, one layer at a time. A thin layer of wood glue is added and then nailed from the outside in. The spacers are wood glued and inserted. Then nailed in place as well. One thing to note is that the wall L-brackets are screwed into the shelves before being placed into the unit. We used 4 L-brackets on this unit. It would be rather difficult to screw them in after the unit is ready to be hung.
The nail holes are covered in the picture above and the entire piece is lightly sanded. I brushed on two coats of primer and lightly sanded. After wiping all dust off, I spray painted 3 coats.
Lastly, I added ¼×1-¾ flat molding on the facing of the shelves. This is really optional but I like the look. Once again, finishing nails, patch, and paint. The white molding I used was already primed so that was nice.
To hang, screw the L-brackets into the wall by either anchoring them from the back or directly into a stud.
We built this in one evening and painted it the next day. Not too bad for such a functional piece! I would say it’s my favorite item from the craft room makeover, but I have so many favorites there, haha! It’s like when my son tells Daddy he loves him the “mostest” and then Daddy inquires about Mommy, and Blake says, “I love her the “mostest” too! And grandma, and grams, and grandpa, and angus….”. That totally works in my opinion; there really is enough love to spread around. Do you agree?
Happy Crafting!
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Heather Serra says
I have so many craft supplies and I can totally use more organization in my life. I pinned this!
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Jamie says
I love that!! Perfect that it can be made to fit any space and for any supplies…amazing!! Glad I saw this at the #HomeMattersParty
Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai says
Hey, Rachel! Just wanted to let you know that we loved your DIY Craft Supply Wall Organization so much when you shared it at the #HomeMattersParty last week, we’ve FEATURED it THIS WEEK! Hope you can check it out when you get a sec! Happy Friday!!!
Meg @ Green With Decor says
Love this organizer! That workspace is a dream!
Heather @ The Deans List Blog says
Oh, I love this shelf! I may have to make something similar!
Emily, Our house now a home says
This is a dream crafting space! i would be inspired to create all the time if I has a room like this.
Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai says
What a fabulous idea, and a really awesome tutorial! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty – we love partying with you! Hope to see you next Friday. 🙂
~Lorelai
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b says
What a great organizer and wonderful tutorial to make it. I am not sure I could keep it that way once it was doe. lol!
Thanks for sharing at Wake Up Wednesday,
Bev
Rachel says
Thanks so much! Although I gave an option for hanging it so that it is removable and rearrangeable, I have kept it the same way so far. Too many other projects to focus on to worry about that, lol.
sarah says
this is amazing!
Sarena @ Teal Inspiration says
Wow, this looks so pretty and what a great tutorial! I’m pinning and tweeting this right now. Thanks for linking up with us at the #HomeMattersParty!
Kate says
Great tutorial. Looks so good. Functional and pretty what more can you ask for.
Thanks for sharing, over from Home Matters 🙂
PORTRAITS-by-NC (@enzieshahmiri) says
Your workspace looks wonderful. I have been wanting to redo my studio too and your post has been very inspirational to give it a go.
Rachel says
Your comment makes my day! Helping someone find inspiration is the best compliment I could ever hope to receive!
Nikki says
I absolutely love your craft room! I would totally make this- only if I could ever keep it looking that tidy and color coordinated. 🙂
Stopping by from the Weekend Retreat Link Party!
Falon at A Disney Mom Blog says
This is awesome! I am so in love with/jealous of your entire craft room. What a great space!
Heart says
I love your organizer “the mostest”, too, Rachel! It maximizes the space and helps me in arranging things right.
Mrs Major Hoff says
I love this so much! I pinned it, because I’ve been looking for something similar for my craft room! Thanks! I found you via the DIY Dreamer link party!
Life Breath Present says
That’s a pretty simple to make organizer, I know I really can’t wait to do some organizing in our crafts room and office. I think that organizer, slightly altered might be something for our office or bedroom/bathroom, too! 🙂