The right way to Construct Cheap DIY Wooden Image Ledges | Thrifty Decor Chick

The right way to construct lengthy wooden DIY image ledges in minutes.

These wooden image ledge cabinets might be custom-made to the size and width you want and are an effective way to show artwork and pictures!

In case you do lots of DIYing, you might have sufficient scrap wooden readily available to make these. If not, they are often made affordably with fundamental pine from the ironmongery shop.

After we moved into this home, I knew instantly I needed to do one thing enjoyable on our staircase partitions. This challenge particularly was on the wall underneath the steps:

It wanted one thing — and I imagined some easy show cabinets with pictures alongside this wall. 

First I caught some painter’s tape to the wall to determine the sizes of every one and get an concept of how it could look. 

I constructed three, 4 and 5 foot cabinets. I needed to go down low on the wall as a lot as potential as a result of it simply felt proper visually to me. 

To construct these you will want three items of wooden — one 1×2 for the entrance, one 1×3 for the bottom, and one 1×4 for the again, all minimize to the size you need. 

You can even make the shelf with a 1×4 on the underside so it could be a bit deeper. I discovered the three inch to be nice however should you plan on leaning a bunch of frames I might go together with the 4 inch. 

You may see what I imply right here:

Listed below are the three steps to constructing these fast DIY cabinets:

You may see right here how they barely take up any house so far as the depth:

I marked the place the studs have been within the partitions after which simply screwed by the backs to hold them. 

I wasn’t nervous concerning the screws exhibiting as a result of I knew the frames would cowl them. If a pair present I am not nervous about it:

We completely LOVE the way it turned out. My husband and son each got here to me at completely different occasions saying how a lot they appreciated it! When the lads discover you recognize it is good! 😂 

Cabinets with leaning pictures turned out to be an incredible in between — not too busy as a result of I saved the frames to the identical form and solely two colours. However it fills within the house superbly as a result of I went low and stuffed the wall:

It is good to get your pictures off the cellphone, proper? I am SO unhealthy about that. I grabbed pics from latest journeys and random snapshots and I really like each single one! 

I particularly love how they observe the angle of the steps. It simply makes it extra visually interesting: 

We now have loads of house behind the sofas however this is able to additionally work nice someplace with much less room simply because they are not very deep in any respect. 

I am so thrilled with them! I particularly love that they have been so cheap and fast. I made all three and had them hung in lower than an hour. 

They might look nice painted black or white too. 

I did not even take away the ledges, simply labored round them. 🙂

I spent $30-something on all three as a result of I went with choose pine (it does not have knots). In case you used common pine and do not thoughts just a little extra rustic look (or should you’re portray!) you’ll spend manner much less. 

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Use this picture to pin this challenge for later: