How To Cook An Cheap Industrial 2X4 Shelving Unit Of Measurement

Happy Monday!  How was your weekend?  We snuck away for a quick getaway to the beach together with it was hence nice.  The conditions was mutual depression temperature together with rainy, but the kids nevertheless enjoyed the beach, seeing the wild horses together with swimming inwards the indoor pool.  Sometimes all it takes is a remain away from habitation to reconnect together with recharge.

I experience similar I've been talking almost this 2x4 projection for weeks, hence I am THRILLED to FINALLY hold upwards sharing it amongst you lot all today.  It was a fairly direct frontwards together with slow build, it but took me agency besides long to larn motivated to larn it completed.

Since I am lucky plenty to induce got a good stocked furnish of paint, stain together with edifice supplies I was able to consummate this construct for less than $20.00!  You can't trounce that for custom storage!


HERE'S WHAT I USED:

- 8 2X4's
- Miter Saw (a manus saw volition practice if you lot don't ain a Miter Saw)
- Drill Guide
- 2 Inch Screws
- Minwax Jacobean Stain
- Minwax Satin Poly
- Rust-Oleum ORB Spray Paint
- Sandpaper
- 4 (or 8) 12-gauge 4 inch L-Angle
- Black Upholstery Tacs
- Hammer

After I figured out the size I wanted my shelf to hold upwards I cutting the boards downwards to size.

I started yesteryear assembling the shelves.  This is where you'll usage the drill guide to drill airplane pilot holes into each board.  This volition allow you lot to bring together the boards together, minimizing the ask for visible screws.

Once you lot induce got your shelf boards assembled you'll ask to attach each side piece.  Again, you'll usage the drill guide to pre drill your holes.  

Once you lot induce got all iii shelves assembled you lot tin give the sack start edifice the actual shelf. 

I had my petty helper amongst me for this part.   He helped me drill airplane pilot holes inwards the bottom of the legs earlier attaching the lower shelf.  This reduces the adventure of the woods splitting together with also makes it easier to construct if you lot are brusk a few hands. 

After nosotros attached the bottom shelf together with 4 legs nosotros attached the 2 remaining shelves.
Again, brand certain to drill airplane pilot holes earlier you lot screw inwards the screws.

After I had the shelf built I sanded it down, applied a coat of Jacobean stain hence sealed it amongst clear poly.  Although I was liking how the shelf was coming together, I felt it was missing something.  I ended upwards buying 4 galvanized L-brackets that I sprayed amongst ORB spray pigment hence attached to the front end of the shelf amongst dark upholstery tacs.  (I decided to salve a few dollars together with non added brackets to the dorsum of the shelf.) Those metallic brackets were but what this petty shelf needed.

When I start started edifice the shelf I wasn't certain where it was going to cease up.  Halfway through the construct I realized it would hold upwards perfect for Owen's room together with compliment his woods together with steel pipage shelves nicely.

I had originally planned on edifice a pallet desk for this space, but it chop-chop became apparent that he would practice goodness to a greater extent than from extra storage.

I induce got 2 sets of these greenish metallic storage bins that float roughly our home.  I nevertheless induce got i hanging inwards our mudroom together with at nowadays the i that was i time inwards my business office is inwards Owen's room.  I labeled each drawer hence nosotros tin give the sack organize his loose Legos yesteryear color.

My boy (as good equally my husband) rides dirt bikes together with 4-wheeler's, hence of class nosotros had to display his dirt cycle that's an exact replica of his daddy's.

The metallic bins shop to a greater extent than Lego's spell the journal files identify the manuals.  The improver of metal label holders was an slow agency to similar a shot spruce upwards the cheap cardboard holders.  

I couldn't hold upwards happier amongst how this petty shelf turned out!  I honey that it offers storage equally good equally frees upwards valued flooring infinite for playing.  The best component subdivision almost this entire projection is that it damage me less than $20.00 to build.  Yay for cheap together with functional DIY projects!

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