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How one can Construct Cheap DIY Wooden Image Ledges | Thrifty Decor Chick


How one can construct lengthy wooden DIY image ledges in minutes.

These wooden image ledge cabinets could be custom-made to the size and width you want and are a good way to show artwork and images!

In case you do quite a lot of DIYing, you’ll have sufficient scrap wooden readily available to make these. If not, they are often made affordably with fundamental pine from the ironmongery store.

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:

Open wood staircase

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 thought of how it might look. 

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

These cabinets solely come out about 4 inches from the wall.

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 may also make the shelf with a 1×4 on the underside so it might be a bit deeper. I discovered the three inch to be positive however in case you plan on leaning a bunch of frames I would go along with the 4 inch. 

You’ll be able to see what I imply right here:

Easy tutorial for DIY picture frame ledges

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I utilized wooden glue earlier than the attaching the items collectively, but it surely’s not completely mandatory. Simply an additional precaution to verify they do not budge with the burden of the frames:
How to make picture frame ledges

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

You’ll be able to see right here how they barely take up any area so far as the depth:

DIY picture frame ledges how-to

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

I wasn’t apprehensive in regards to the screws displaying as a result of I knew the frames would cowl them. If a pair present I am not apprehensive about it:

DIY picture frame ledges with pine
I bought a couple of new frames from HomeGoods and a few of these fairly steel frames from Goal. I printed out random pictures from my telephone on our printer at dwelling. 

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

Cabinets with leaning pictures turned out to be an amazing in between — not too busy as a result of I saved the frames to the identical form and solely two colours. But it surely fills within the area fantastically as a result of I went low and crammed the wall:

Pottery Barn picture ledges for a fraction of the price

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

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

Get the Pottery Barn look for way less!

We now have loads of area behind the sofas however this is able to additionally work nice someplace with much less room simply because they don’t seem to be very deep in any respect. 

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

They’d look nice painted black or white too. 

DIY wood art ledges under stairs

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

tall fireplace in living room

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

DIY photo ledges by fireplace

Try extra gallery wall concepts under: 

Gallery wall going down staircase
DIY wood stained wall with large frames

blue white wallpaper hallway

Use this picture to pin this challenge for later: 

DIY wood picture ledges

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