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    Home Ā» Repurposed Furniture Ā» DIY Repurposed Bedpost Wall Shelf

    DIY Repurposed Bedpost Wall Shelf

    Modified: Mar 25, 2022 by Gail Wilson
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    How to make a small bedpost wall shelf out of left over legs or feet from a headboard. It mimics a shelf made from a coffee table. Easy and fun project. #MyRepurposedLife #repurposed #furniture #bedpost #shelf #diy via @repurposedlife

    I have a fun and easy repurposed furniture bedpost wall shelf project to share with you today using bed posts from another headboard project I made. We all know how much I love cutting up furniture. Whenever I cut legs off of headboards I always save them for other projects and this project was fun to put together!

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    How to make a bedpost wall shelf

    headboard wall shelfI cut this headboard on the miter saw which gave it a nice clean cut.

    Two Bedposts and 2 Pieces of Lumber

    repurposed bed postI grabbed a 1x6 out of my stash to see where I would need to cut the bed post (leg)

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    Kreg Jig Pocket Holes assembles bedpost wall shelf

    kreg jig pocket holes attach bedpost wall shelfApparently I was having so much fun putting this bedpost wall shelf  together that I forgot to take pictures. It was a really simple build. You can see that I made pocket hole screws with my kreg jig to attach the wide board to each of the headboard legs. I had a shelf board in stock that had a routed edge which I’ve been trying to use up, so that determined the length of the shelf overall. More pocket holes and screws were used to secure the top shelf to the back board.

    Paint wall shelf

    paint with cheap chip brushTime for paint. Since most of it was new wood and the headboard posts weren’t really shiny, I simply gave it a base coat of Flat paint in Beluga with a cheap chip brush.

    behr satinTo protect the finish, I painted two light coats of Behr Satin paint.

    Add Coat Hooks

    pilot holesAfter marking the holes for the hooks I bought from D. Lawless Hardware I drilled pilot holes.

    pre-drill holes use soap for screwsThe new pine board is soft and the screws go in fairly easy. However, those bed posts are hardwood and will snap a screw very easily. I used my mom’s old trick of soaping screws, allowing them to be driven in by hand with no problem.

    use screwdriver not drillYou should never use a screw gun for this kind of job. That's right, I always use a good old fashioned screw driver.

    Attach D Rings for Hanging Bedpost Wall Shelf

    d ringsI always use my favorite d rings to hang my shelves.

    easy bedpost wall shelf with hooks MyRepurposedLife.comVoila! This shelf will be perfect for caps, coats or even coffee cups in the kitchen. It found a new home at Glendale 2016.

    old bed posts into a shelf with hooks for hats-coffee cups and more MyRepurposedLife.com

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    I used  the larger portion of the headboard to make a coat rack.

    How would you use this shelf?

    gail

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    Gail Wilson is the author and mastermind behind My Repurposed Life. She is obsessed with finding potential in unexpected places and believes that with a little hard work and imagination, any old thing can be made useful again, including herself!
    Gail reinvented herself during a midlife crisis and has found purpose again. She hopes you will find new ideas for old things and pick up a few tools along the way.

    About Gail Wilson

    Gail Wilson is the author and mastermind behind My Repurposed Life. She is obsessed with finding potential in unexpected places and believes that with a little hard work and imagination, any old thing can be made useful again, including herself!
    Gail reinvented herself during a midlife crisis and has found purpose again. She hopes you will find new ideas for old things and pick up a few tools along the way.

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    1. phyllis panza

      December 21, 2016 at 2:54 pm

      I would use in a hall, decorated for the season and hang keys. your shelf is just as cute as it wants to be. Another fine project by Gail. love it. im still decorating for Xmas. no time to build. Merry Xmas girl.and have a great new year.

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      • Gail Wilson

        December 21, 2016 at 9:02 pm

        Phyllis,

        Great ideas for this kind of shelf! Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

        gail

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