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    Home » Cabinet Doors » Photo Display Wall Shelf

    Photo Display Wall Shelf

    Published by Gail | Published May 31, 2016 | Updated June 23, 2021
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    how to make a photo display wall shelf out of an old glass cabinet door and some small chair spindles. Add two small shelves, and voila! you're done! #MyRepurposedLife #glass #door #photo #display #shelf via @repurposedlife

    What? A photo display wall shelf made from chairs and a repurposed glass door?

    four-free-black-chairs

    Yep! I used a part of one chair . . .

    hutch-top

    . . . and one of these glass cabinet doors  to make --

    Photo Display Wall Shelf

    wall shelf made with glass hutch door and more MyRepurposedLife.comThis unique photo display wall shelf!

    Here’s how I made this easy project.

    Cabinet door with glass insert

    remove glass from hutch doorRemove the glass insert and set aside

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    Cut chair spindles on miter saw

    cut chair spindles on compound miter sawTrim chair spindles to size using a compound miter saw

    Add a board to make cabinet door wall shelf

    gorilla glue construction adhesiveCut two 1x4’s for a top and bottom shelf

    Attach spindles, top and bottom shelf with Gorilla Glue Construction Adhesive and or brad nails.

    Fill knob hole with spackle

    Stain wall shelf project

    minwax stain wipesStain new wood and old parts with Minwax Wood Finishing Cloths

    small walnut stained wall shelfAdmire your new wall shelf

    Paint project with paint sprayer

    Finish Max paints small wall shelfPaint wall shelf with a Homeright Finish Max

    Replace glass insert in cabinet door with metal mirror clips

    mirror clips hold glass in placeReplace old mirror clips with new handy metal mirror clips.

     

    back side of small photo display wall shelfView of the backside of the photo display wall shelf

    foam core board attached with mirror clipsAdd scrap piece of foam core board using two more mirror clips (not tightened all the way).

    note: the foam core board is easily removable by turning one or both clips

    d rings hang small wall shelfAdd d rings for hanging wall shelf

    Cabinet door photo display wall shelf

    repurposed glass hutch door as a picture frame wall shelf myrepurposedlife.comHang new shelf on fence to take pictures (because it was too hot to stage it on my portable wall)

     

    repurposed glass hutch door picture frame wall shelf MyRepurposedLife.comDigitally add pictures from two trips in April—the beach and the mountains!

     

    repurposed cabinet door into a photo display shelf MyRepurposedLife.com

     

    In conclusion, I really loved the look of the original chair spindles—the way they were painted black, but had the brown wood showing through. That is why I stained this shelf. I wanted to distress it a little, but in the end changed my mind.

     

    I LOVE these mirror clips. They are so easy to use, and so much better than the vintage plastic clips. They are sort of reversible. There is a SLIGHT difference in depth depending on how they are installed.

    The garage where my staging wall is located is very full of future projects, and it’s been too hot to clear stuff out of the way in order to stage “beauty” shots, that is why this shelf is hanging on the fence.

     

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    This is the other project I made with one of these small glass hutch doors, a cabinet door coat rack.

    I still have one more of these small cabinet doors, what do you think I should do with it?

     

    gail

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    1. Lynda

      July 01, 2016 at 11:10 pm

      I love what you do I'm so jealous. I have the will, but not the skill! Instead, I just keep buying more stuff to do and it sits in my garage. Do you ever give classes or seminars?

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      • gail@myrepurposedlife.com

        July 03, 2016 at 10:05 pm

        Lynda,

        I totally understand what you're saying. I didn't have the skill when I started, I' just kept moving forward, learning as I went. 🙂

        I wish I could do classes, but a) I dont' have the time b) I don't have a place to hold them.

        gail

    2. Tania G.

      June 01, 2016 at 8:00 pm

      I don't even know what to say Gail. This is brilliant. It's amazing what some imagination could do. Scratch that...YOUR imagination. I would have never thunk it. 🙂 You make we wanna run to Restore. I just might tomorrow, to see what I can find. I love the use of the chair legs. Did they fit flush against the cabinet door? They seemed curvy and as if there would be some gapping. I'm just curious. If I tried this I just didn't want to think I was doing it wrong if there were little gaps. Kudos to you sistah!

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      • gail@myrepurposedlife.com

        June 01, 2016 at 9:22 pm

        Tania,

        Awwww you make me smile! Thanks so much for your sweet comment. These particular spindles had flat sides, so the mostly sat flush agains the door. BUT, after I made it, I wondered to myself, wouldn't they look okay if I had brought them forward a little. That's the thing about these one of a kind pieces. We can do it however we want, because there's really NO WRONG way to do it! So, you go for it!
        I've got another one coming up in the next couple of weeks. It's not totally finished yet . . . I think I've found a new style. LOL

        have fun!
        gail

    3. Tracy

      June 01, 2016 at 3:10 pm

      I think this is one of the best upcycle projects I have seen in a long time. I love it. I love your blog, it has amazing ideas everytime. Have a great day and thank you for sharing.

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      • gail@myrepurposedlife.com

        June 01, 2016 at 3:53 pm

        Thank you so very much Tracy! I really, really love the challenge of making things the best they can be. 🙂

        thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave such a thoughtful comment.

        gail

    4. Julie @ follow your heart woodworking

      May 31, 2016 at 10:16 pm

      Love it Gail! Especially the spindles.

      Reply
    5. Joan

      May 31, 2016 at 8:15 pm

      Never saw that coming from what you started with. Always inspiring.

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      • gail@myrepurposedlife.com

        May 31, 2016 at 8:58 pm

        Thank you Joan! It was a fun project, and I will probably do more using variations of this spindle idea. 🙂

    6. Mary

      May 31, 2016 at 11:50 am

      Cute and inspiring!!!

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    7. cassie @ primitive & proper

      May 31, 2016 at 5:10 am

      such a smart idea, gail! it looks awesome!

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