Comments on: Rustic Industrial Narrow Bookshelf

By: Tricia VK

Tricia VK — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:38:10 +0000

WOW!! this is awesome! I have a custom DVD/CD storage piece I’ve been wanting to make, and have been stuck on how to do the support part – your piece has given me much needed inspiration! I love your rustic/metal/wood combination, and the metal was the missing piece for my project – thanks! 🙂

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 14:22:39 +0000

I LOVE this bookshelf. Its the perfect size and looks pretty easy to make!

By: Mindi

Mindi — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 04:31:56 +0000

In reply to girlfromwva. Thank you so so much! You made my day! :)

By: girlfromwva

girlfromwva — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 23:40:02 +0000

awesome narrow bookshelf! love the staging!

By: Mindi

Mindi — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 21:22:22 +0000

In reply to gail@myrepurposedlife.com.

Thank you so much Gail, I am glad my staging doesn’t looks as bad as I thought! 🙂

It actually stands fine on its own and because the baseboard pushes the bottom out that 1/2” it helps the top rest on the wall and makes it pretty sturdy. However, for safety reasons it would be very easy to secure to the wall, and I would recommend it especially with small kids around. To secure it to the wall, just drill a hole through the 1/4 plywood back support into a stud in the wall. If there is no stud, a wall anchor would work too. Add a screw under the top shelf and one just above the bottom shelf and it would not move an inch! I was going to mention that in the post but forgot thanks for mentioning it!

Oh, and you will love Crate and Barrel!

By: gail@myrepurposedlife.com

gail@myrepurposedlife.com — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:50:26 +0000

what? staging problems? You know I struggle with it, but oh my, I think it looks beautiful Mindi! I like it best in the first photo (I think) Something about that arrow!

Did I miss the part about securing it to the wall? Is it freestanding? I LOVE those metal bars/bands–they give this shelf an awesome industrial look.
Thanks for listening to my new podcast DIY with MRL. I appreciate it. I NEVER look at crate and barrel for inspiration–that’s gonna change!

gail