I made this cute little twin headboard bench by cutting up the foot board. When I did that I had the piece in the blue rectangle left over—well, actually I had a pair of them.
To make this small shelf, I dug out a piece of molding from my stash and got to work measuring, sawing and drilling pocket holes with my Kreg Jig. After all of that, I snatched up a scrap 1×4 to make the shelf portion of this project securing it with Gorilla Wood Glue and my nail gun.
I painted it with some diy chalky paint primer using Beluga.
It was pretty as it was, but I wanted to do a little color. I had a google+ hangout with some friends and I asked them what color I should paint it. The consensus was turquoise.
I used some of this light turquoise and a little of the black chalky paint to make a deeper turquoise. After doing a sort of dry brush technique on the black shelf, I sealed it with some Minwax Polycrylic.
The final touch was adding some brushed nickel knobs and two ball hooks from D. Lawless.
I think it is perfect for the kitchen or bathroom to hold towels and more. It could even be useful in the bedroom for scarves or jewelry. Also shown in this picture is the diy photo holder made from a whiskey bottle top and the computer desk redo.
This was a fun and easy project that used up some old bits and pieces from my stash. It’s a win/win, right?
I would love to know what you would have done about the color. Please share your thoughts with me in a comment below—I do read each and every one!
gail
Mindi says
October 14, 2015 at 10:11 amOf course you create something awesome from pieces other people would throw away! Such a cute shelf, I love the lines in the moulding!
Melva says
October 13, 2015 at 8:46 pmI absolutely love the shelf; you did an awesome job! I’m not sure about the color. I think white or black would have a wider appeal.
Kris Holsti says
October 13, 2015 at 8:42 pmONCE again, you came up with an adorable, functioning piece from that scrap pile of yours!! Great piece and love the color! Can I be the U-Haul Driver in exchange for a look-see in that magical scrap pile 😉 Have fun!!
girlfromwva says
October 13, 2015 at 12:37 pmLOVE the color!
chris aka monkey says
October 13, 2015 at 11:42 amwow . i have some pieces in my wood pile that look almost like that, i will send them to you so you can make me a shelf just like it ha ha, as to the color i like what you did to it because in different light, the color looks different xx
Sally says
October 13, 2015 at 11:03 amBrilliant! I look forward to your emails with your exciting new ideas!!!
Mary says
October 13, 2015 at 9:22 amCute! Love it. Looks so simple and easy to create. Mary
Bliss says
October 13, 2015 at 9:19 amExcellent & pinned.
Christina in FL says
October 13, 2015 at 9:01 amGail, this is awesome! I love the look and even MORE repurposing. Thank you not just for the inspiration but for the tutorial also!!!
Julie @ follow your heart woodworking says
October 13, 2015 at 8:24 amLove it, Gail. I always like the chunky style legs and those look great on the edge of the shelf. About colour, that is so difficult to predict if you are selling something. I think right now white is the most popular for decor?
Wendi @ H2OBungalow says
October 13, 2015 at 8:18 amTalk about using every scrap! Genius.. and so darn cute too! Will you come out here and go through my scrap pile too? LOL