It was the desire to fit as many things as possible in a small space of a living room that prompted mankind to the idea of creating a special design called a shelving unit. It’s not difficult to assemble such a masterpiece with your own hands. And a lot of material is not required.
The rack is multifunctional and can serve various purposes. The simplest model implies the presence of several shelves and side walls. Optionally, you can add the back wall to the entire rack or only to a small part. When thinking about how to make a rack with your own hands, you should decide on the purpose of its use. The choice of building materials will depend on this.
To store various beautiful trinkets and colorful glass vases, you can assemble a design with glass shelves.
· For this, a box of polished boards is assembled and covered with varnish or paint of the desired shade.
· Locks are mounted on the side walls and glass shelves of a suitable size are installed.
The result was a beautiful shelving partition. With its help, you can divide the room into two zones. Thanks to the glass shelves through which sunlight passes, we will not reduce the space of the room.
Studio apartments are currently very popular. In such a project, you can see a wonderful example of a shelving unit, which is located above the bar and separates the kitchen from the living room.
To store books, it’s worth making a do-it-yourself bookcase with shelves of plywood, fiberboard or wood. This design is assembled similarly to the previous one. Only glass shelves are replaced with wooden ones.
The made rack for storing heavy items (books or equipment) must be attached to the wall to increase security or choose a model of the rack with a cabinet below, which will give it stability.
With the help of a rack, you can use the room space much more economically. This design fits perfectly in the gap behind the door or under the windowsill. And for people who do not want to clutter up the room with cabinets, a rack is the best option.
It's nice to have a thing made by yourself in the house. Do-it-yourself shelving can be made from any improvised materials, the main thing is to connect your imagination.
An interesting option can be obtained by combining 9 or 12 wooden boxes in a single design. The fastest and most original solution. You certainly won't see such a rack from any of your friends. And for its production will be used environmentally friendly and natural materials. It will be enough to sand and paint the finished structure.
For the manufacture of shelving is not necessary to use the shelves of the correct form. Their configuration can be anything. And the edge of the shelf can be made straight or curly. To make such a rack, you will need a fiberboard or plywood sheet, two fasteners on each shelf, two nickel-plated pipes and four fasteners to the wall.
· Put the configuration of the future shelf on the plywood sheet and cut it out with a jigsaw.
· On each shelf we drill two holes with a diameter for the pipe.
· Grind the shelves and varnish or paint the desired color.
· We collect our rack and install it in place.
· We attach the rack to the wall using special fasteners.
· Enjoy the look of the assembled structure.
Of course, you can not make the rack yourself, but buy in any hardware store. Not every building can use such building material as wood. For the bathroom, a plastic shelf is most suitable. The design is simply assembled and mounted in the right place. On sale there are options for mini racks that take up space over the toilet, which is very convenient. Plastic shelves do not deteriorate from settling moisture and are easily washed by any means.
There are many options for shelving. Of these, you can choose the only one that will fit perfectly into your interior.