Outfitting your home with brand new furniture pieces can be quite costly to your overall budget, which is why these handy DIY shelving projects will offer you some great tips on how to manually build and decorate some practical shelves.
Adding shelving units to your interior decor is a creative way to provide practical storage space for your home, and while purchasing these items from the store is one convenient method, building them yourself serves to add a unique personal touch. From wonderfully minimalist shelves made from upcycled tree branches to bathroom vanities made from vintage suitcases, these DIY shelving projects will certainly help you save a buck or two.
A fantastic way to infuse your own customized touches into your home, these DIY shelving projects will have your furniture pieces looking like one-of-a-kind creations.
20 DIY Shelving Projects
From DIY Honeycomb Shelves to Vintage Suitcase Vanities:
Tana Makmanee — Jun 26, 2013 — Art & Design
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Sustainable Stackable Shelves
The Dany Gilles 800g Library Makes Interlocking Eco Storage
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DIY Cut-Out Shelves
The Triangular Wall-Caddy by Brit+Co is Crafty and Creative
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Minimalist Sliding Spaces
Yuko Shibata's Mobile Walls Facilitate Small Apartments
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DIY Tree Shelves
The Branch Shelf is Easy-to-Make and Eco-Friendly
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MacGyver Furniture Kits
Loose Joints by Joscha Weiand Brings DIY Projects to Another Level
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Stacked Chair Storage
The Latten Shelving Unit Employs One Type of Piece for Another Purpose
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Handy Handlebar Shelves
The FFRACK Fixed Frontal Rack Replaces the Wicker Basket
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DIY Honeycomb Shelves
A Beautiful Mess Blog Shares Easy To Follow Instructions For Modern Shelves
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Vintage Suitcase Vanities
Reuse Old Travel Goods in Your Luxe Lavatory
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Spidery Screw-less Shelving
The Sam Weller 'Holdfast' Line is Simple but Sturdy
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DIY Luxury Bathroom
Kolpa-San Whimsical Bath Fixtures
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Vibrant Rainbow Shelving
The Dominic Wilcox Pencil Shelf Could be a Colorful DIY Project
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Decluttering DIY Kitchen Tops
The Peter Marigold Jam Jar Shelf Makes Space by Defying Gravity
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Clever Color Swatch Shelving
The Matt Kennedy Paintchip Bookshelf Makes Any Room Chipper
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Clementine Crate Cupboards
Use Recycled Produce Boxes for a Creative DIY Wall Shelf
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Vice Clamp Bookshelves
Francesco Polare Designs the Newton Bookshelf, Adding Art to Shelving
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DIY Nerdy Decor
Turn Your Shelf Into a Pixelated Parade of Computer Icons
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Geometric Storage Units
The Skram Wall Shelf is Practical Elegance
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Vintage Suitcase Shelving
This Kitschy DIY is Perfect for the Old School-Loving Designer
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Handmade Children's Decor
The Kids' Room DIY Idea: Flashcard Shelves is Easy to Produce
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