To enliven the overall interior, it is enough to decorateapartment with all sorts of accessories that can be placed on the shelves of existing furniture or on other structures. In order not to spend extra money, it is quite possible for everyone to make and install shelves on the wall with their own hands. At the same time, you can come up with your own unique design and shape, you can use the most incredible materials. But first of all, you need to figure out what types of shelves on the wall are divided into.
Scheme for attaching a shelf to a wall.
How to make and install
This piece of furniture is intended forplacement of many items, allows you to significantly save the total area of the room. Since the shelves are made of different materials, they are in perfect harmony with any style. They all differ from each other in various parameters. Return to the table of contents</a>Differences in furniture products
Installation diagram of fasteners for shelf mounting. Shelves can be designed for the following purposes:
- for books, that is, only books and magazines are placed on them;
- for the bathroom: designed for various hygiene products, made of waterproof material (plastic, glass, ceramics, steel);
- for the kitchen, that is, for food, so the material should be as natural as possible (wood);
- for universal use: accessories and other accessories.
The shelves also differ in location.For example, a corner one is placed only between adjacent walls, a regular one - anywhere on the wall, a built-in one is installed in a niche, and a suspended one, accordingly, is suspended from the ceiling or wall using twine or rope. The material can be completely different. The most commonly used is wood: natural, chipboard, MDF, plywood, veneer. If you additionally treat it with varnish, the service life increases. Wooden products are quite easy to work with, and they look elegant and modern.
Glass shelf installation diagram.A plastic wall shelf is lightweight, so it can be installed on the weakest wall. Thanks to a wide range of finishing materials, it can be given any appearance: from wood to stone. Plastic bends perfectly, so the shape can be different. Metal products are durable, but not every interior matches them. Glass looks great, but making such models yourself is quite problematic. Like wooden shelves, plasterboard products are easy to make, which can be finished with paint, paper, thin veneer sheets. By design, shelves are:
- a simplified console that has a plane fixed by an angle or bracket;
- with walls only on the sides;
- with a wall at the rear;
- with walls at the back, sides and top;
- multi-tiered;
- decorative, that is created exclusively by the imagination of man.
Especially multi-tiered types can have a combined design, where vertical, horizontal and asymmetrical planes will be combined. Return to contents</a>Making and mounting To make a shelf on the wall,made with your own hands, had the required qualities, you need to think everything through carefully from the start: imagine the shape, size, choose the location and purpose.
Scheme of shelf fastening using dowels.Even if you have no experience in drawing, you still need to draw a drawing where the parameters of each plane will be calculated. You don’t need any special knowledge for this. If you assume that the items intended for the shelf will be quite heavy, then choose the appropriate material. Let’s say plastic won’t work in this case. Before you start making shelves on the wall, take care of the appropriate tools that you will definitely need:
- drill and screwdriver;
- The grinding machine or sandpaper of different granularity;
- building level;
- carnations, screws or screws;
- ruler, square and pencil;
- material for the shelf;
- dowels;
- bracket.
Particular attention should be paid to the creation of shelves.from wood, because it needs to be properly treated with a special product sold in the store. A well-dried board needs to be carefully sanded, treated with a solution and then given the desired shape. Classic shelves are very easy to make. To do this, transfer the appropriate measurements to the board, saw it and sand it along the cuts. Let's say your shelf is two-section, so you need two horizontal parts and three vertical ones. To connect them together, take a screwdriver and, having folded the horizontal part with the vertical one, screw in the screws from both sides. Do the same on the other edge. Now connect the remaining vertical board in the center. Two sections for books are ready. Then the finished shelf is covered with varnish, stain or paint. If you choose stain, then the product will have the natural color of the wood used. After complete drying, the shelf is fixed to the wall. This can be done by hanging it with loops made in advance, on dowels, or in another way. For example, on a bracket. It is necessary to drill holes in the wall with a drill, into which dowels are then screwed. First, one bracket is hung and tested for strength by pressing. After that, the second is installed, and the shelf itself is hung. Note that the dowel-nail should be from 6 to 10 cm long. And there are specific dowels for each wall. The model of this type of furniture may be different, but the principle of connecting parts and mounting is the same. Experts recommend not to be afraid of anything and boldly get to work. Because a shelf made by yourself will always bring joy to everyday life.
