$30- bookshelf
$9- bead board from a habitat resale store
$5- two cabinet doors from the habitat resale store
$4- fancy trim from the habitat resale store
$6- 7 1x2 boards from lowes
$9.50- Antiquing glaze from lowes
$2- screws
I had paint on hand but I used less than a quart of black paint on this project and not much primer or white paint
grand total- $63.50
Here's how:
Step one: Follow the included instructions on how to put together your bookshelf. I didn't include instructions or pictures on this one because they are probably each made differently.
Step two: If you have never heard of the habitat resale store, it is awesome because it is the goodwill of building supplies. I measured all of the cabinet doors they had and found these two which fit perfectly. I realize that the doors aren't the same width but I actually like the quirkiness of the two sizes. Once you have doors that fit, sand, prime and paint your cupboard doors (or if you are like me and a little lazy, sand just enough so that the primer sticks)...note--make sure you take off the handles before you paint
Step five: apply antiquing glaze to doors and let dry
Step 7: Screw your remainder two boards on the front to cover the trim edge and the bookshelf edge
Step 9: Once you have all of your edging on, your cabinet doors should be dry and ready to screw on. (If you get the doors from the habitat store, the hinges will already be on them so you dont have to worry about aligning the hinges on the door.) screw in the hinges to appropriate places on the front trim
step 12: woodglue the trim to the top of the bookshelf and let dry
Our Categories
Misc Baking supplies- shelf is in the top peg
spices- shelf is 4 pegs below the top shelf
boxed items (cake mix, instant dinner mixes, bread crumbs, etc)- top peg in the next section of peg holes
canned items- 5 pegs down from previous shelf
flour and sugar- sitting on fixed shelf
legumes and rice- inside top shelf (not shown)
whole grain wheat, oats, and rice in mass quantity on bottom shelf. (not shown)
and as you can see it all fits perfectly!
You might be wondering that I listed bead board but never used it. (if you don't know what bead board is, it is pictured in the bottom left of Will sawing the top trim) With this we are going to make a door for the top part of the pantry but haven't had time for to do it yet so keep your eyes peeled for more