One of the placements to decorate the room is the use of shelves. But they are not only an item for decoration. Much more often they are functional. Hang shelves on the wall, put on the floor, some suspended to the ceiling or beams. But what is best - they are easy to do themselves, with your own hands.
Types of shelves in the house
At the place of installation, shelves are wall, outdoor and suspended. If the floor shelf has a greater height - from the meter and above it is often called the rack. A few words about suspended: Usually these are decorative designs that hang on a pipe or specially driven bracket. This option is popular in those rooms where heating pipes are under the ceiling: they are asking for something to hang out something. On the pipe hang shelves in the kitchen and in the bathroom: it is convenient there.
These pendant shelves for the kitchen are convenient and functional. On the same pipe can be a story and made with your own hands
They produce them from wood, plywood, laminated chipboard, DVP, there are glass shelves. As racks, the same materials are used, but they are made of metal, plastics and other completely incredible things - for example, pipes or bottles.
In residential rooms are not so important from what material the shelf is made. It is important that its design was in the same style with the interior. Even the functionality is not always important: some play an exclusively decorative role. On them if there is something one or two subjects. Their role is to give the interior of the housing of a special style and color.
The chamber atmosphere of this room is highlighted by cozy pillows and a dark wood shelves
Laconic style of apartment decoration and the same concise shelves of contrasting color. In this interior they are the main element
The shelf can serve as a separator for areas indoors
Easy interior in bright colors and the same shelves
Shape and color shelves repeat the shape and color of the table boxes
If we talk about the shelves in the technical premises - the kitchen and bathroom, in particular, then the requirements for practicality are also added to the considerations of aesthetics. Even decorative shelves in the kitchen should wash well. For shelves in the bathroom, the requirements are high: periodically there is very high humidity and requires materials that are transferred without any harm. They are not so much. This plastic and stainless steel. There are still shelves for the bathroom from MDF, but they are normally operated with good ventilation in the bathroom.
Shelves on the wall
In any room on the wall there are places that simply need to hang something. After all, most modern furniture takes only the bottom - sofas, tables, couches. The upper part remains empty and dissonance occurs: the overloaded bottom of the room and the semi-empty or completely empty top. Here these voids on the walls are organically filled with shelves.
Whole system, and the most "dead" space is used - angle
Structurally, most shelves consist of itself shelves and jumpers. But these components are combined into such a number of options that it is impossible to calculate. Simple design is good: you can make any shelves with your own hands. Moreover, these products may be the first to be manufactured things. It is really simple.
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Traditional loops
Traditional hinges for hanging shelves
There is a traditional way - on the loop. It is suitable for wood and fiberboard, any other materials that have enough thickness to attach them. Screen soldered on the side parts. Then, between the centers of the hinge holes, the distance is measured, postponed on the wall (follow the horizontal). In the points noted, the holes under the dowel are drilled, a dowel is inserted and a dowel-nail with a small hat screws into it, which enters the loop or bracket (pin, slightly bent up). Then the shelf is hung on them.
Not all materials can be drilled. For example, glass shelves. They will not screw anything exactly. Mounts for glass shelves Special: They consist of two parts, between which the glass is inserted. Often there are elastic gaskets between the holders. In the lower fastener, there is usually a small clamping screw for fixing.
Fasteners for glass shelves
The most popular fastening for glass shelves is called Pelican - for a peculiar form. He himself looks good, there are in different colors. The thickness of the glass that it can hold is from 8 to 34 mm. You can insert not only glass into it, but any other material of such thickness. Just with glass it looks stylish.
Make glass shelves on the wall with it easily: buy mount, in the glass workshop, order the desired size and shape of a piece of glass with processed edges (or cut, if you know). The assembly itself remains:
- Attach "Pelicans" to the wall. Two dowels. The collapsible case - the decorative lining is removed, and there are two holes in the mounting plate. One in the housing is higher, the second is lower. Passed, installed a decorative lining.
- Inserted glass.
- Swallowed screw. Everything.
Holder for glass shelf on the wall
There are other shapes like fasteners. The photo below is some of them.
Some fastening options for glass (and not only) shelves
Decorative brackets
Another type of fastening is brackets. They are reliable, some decorative, and so much that they themselves are decoration.
Handhold brackets
Secret installation - shelves without support
And the most amazing fixture for secret installation. It makes it possible to hide fasteners. In the end, the seat is cut off under the pin and the housing of the holder and the shelf just put on it.
Secret fasteners for shelves
As you can see, even a simple blackboard or a piece of glass on such mounts is not bad. But there is another sea of any ideas.
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Bookshelves
Requirements for strength are presented to the bookpins: weight is kept significant. Therefore, the fastening and materials and design must be reliable. Traditionally, shelves for books are made of wood, laminated or veneered DVP. And then the Fiberboard with a long span (more than 90 cm) begins over the years.
Planning the shelves on the walls for books on its own sizes, keep in mind that the distance between the supports on should be more than 90 cm. Then even fully loaded it will not bend. And the species and varieties of the shelves are two: wall and outdoor. And those and others may be angular.
In the simplest case, this is the board, enshrined in one way. Some options, especially with proper feed, look very well.
The most simple on the design of the bottom of the bottom wall for books (used secret mount)
And in the presence of fantasy, a few pavements turn into a very interesting thing that can even be the main element of the decor. Ideas for self-making are collected in the photo gallery.
And this is a serious way to expand the space due to the corners between the two windows.
Very interesting idea to use angles for small shelves
Corner wall shelf for books. Attached to pelicans))
Due to the contrasting color, this regiment in the spotlight
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Nothing difficult: such a book regiment with your own hands to collect simply, and the view is non-standard
Nonlinearity - they are always interesting, and on such a shelf you can put books of different heights
Small system with jumpers from pipes
Outdoor bookshelves can be loaded more seriously. There are other forms: there are racks to which shelves are attached. The highlight can be a broken or unusual shelf line as well as interesting racks.
Simple design wins due to color and jumpers
Unusual racks decorate this floor bookshelf
It is rather a book rack or even a wardrobe, but the essence does not change - the original color and interesting small shelves in the central part and the structure looks interesting
Just in the manufacture and original
Very interesting idea - nonlinear shelves and jumpers from thick glass
This is rather shelves.
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Suspended
Not very numerous, but the original type. The most important thing is that you can do easily: a few dashes, four ropes or two belt and you can start working.
Old leather belts can also be the main for the suspension system.
This is a difficult system of blocks ... and the shelves can be at any level
Two planks, four ropes and half an hour of time - everything is needed in order to make this shelf
How to make a suspension shelf - graphic step-by-step instruction
In nursery
While the child is completely small, I want a functional shelves, but with children's drawings. But where are these? Make yourself. Any shelf of the configuration you like can be saved with wallpaper on a fliesline basis or dense wrapping paper (glued on the PVA). After drying, twice covered with water based lacquer. Such shelves can be washed, but what is the most interesting, the shelf can change together with the child. Move the old decor, glue new. The idea is simple, it works on "excellent."
That's what happens
For children, shelves are not very different in design. If we talk about outdoor or about racks, then they should be strong: given the fact that grown children will definitely want to climb them. Therefore, often even those shelves that stand on the floor are fixed in addition to the wall: so that they do not collapse and do not give young climbers. Based on these considerations, they are not made high: even if they fall - not scary.
The shelves in the children's room in color are more bright, they can be made in the form of letters, there may be boxes for toys in them: so it is easier to keep them in order. In general, the functionality and security should be combined.
System with drawers - cleaning will be fast
Children grow, change design and color
Combination of open and closed shelves - convenient for preschool children
The fabulous town will love both boys and girls
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Shelves and shelves in the kitchen
Nor say, but in the kitchen, the main thing is functionality. Not so much free space even on the walls: the lockers occupy a large territory. Because one of the tasks - to use the free space to use the maximum. Interesting ideas are for small or even very small gaps between the wall and refrigerator or other household appliances. Strictly in size can be made on the wheels, which goes away and hides completely there. It is wide and narrow (see photo).
Such a retractable shelving shelf on wheels under different jars make it easy. All right at hand and does not interfere
There are still interesting ideas about saving space. If the washing or a hundred is standing near the window, you can take the sidewalls. There is an interesting suspension option - the grille on the chains to which all the utensils are cling. But such a regiment is possible if the desktop is not at the wall. Another option to save space - if the kitchen-dining room is zoned by the counter, you can also make a regiment, which will be partially suspended. One part of it rests on the wall, the second - on the counter or "hanging" on the ceiling.
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We occupy all free space
Shelves near the window in another style
Hanging shelf for trifles
Over the counter, too, there is an unused space
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Cave the whole wall above the work desk by lockers - not the best way out. They look too heavy. You can solve the problem at the expense of the glass door, but it is not all like it. Exit - to make open shelves between the cabinets. They will give more ease of the interior and the work zone will not be so pressing on the rest of the space.
Seclin and open shelves "make it easy" interior
Stylish accessories will not interfere
There is a place for a glass
The style is different - the idea is the same
Closed and open shelves in one system - convenient and non-standard
Decorative and original
Often the shelves on the wall play an exceptionally decorative role. They are designed to attract attention and this goal is achieved by an unusual form contrasting with respect to the walls, color. You will not put a lot to her: one or two things, but how interesting they are.
Just three rectangles, but at the expense of color and binding look very stylish
Another option from different rectangles and squares, and also painted in bright contrasting colors. By no pass
Very interesting idea to use angles for small shelves
Theme is the same, the mood is different. And just due to the fact that it is not as bright opposition of the color of the wall and coloring shelves
Another option "square" shelves. Two identical sets compounded in different ways
This is the outdoor option
Plastic pipes and painting do not need
Water pipes, corners, all painted bronze paint
Plastic pipes of large diameter installed in the frame. Here is an unusual shelf
Such is the interesting variation of the bookshelf from pipes
There are samples that are just amazed. Well, how could I think of this?
Combination of open and closed shelves. Non-standard form - rounded corners and a type of absolutely new
Forged base looks noble
Non-standard angular shelf
May be an interesting partition between zones
Something like this can be made of polycarbonate. They eat different colors and sleep well
Stormy flight of fantasy from the author
Idea for those who have a lot of books
Interesting design
For lovers of cut flowers
Cardiogram shelf ...
Hand drawings
Mostly design is simple: I looked and about imagine how to do. For those wants to make the shelves with their own hands give a few drawings. Having them in their hands, you can easily make the required changes in size. Just remember that from the fiberboard, a thickness of 16-18 mm, the span between the supports should be no more than a meter, and better - 90 cm. Otherwise there will be a deflection. With plywood approximately the same situation.
The only thing that may be unclear how to collect some nodes. Let us explain in the same scheme, the rest of the assembly is similar. All connections are made on corners. In order for the design to be reliable, the shelves are cut, and jumpers are mounted on the corners.
All these connections are made on corners
Corners are installed below two for each connection with the right and left. Make them from metal or plastics. If the load is planned significant, put the metal if the shelves are decorative - you can furniture from plastic.
Some types of corners
Now you can make the shelves on the wall do it yourself (and outdoor too).