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Remember the paint storage shelves that I made? Well it turns out that I needed another one. I came back from the Haven (a DIY bloggers conference) with a bunch of jars of paint and my shelves were already full! I didn’t have the wood to make another paint storage shelf but what I did find in my workshop was a piece of scrap wood that was really an old piece of white siding. I also found two corbels that I brought home from Haven last year that I hadn’t used yet. That’s all I needed to build a shelf from scrap wood and corbels.
The corbels are from Osborne Wood Products, Inc., and the old piece of siding is from the same man who sold me the siding for the salvaged wood chalkboard.
Since I wanted the corbels to have the same, old, worn appearance as the piece of siding, I applied a coat of Vintage Wood Mercantile Better With Age by Amy Howard. Oh my gosh you guys! This stuff is the bomb! We got to try it out at the conference and we all fell in love with it. This is an amazing new product that actually speeds up the aging process when used on raw wood. You can easily replicate the highly coveted look of salvaged wood. Amy explained that Better With Age interacts with the tannins in wood. As such, all woods will react differently with this product. The more tannins there are, the darker the end result will be.
To make the corbels match the old piece of wood siding, I dry brushed on some American Decor Color Stain in White once the Better With Age was dry.
Now I just needed to find just the right spot for this shelf. Found it! Just above the paint storage shelves – right underneath that vent.
I wanted to drill holes into studs so I used my stud finder and laser level . . .
. . . to find the studs and the I marked the spots for drilling the pilot holes.
Then all I had to to do was hang the corbels on the walls and set the piece of siding on top of those corbels.
Now since the shelf is going to be placed fairly high on the wall and I (or anyone else in the room) would only see the “bottom” of the shelf versus the “top” of it,
the painted front of the siding piece became of the “bottom” of the shelf. See what I mean?
When I look up at the shelf from my seat at the desk, this is what I see. A chippy, old piece of white siding resting on a pair of matching corbels. I love it!
What do you have laying around that you might be able to repurpose into something useful? Look around, I bet you find something! Let me know in the comments below!
In the meantime, feel free to “pin” this idea to refer to later!
That looks fantastic Jeanie! Can’t wait to try the Better With Age!
Jeanie!! Your project is beautiful and it just so happens that I have two pieces of wood that would make wonderful, shallow shelves – I have NO idea where they came from or what they used to be… y’know, you pick up something that whispers to your inner kid, “Trust me and take me home… one day you’ll thank me”. Now the trick gonna be finding a can of Vintage Wood – I live so far out that we have to pack a lunch just to go shopping at Walmart! That’s OK tho’ there’s always the handy-dandy internet!! For real, how did we EVER get along without it?!?
This is awesome! The shelf looks really sturdy and equipped to hold even heavier items. Nicely done! Thanks for the walk through!
Thanks for the tip! I’ve never used this product before but sounds like its something I need to get asap.
This looks so beautiful Jeanie especially the corbels. You did such a beautiful job!! I will do something like that now in our guest bedroom! Thank you so much for inspiring me!
Haha, your paint supply area looks a lot like mine! I could use an easy shelf update to help organize! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday!
Wow this looks great and love the vintage look! This is something I would love to try as well in our laundry room! Thanks for sharing!
Thumbs up for using Ryobi! I love them as well!
Love those little corbels! Thanks for sharing at To Grandma’s House We Go DIY, Crafts, Recipes and more Link Party! Pinned!
I love corbels and also love how this shelf has a vintage look to it! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
I was in need of a paint storage system and noticed these beautiful shelves on one of my favorite blogs, Simple Stylings. I decided to take a leap and build some myself but also visit https://edubirdie.com/examples/crime/ site for edubirdie work. At the time I had no idea how much I would use them or maybe I didn’t quite think about how many little bottles of paint could actually fit on them.
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Such a clever way to turn scrap wood into something both functional Monkey Mart Game and stylish! Love how the aging technique gives it that perfect vintage touch. Who knew old siding could look this good?