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It’s a pretty & smooth surface that is easy to wipe off, and also doesn’t require paint! I made 2 large shelves above the Ikea Pax, the small shelf to the side of the Pax unit, and the top to the DIY drawer unit all from one $32 sheet of 4’x8′ Melamine. If your shelves above eye level you don’t have to paint the top of the shelves, just the undersides and edges. Optional Cosmetic Step- caulk and paint seams and screws.

Then screw the L bracket into the shelf boards with small screws.

Put level on edge of shelf and screw L brackets into the wall supports at the correct height to keep the shelf level from front to back and side to side.

Rest the shelf board onto the finger joint supports.

Attach the 1″x3″ wood pieces into the stud (Add construction glue to the back for extra support.).

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These wood pieces will butt up to the finger- joint board and run down the wall far enough to support the full L-bracket length on the wall.

Measure & cut 1″x3″ wood to fit vertically where you will put your L-brackets.

(Be sure to pre-drill holes into the finger- joint boards & studs to prevent wood-splitting). Line the finger joint board up under the guideline and attach it to each stud with screws.

Apply construction glue to the back of the finger joint boards.

Measure and cut the 1″x2″ finger joint boards to fit underneath the back and sides of the shelves.

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This line will help you install the finger joint boards in step 3 swiftly. Then mark each stud along your guideline. Measure and mark the wall with a level of where you want your shelves to sit.

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How to attach simple DIY closet shelves to the wall: 1″x3″ Wood pieces to support L Brackets.Here’s a walk-through for these medium effort-level DIY closet shelves… Supplies Needed: You will need 1″x3″ wood pieces to attach the brackets to. I put L brackets for support at the same intervals as the original shelf, underneath them, had. These will need to be cut to length and painted as well.

You also need 1″x2″ primed finger joint boards to run along the wall underneath the back and sides of the shelves. They are the proper width, but had to be cut to length & painted. These closet shelves allow us to utilize the empty space going all the way up to the ceiling. The next level up on skill/effort level for closet shelves were these shoe shelves I added to both sides of the closet for our shoes. This shelf holds all my jeans and hoodies! Simple DIY Closet Shelves You don’t want your shelf to extend over the closet rod. If it’s too wide it will interfere with the hangers going onto and coming off of the closet rod. Measure the width of the shelf to be sure it is not too wide.One side of mine rests on the wall support and the other end and extends just a few inches past one of the support brackets. Measure the length to see that both ends will be near a support.Really!Ī couple things to check before you get your shelf: I got this 6’x1′ pre-finished closet shelf and placed it on the support brackets. The easiest of all the shelves I installed in our DIY Master Closet Remodel required ZERO tools and ZERO skill! The brackets that support the lower curtain rod have a flat top, like these: Here is the scoop for each from Easiest to the most Custom Closet Shelf Options- including materials required & DIY instructions for each! From zero work/tools, to simple closet shelves (just attaching them), to totally custom closet shelves. Each of the 3 techniques vary in work & skill required. When you have a small closet, maximizing your space will make you feel like you have a bigger closet! Adding DIY closet shelves is a way that you can transform every inch of your closet into useable space!ĭuring my closet makeover I ended up adding shelves to our new closet design using 3 different methods. Adding shelves to your closet can make your same amount of closet space more useable.