I used a 6 foot long piece of 1"x12" pine, cut in half for two shelves. We choose pine because we wanted a rustic/distressed look. I stained it with Miniwax Special Walnut and I tried a trick I read online of soaking steel wool in the stain for a few days to give it a gray-ish tint. I'm not sure if it worked, but I really like how the color turned out. I gave the shelves two coats of stain and three coats of satin finish polyurethane.
Here's how they turned out:
For the brackets I just spray painted plain whites ones from Home Depot with oil rubbed bronze spray paint. The wood and bracket colors match some of the pieces in our family room... I love it when I can use something easy like this to tie the rooms together.
There are still a few more things I want to do in the powder room. Here's the updated list:
Bead board or board and batten trim
Make/buy some art for the wall above the towel bar (I'm excited about an idea I have for this!)
Crown molding
Anyone have any suggestions on whether I should do bead board or board and batten? I'm leaning towards bead board, just because it's easier, but I can't decide.
So adorable! Love the shelves!
ReplyDeleteAs far as the molding, I have NO experience there..LOL..sorry nutthin to give ya here :)
We are currently in the mist of doing a patio and fireplace in our backyard quite the undertaking...we are on vaca this week and working on it...
That's awesome... I can't wait to see how your patio turns out... I'm dying for an outdoor fireplace.
DeleteThe shelves are super cute!
ReplyDeleteNice, spray paint is my best friend. I like the idea of doing shelves. I have been trying to figure out what I am doing with storing toilet paper. I thought about a basket on the floor but I like it on the shelf.
ReplyDeleteThat basket of TP was on our floor since we moved in... I like it on the shelf better because it makes it easier to clean the floor, though I don't think it looked bad on the floor.
DeleteHi there! I just came across your blog. I love the color you painted your powder room. Could you tell me what color that is? Thanks and your home is gorgeous! I loved the Courtland gate but a little too big for us so we are building the Victoria Falls.
DeleteThe paint color is "Gulf Winds" by Behr with the Glidden Paint + Primer in eggshell base.
ReplyDeleteI was just puzzling out how I was going to do shelves in front of one of our kitchen windows. I love these. I'm visiting from the SITS comment love tribe.
ReplyDeleteDo it! These were so easy. I'd love to see them if you wind up building them!
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