Not too far from where we live are some very cool, old, abandoned tobacco barns and with all of our house projects going on we've accumulated quite the collection of Barnwood. Since we finally bought and mounted our living room tv we've been talking about putting shelving around or underneath to make the wall look a little less, naked. We decided to use some of the Barnwood and mount it using plumbers pipe similar to our Dining Room Table.
First we started by choosing a board.
We picked this one because it had some charred sections on it that looked so cool. Once we picked it we lightly sanded both sides.
After sanding it, we used a coat of natural wood stain to bring out the awesome color of the grains.
Then after the stain had dried over night, we applied a coat of poly and let it dry.
(Getting ready to install!)
We picked up plumbers pipe at Home Depot, as well as some silver spray paint.
- 2 flanges
- 2 1.5" inch pipes (the length is equal to the width of the shelf)
- 2 end caps
We used a stud finder to locate the studs in the wall and plan out where the shelf would go, then we pre-drilled the flange holes into the wall. Next, we secured the flange to the wall using wood screws.
Once the flange was attached, we twisted the pipe end in tightly. After the pipe is in, all that was left was the end cap!
We put the board on top, and tightened the end caps to hold it in place - and we're done!
This project totally changed our room, we're both super excited with how it turned out and how easy it was to do!
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