Now I'm {pretty much} all better.
Moral of the story::
Pump yourself full of vitamin C and go to sleep at 7:30pm right after your kids go to bed and soon you will be like new.
xO-Cat
Now I'm {pretty much} all better.
Moral of the story::
Pump yourself full of vitamin C and go to sleep at 7:30pm right after your kids go to bed and soon you will be like new.
xO-Cat
First we screw in the brackets...
Then we slide in the gutter...
Can't forget to measure...
Excuse my lack of end caps...
Voila'
These of course aren't all the kids books. We also set up a sort of library system at home. If they want a new book and their is no room on the bookshelf they have to "return one" for a new one. So far it's worked great.
S0, how do you get these really awesome shelves in your home? Simple take a quick trip to your local hardware store and pick up a very few things. Most of them you'll have a round the house.
Supplies:
-Vinyl rain gutters {I got mine from Home Depot. 10 feet for $5.25}
-Brackets for the rain gutters
-End caps for the rain gutters {I skipped out on these at the moment. They were the most expensive and since they were just for looks I'll get them another day}
-Wood screws {make sure they fit the size of your brackets}
-Hack saw
-Drill
-Level
-Marking pencil/sharpie
-Stud finder
Now in 10 simple steps you can to can have these great shelves in your home.
1. Decide the length that you want your shelf to be
2. Cut the rain gutter with the hack saw
3. Decide where you want to put the shelves and find and mark the studs {Remember studs are usually 16'' apart}
4. Determine the height that you want the top of the shelf to be and mark that point on one of the studs that will be close to the end of the other shelf
5.Level the stud marks
6. Using the wood screw and the drill, screw a bracket into the point that you just marked
7. Slide the gutter into the mounted brackets
8. Glue on the end caps
9. Repeat if needed
10.Enjoy
I hope that this project can serve for a happy solution to whatever you need as it does in our home. We'll see ya next time on Ask this Old House.... {KIDDING}
xO-Cat