Ok, this is my first tutorial… maybe my only tutorial. Who knows! A friend of mine named Becky taught me how to make these awesome recycled floating bookshelves. I once sold them in an Etsy shop, but I now don’t have the time or desire to sell them anymore. So, I thought I’d just teach you all how to make them yourself, just like Becky once taught me. Kind of like Confucius’s famous quote: “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.” Somewhat applicable, right? This tutorial has been my list of “to do’s” for months now. I’m so happy to be sharing it with you.
Make sure when making your bookshelf that you use a book that you have the heart to drill into – I’m a bit sentimental with some of the books that I own. I’ve found old books (like this one) for as little as $0.10 each at a local thrift store. This is such a fun & inexpensive way to recycle books. Bookshelves are SO useful – I can never have enough of them. This also allows you to easily coordinate your bookshelf with the colors you have in the room your floating bookshelf will go in. If your room is mostly neutrals your floating bookshelf can even be a fun way to add a little accent color. Thanks Shannon for stop by & kindly took these photos of me. You rock, friend! Below is the step by step tutorial on how you can make your own floating bookshelf. Enjoy!
Ah, I think I am going to have to try this one! Thanks for passing the idea on.
I am totally going to do this in my “new” old house!!!! Yay! Thank you so much for explaining this so simply. I wonder if this will hold up in ancient plaster walls… we will see!
That is so cool!! Will definitely bookmark this and give it a try
Thanks so much for sharing!
This is way cool and something I may attempt with my daughter’s Twilight books – it would make a cute display in her room!
I think I will have to try this!
That is brilliant I just love the look of these! Thank you so much for a great tutorial… very well done: excellent photo, easy descriptions. And a great way to recycle old, unloved books.
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These look great. I did it differently, but I like the way you bolted through the cover instead of gluing the bottom cover to the pages. I’ll have to try it that way next time. I also did this with DVDs here…
http://iamalivephotos.blogspot.com/2010/01/floating-dvd-shelves.html
FUN! Your DVD idea is great as well (just checked it out). I like it! Thanks for sharing.
Oh I love the floating book shelf! Thank You for sharing this, I think when I have time, I’ll try to make one or two! I’m glad my post made you smile.
This is a great ideal, and wonderful very clear directions, thanks for sharing. I might have to add this to my list of summer projects when I’m not teaching!
Ok, that is amazing – I just love it! Any way to show off books is just fantastic! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the tutorial. What a great project for a rainy day!
Too funny… I was just looking at a similar bookshelf from the Umbra site, since we are renovating out office space. I like yours way better! Thanks for sharing the tutorial!
YAY! Glad to help
I saw the Umbra version in person – pretty cool too!
Nicely done, Fern! More tutorials please
Amazing. Thank you.
Cool project.
genius!! you are so good
I am totally doing this tomorrow! I would right now, but I have to go on a cool book hunt first!
Brilliant post – thankyou!