12/28/2023 0 Comments Wooden pantry shelves![]() I first attached my boards with a brad nailer to hold them in place since I was installing them by myself. I kept the same location as my old shelves and allowed for 11″ between the top and bottom of each shelf.Īttach your back wall shelf supports to the wall first using a level to ensure they are level. ![]() Use a a pencil and mark where you want your pantry shelves to be hung on the wall. Attach supports to wall for DIY pantry shelves Since I had 5 shelves, I cut ten side supports at 9 3/4″ long.Ĥ. Because a 1×12 board is 11 1/4″ wide and the back support is going against the wall first and a front trim piece will go under the shelf, your side supports should be cut to 9 3/4″ long (11 1/4″ – 3/4″ – 3/4″ = 9 3/4″). Then, I cut five more (so total of ten) for the front trim pieces that will go under the shelves in the front. I cut five 1x2s at 29″ for my back supports. Cut the 1×2 pantry shelf supports to sizeĬut the back pantry shelf supports (from the 1x2s) to the same size as your wood pantry shelves. While the boards are drying, move onto the next step… 3. After letting the boards fully dry, I added 2 coats of polyurethane for extra protection in case any pantry items leak. Then, go ahead and stain your DIY wood pantry shelves, I used this stain color, it’s one of my favorite stain colors! For tips on staining, check out my how to stain wood tutorial. Or have your home improvement store make the cuts for you! Make sure to sand the wood boards well too! Cut your DIY pantry shelves to this width from the 1×12 boards with a miter saw or circular saw. Measure the width of your pantry wall, mine was just about 29″. Cut DIY wood pantry shelves to size and stain I just sanded them some so my new shelf supports would sit flat against the wall.Ģ. This left large holes which we had to fill with spackle and sand on the sides.īut, since I was putting the new wood shelves in the same spot as the old ones, I knew the holes on the back wall would be covered so I didn’t bother filling those holes. Our wire shelves were hung with huge anchors, so we had to pry them out with a pry bar. Clear pantry out and remove wire shelvesīegin by clearing all items of your pantry out and then removing the wire shelves or any other type of shelving that you have in your pantry. Also, 1x12s are 11 1/4″ wide so that will be the depth of the shelves.ġ. ***Note: Adjust materials and cuts for your custom pantry size! These quantities and measurements are based on five 29″ wood shelves. ![]() Note, this post contains some affiliate links. So, adjust accordingly! I’ll share the measurements for my shelves so you can see how I cut everything for a reference.Īlso, this is a very affordable project, these 5 wood shelves cost just under $50 to make! I built five 29″ shelves, but keep in mind the measurements and supplies you need will be custom to your space. How could I not makeover this closet haha?!īelow I’m sharing how to build pantry shelves along with a how-to video!. Here is an embarrassing BEFORE photo of our messy, unorganized pantry: Note, I also have a second, larger pantry closet that I added DIY CORNER pantry shelves to! See how to build corner pantry shelves here!įurther, our pantry was in desperate need of a pantry makeover and organization. For our pantry though, I wanted to keep the shelving more simple with some stained DIY wood pantry shelves with simple white trim. In our small master bathroom renovation, I replaced the wire shelving with custom DIY built in shelves and a cabinet. Our pantry closet had ugly wire shelving that I really didn’t like so I decided to make DIY pantry shelves with wood to make the shelves more functional and pretty!Įvery closet in our house has wire shelving and I can’t stand the look of them or how things easily fall through the wire gaps or how smaller items fall over on them.
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