Building A Shelf Out Of Drawers

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  Step 1

  I find old drawers all of the time on the side of the road or they are left over from dressers being upcycled. This project is a great way to reuse some of those left over drawers.

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  Step 2

  Decide which of your drawers will be the bottom one and attached four legs to it. I found these legs at Home Depot and they were relatively inexpensive. You could also use reclaimed legs.

  To attach the legs, drill a hole the size of the screw on the leg through the drawer face and then screw in the leg. For extra security, add a little wood glue to the hole.

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  Step 3

  Paint each of the drawers a varying shade of blue to get an ombre effect. Start with the darkest blue on the bottom and add a little white or cream coloured paint to the dark blue paint making each drawer a little lighter than the one below it.

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  Step 4

  Using wood glue, attach each drawer to the one below it making a stack of four drawers. For extra security, you can add screws between the layers of drawers so that they won't come apart.

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  Step 5

  Once your bookshelf is built and in place, use a screw to attach it to the wall and fill it with all of your beautiful collections.

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