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How to Make Rustic DIY Driftwood Shelves

Jane and Sonja
Turn a beach found treasure into a pretty and practical rustic driftwood shelf for your coastal home or beach-themed cottage.
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Equipment

  • Sandpaper, gloves
  • Cloth / Rag, measuring tape, pencil, level
  • Drill, screwdriver, screws, appropriate sized drill bit, wall anchors

Ingredients
  

  • Large Driftwood Plank or Piece of Barn Board
  • Beeswax furniture polish
  • Shelving brackets

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the wood by cleaning, sanding and then applying a coat of beeswax furniture polish.
  • Assemble the shelf brackets by positioning them evently on the underside of the shelf, aligning the back of the bracket with the back side of the shelf. Mark the placement with a pencil.
  • Pre-drill the holes and screw the bracket to the underside of the drift wood shelf.
  • To securing the DIY shelf to the wall, mark it's placement at the desired height. Place a level on the wall to ensure markings are aligned and level.
  • Pre-drill holes and add then add wall anchors so the shelf with hold extra weight. Screw shelf to wall.
Keyword coastal style, diy, driftwood
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