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Rustic Farmhouse Book Shelf

August 18, 2016

Rustic Farmhouse Book Case DIY www. sawdust2stitches.com Hey all! So this post has been a long time in the making,  you may remember a while back  I made a gorgeous Arhaus inspired Rustic Farmhouse Coffee Table.   Rustic Farmhouse Series HomeRight sawdust2stitches

What I hadn’t realized is that my friend Crissie from Sawdust to Sequins  had made her own version of this amazing Arhaus table… Great minds think alike, right ?!  Well, we decided to put both of our creative brains together and round out the collection! So today  I will show you how to make a Book Shelf, and then you can head on over and check out Sawdust to Sequins GORGEOUS rendition of a Media Console! Sawdust to Sequins

 

I’m  also excited  to be  teaming  up with the great folks over at HomeRight on this  project! It is through  great companies like HomeRight and affiliate links that I can continue to provide all these tutorials at zero additional cost to my readers! So a big thank you to them!  (More info. available here.)  Make sure you enter to win your very own paint tent at the end of the post!   Homeright Logo2

Rustic Farmhouse Book Shelf 

Supplies Used:

  • (13 ) 1″x 3″ Boards
  • (10 ) 1″x 4″ Boards
  • (40)  3/4″ x 5/16″Hex Bolts (Optional)
  • (40) 5/16″ Washers
  • Spray Paint (Optional)
  • Stain and/or Paint
  • Wood Glue
  • 1 1/2″ Finish Nails
  • 1 1/4″ Wood Screws

Tools Suggested:

  • Drill
  • Drill Bit
  • Miter Saw
  • Nail Gun
  • Homeright Small Spray Shelter
  • Homeright Spray Shelter
  • HomeRight Finish Max Fine Finish Sprayer

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Step 1.

 Cut List:

1’x 3″ Boards

  • (2) @ 84 9/16″ (Short to long with 21 degree angles. See Step 4. for details.)
  • (8) @ 83 1/2″ (Vertical Legs)
  • (10) @ 21″ (Horizontal Supports)

1″x 4″ Boards

  • (20) @ 40″

 Step 2.  Assemble Legs

Sandwich the 21″ horizontal supports in-between the 83 1/2″ legs.  Use the diagram below to reference the correct spacing.   Use wood glue to secure and reinforce with 1 1/2″ finish nails. Repeat, and repeat. (You will need two of these.)

Rustic Farm Book Case Create Sides www.sawdust2stitches.com


 Step 3.  Add Horizontal Planks

This step you are going to want an extra set of hands.  The 40″ planks will be spanned across the two vertical “legs”.  When securing the boards to the frame,  you can either use a touch of wood glue, and reinforce with 1 1/2″ finish nails, or you can pre-drill (or Spax screws which do not require pre-drilling) and use 1 1/2″ wood screws.

Rustic Farm Book Case Horizontal Slats www.sawdust2stitches.com


 Step 4.  “X” Support

To make this “X” support I used a “half-lap” joint.  (You can see a example in the image below.)  This is typically  done using either table saw, or a router.

-Rustic Farmhouse Book Case Half Lap X Sawdust2stitches.com

In the event that  this is a little too fancy for your tastes,  you can use a simpler more “rustic”  approach.  You can always lay the first support in place and secure the crap out of the  support directly on the back of the shelf and then  attach the remaining support to the center of the  first (already attached) support.  Then  “toe-nail” (nail it at an angle” and  attach the tops corners of the support to the vertical slats.

Rustic Farm Book CaseBack Support www.sawdust2stitches.com

 

 


  Step 5.  Spray Stain

Time to add the finish.   For this project I knew I wanted it to be stained, but really  did not feel like getting in the all nooks and crannies of this build… and let’s face it, I am a touch impatient.  So I pulled out my trusty sprayer, and went to town. (Yes,  you can use stain in a sprayer!)  I just popped up my HomeRight Spray Shelter and was good to go.  Honestly, if you are at all a do-it-yourselfer this spray tent is ideal.  It is big enough to fit large projects but small enough to fit in a garage!

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You can read all the details on how I made and stained my coordinating  Rustic Farmhouse Coffee Table Here. 

Rustic Farmhouse table

 Step 7.  Add Hardware (optional)

If you would like to add a little more character to this table, then try adding some hardware! I used 3/4″ hex bolts, and added washers to bulk up their  appearance. I simply  drilled 5/16″ holes through the center of the posts.

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Before adding the bolts I decided to use spray paint to customize the color.(Pictured: Rust-oleum Soft Iron)

Rustic Farmhouse Book Case Spray Shelter www.swadust2stitches.com

When inserting the bolts, I added a small dab of glue to the inside of the drilled hole. ( I wanted to make sure that the bolts didn’t mysteriously  go missing.)

 

-Rustic Farmhouse Book Case Sawdust2Stitches

 There you have it !  It makes a  beautiful addition to the Coffee Table,  OR…
Rustic Farmhouse Series HomeRight sawdust2stitches

…it  looks great all by itself!
Rustic Farmhouse Book Shelf www.sawdust2stitches.com

Looking for more inspiration, make sure you check out Sawdust to Sequins take on a Media Console!

Take Luck, and make sure you enter the HomeRight Giveaway!

Corey

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Comments

  1. Casey says

    August 25, 2016 at 3:38 pm

    I fell in love with this immediately and set off on building it. A disclaimer that this is seriously difficult is needed 😉 having a real hard time making sure everything is square (because even the “good” furring strips aren’t great). Any suggestions for me because I’d like to building another matching one.

    • coreydecker@gmail.com says

      August 25, 2016 at 8:39 pm

      You probably won’t like the answer, in order to avoid those problems you typically have to buy the more expensive wood… It definitely increases the overall price, but takes out a lot of the discrepancies.

  2. Peggy Wright says

    August 25, 2016 at 3:52 pm

    Entered to win. Thank you. Love your creations.

  3. Tammy McGee says

    August 25, 2016 at 8:51 pm

    Entered!

  4. Rachel Johnson says

    August 25, 2016 at 9:31 pm

    Entered the contest. Thanks!

  5. Chrissy schmitt says

    August 26, 2016 at 9:28 pm

    Entered to win. Live your work 🙂

  6. Traci says

    September 23, 2016 at 4:59 pm

    How did you create the stain color?

    • coreydecker@gmail.com says

      September 25, 2016 at 1:08 pm

      It is simply “Briarsmoke” by Varathane. 🙂

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