For those of you like me who live in a small house, space is a precious commodity. That's why it's important for me to utilize the space I have.
My husband and I have two huge windows in our office that take up an entire wall. So, we got creative and decided if we couldn't place a bookshelf against that wall because of the odd windows, we could use the space above them.
The first step was to measure the length of the windows. Ours were about 10 feet across. We added 2 inches to the length, one for each side of the board for the space to place the brackets.
We used a pine board measuring 10 inches wide by 12 feet long and trimmed the excess.
After we trimmed the board, we stained it to match our window trim. We used Minwax Polyshades stain in Walnut with a gloss finish.
After letting the stain dry overnight, we attached the board to the two outer brackets.
We also installed a small inner bracket for extra support.
And voila! You have an easy, space saving bookshelf to display all your literary treasures.
Happy crafting!
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