Attaching bookshelves to wall

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Securing a bookshelf to the wall is important for safety, but what if you don’t want to use screws? This article provides alternative methods for attaching your bookshelf securely without damaging your walls. Learn how with these easy-to-follow instructions.

From materials to directions, read on for a step-by-step guide on how to build built-in bookshelves to cover a wall in your home!

I showed off these fabulous IKEA bookshelves my Dad recently built for us in this post HERE...If you missed it, this was just a blank wall in our living room. This post has the step

Since we did not get as much done last week as we had hoped (or as fast as we had hoped... I should say), this week with Sandra's new instructions we jumped right in! We framed

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Nashville-based blogger Elise Joseph gives us the low-down on her $500 IKEA Billy bookcase hack.

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We’re almost finished with our kitchen renovation, and I’m so excited to share this high-impact shelving project with you! Our original kitchen (see floor plan before and after below) had lots of bulky cabinets on this wall, but because we planned to enlarge the island countertop for dining, the walkway would become too crowded if…

EASY DIY BUILT IN BOOKSHELFIn this video I want to show you how I made these beautiful open bookshelves on a tight budget and some imagination. I built these bookshelves floor to ceiling and I am using pretty beginner friendly and easy joinery so almost ANYONE can do it! These are the kinds of DIY PROJECTS I love! This video will cover only half of the space as I am doing ANOTHER VIDEO that will include my second IKEA HACK SHELF idea, so be sure to check back for that one! I do have free…

In case you missed the inspiration for this space and the initial details, you can find those here and here. If you follow me on Snapchat @themakerista you’ve seen the play-by-play of this build, but if not, I wanted to show you the process of the shelves today. Just to remind you, here’s the before once we cleared the room and refinished the ceilings… After getting an idea of what I was wanting, Micah headed to Lowe’s to get the first round of materials. As I’ve said, this hasn’t been a…

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A 37-year-old woman lays a bookshelf on the floor. The next night? This idea is so creative! Absolutely anyone can recreate this showstopper! I decided to just go for it and do it. And I DID IT! 100% by myself. And I am so proud. :)

This week I will be sharing how to turn a plain wall into a custom built-in library wall using IKEA Billy bookcase hack. The best part of this DIY project is how unbelievably affordable it is. Having contractors create built-ins […]

Floating Bookshelf Using French Cleets: So the wifey wanted a bookshelf for the house an since I hav been building things around the house I opened my mouth an said I will make u that. I wanted it to be nice so I used raw cypress I got from the local saw mill......you can buy wood of your…

I so desire to build my own furniture and make my own bookshelves but my confidence level is low and measuring perfectly scares me.