It’s been so fun working on a project I love so much. The 1905 Cottage is a little home I fell in love with years ago and bought about four years ago. You can read all about it here. A couple of years ago I started an addition and now I’m sharing the projects from the addition. Today I would like to share the 1905 Cottage Addition: Dining Room.

This is the outside of the home. The bigger window is the window in the kitchen and the smaller window at the back is the porch which was turned into a room and is the south side of the dining room.

Here’s a picture of the old kitchen and the wall which we took out. The green carpeted room is the room which is now the south part of the dining room.

This is the side of the wall we took out that opened the kitchen to the dining room.

The dining room is one of my favorite rooms at the 1905 Cottage. The south side of the room was a porch when the home was built in 1905. A long time ago that porch was enclosed into a room. When we did the remodel on the original home we took out a wall between the kitchen and what is now the dining room and found one of the long original windows. And in the center of the room is an opening under the home that was a root cellar.

So when the addition began we knew the dining room would be the gateway to the new part of the home. So in the center of the room is a beam where the original outside walls of the dining room were. And it was a little tricky trying to decide how to decorate the room with a beam in the center.

So what I did was I decided to get two long light fixtures to go above the dining room table and have them mirror each other on each side of the beam. I was going to make a light fixture but I ended up finding  a light fixture from World Market that was almost what I had in mind. I painted it to make it blend in a little better with the room and I used chain to chain the two fixtures together and help them hang straight over the table.

I put a rug over the opening to the root cellar. Because….. zombies!! LOL just kidding. But it is a little creepy down there. I’m not going to lie. The rug is the Sierra Paddle Rug from RugsUSA.com.

On the north side of the room I did a simple board and batten treatment to add a little interest to the wall and then hung some Ikea shelves above a garage sale dresser that I turned into a buffet. I like to keep my collection of cake plates on the shelves. But they are fun to decorate for the different seasons!

I made a little bench to put on one side of the table. It’s a little rickety but I love it.

And under the window I put another bench with some cute pillows.

One the north side of the room is a nook that used to be a closet. I took out the closet and put in a tall banquette bench from Overstock. And the table is an antique table my mom gave me when she moved to California. It’s a cozy spot to eat breakfast or do homework.

And on the west side of the room is the door to the cottage’s courtyard. I hung a little gallery wall there above my grandmother’s table. And underneath is a place where the kids can put their shoes when they come in. They like to use the courtyard as their entrance as they come home from school.

Probably my favorite part about the 1905 Cottage’s dining room is the fact that there are windows on both the west and east sides of the room. So it’s always light and a very happy space in the home!

I hope you enjoyed this room. I plan on sharing all of the rooms of the addition. It has been such a fun project to work on and a labor of love!!

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog – I really appreciate it!! 

xoxo

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1905 Cottage Addition: Girls’ Shared Bathroom Reveal and $100 Walmart Giveaway.

I’ve had so much fun working on the 1905 Cottage addition. We love living in our “new” old home. And this year I’ll be talking all about the addition and sharing all the details – including the good and bad of turning a vintage home into a modern home on a budget.

Today I am sharing my girls’ shared bathroom.

When I decided I wanted to build onto the original home, I knew that there was only a certain amount of room to build out and remain within building codes. So I knew all of the rooms would be small, which was great because it makes the addition cohesive with the original 1905 home. I also knew that I wanted to get as much functionality into each of the rooms as possible and still have the rooms remain visually pleasing.

There was only room for one bathroom on the main floor of the addition. I knew my girls would need to share the space so I made the bathroom into a Jack-and-Jill room. What that means is that each of the bedrooms has a door onto the bathroom, with the bathroom in the middle. And since the bedrooms are also small rooms, I decided to put in barn doors so that I wouldn’t need to worry about the space of having door swinging out into the bedrooms. This actually turned out to be a great idea and I also built the barn doors last summer. The tutorial for those is coming up soon!

The bathroom space was narrow. So instead of going with a standard cabinet, I decided to put in a free-standing vanity with dual sinks, so each of the girls would have their own sink and plenty of counter space. I know how girls need their counter space!

Under the vanity is a little shelf. I added baskets and I keep all of the extra towels and washcloths in those bins.

I also decided not to put in a bath in the bathroom, but a larger walk-in shower. Since my girls are not toddlers and don’t really take baths I thought a larger shower with a bench would make sense. And the master bedroom has a large freestanding bathtub so I didn’t think it would hurt me if I ever decide to sell the cottage.

For the two bathrooms I added in the addition I picked out the same materials to give the cottage a more seamless feel. Since it is small I think having everything flow together is really nice. I used slate-colored tile for the floors, offset in a subway tile pattern. I also used the same tile and size but in white on the walls of the shower. On the floors of the shower I used white penny tile and I love the whimsical look of the little circles! As i said, I also built a bench in the shower because I knew that girls need to shave their legs. I also had a little cubby built into the shower wall so the girls can keep their shampoo in that niche. I also decided to use clear glass with a french swinging door. I think the clear glass opens up the space.

On the wall behind the vanity I planked the wall and added scalloped mirrors which I think are very cottage-y. And above the mirrors I added simple school house-style lights, which echo the school house light above the sink in the cottages kitchen.

For the accessories I headed to Walmart and used their Better Homes and Gardens line to personalize the space. I used the same towels that I used in my master bathroom. I coordinated grey and matching teal towels. I also used these adorable bathroom accessories that have names stamped on them – pump, stuff, things. It’s an easy way for the girls to store some little items.

And I think Ella’s favorite part of the bathroom are these cushy mats that are also from the Better Homes and Gardens line at Walmart. They are the softest!!

On the wall next to the toilet is a rustic wood and metal organizer where we keep extra toilet paper and accessories. I have a tutorial for how to make this Rustic Wood and Metal Organizer.

Another favorite item in the room is the little elephant. It’s decorative, but it’s also a nightlight!! We keep it on at night so the girls can see in the dark if they need to get up in the middle of the night.

The girls love their bathroom. And that makes me happy!!

I am also giving away a $100 Walmart gift card so YOU can buy some fun Better Homes and Gardens things to spruce up YOUR space! All you need to do to win is leave a comment letting me know which room in YOUR house you would like to spruce up!

I can’t wait to see who wins!!

Have a BEAUTIFUL day!

xoxo

Disclosure – this post is sponsored by Better Homes and Gardens, however all ideas are mine. 

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November 16-22 is National Decorate Your Home for the Holidays week, and it’s designed to encourage everyone to plan early, decorate and de-stress in time to spread holiday cheer. I love this idea!!

Hannah and I had such a FUN time perusing our local Big Lots and planning out our room makeover!

Here’s a little video sneak peek of our shopping trip:

I can’t wait to share the room with you!

Hannah and I had a BLAST checking out everything in the store and deciding on a theme for our room. We are SO excited about it!!

I was amazed at all of the quality home furnishings. Like these pillows! Beautiful and at awesome prices.

Thanks to Big Lots for the fun! I’ll be revealing my festive #BIGHoliday room makeover on November 16, 2014 — I hope you will stop by for the room reveal! It’s going to be so PRETTY!!!

You can follow along with Big Lots, the #BIGHoliday Blogger challenge, and #BIGHoliday on their social media:

Facebook

 Twitter

 Instagram

 Pinterest

 YouTube

 Have a FESTIVE day!! 

xoxo

This post was sponsored by Big Lots in celebration of its #BIGHoliday campaign for National Decorate Your Home for the Holidays Week. I’m SUPER excited about this challenge!! See my disclosures.

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I’m so excited to be a part of the new Michaels Makers team!

 There’s a new line at Michaels called Raw Bar – and to celebrate, Michaels sent me some samples to try.     I love making wreaths! And since the Fourth of July was over, I wanted to create something that could stay on my door through the rest of the summer. I loved the burlap frame that Michaels sent me and I decided to use that frame as the focal point of the wreath. Here’s how I made this simple wreath. And the best part?? It only took about 15 minutes to create.   Materials:   Wreath Form Ribbon to wrap around wreath form Three Pre-made burlap flowers Two types of pre-made ruffle ribbon Pre-made wood saying Twine Pre-made canvas pennant banner Glue gun Here’s what I did to create this easy 15-minute wreath:

1. I wrapped the wreath form with the jute ribbon until the whole wreath form was covered.
2. Then I wrapped part of the wreath form in ruffle fabric, which I also found in spools at Michaels.
3. I added the pre-made flowers, hot gluing them onto the wreath form
4. Then I hot glued ruffle fabric around the outside of the burlap canvas
5. And I added the small wood word to the middle of the canvas
6. I hung the canvas to the wreath form by hot gluing the ribbon on the back of the canvas to the back of the wreath.
7. I added the canvas pennant banner to the top of the wreath.
8. The last thing I did was I hot glued a little bit of twine to the top, back of the wreath in a loop so I could hang the wreath on my door.
9. And voila – now I have a summery wreath.

Did you know that you can order your craft supplies from Michaels online??

It’s super simple. And they have all kinds of sales every day.

So give Michaels Online shopping a try — it’s easy and fast.

Plus, free shipping on orders over $50!

Follow Michaels on Facebook to keep up with the latest ideas. And follow Michaels on Pinterest for ideas, shopping, and the latest trends in their “Favorite Pins” section!

What’s your favorite Michael’s project? What projects do you have in mind for the summer holidays?

 xoxo

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This post was sponsored by Michaels. However, the  project and post are mine. See my disclosures.

PS: I’ve linked up this post to these fabulous blogs this week!

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I love being a Lowes Creator. This month one of the themes we could choose from was Patriotic Projects.

I love the Fourth of July!!

When we moved into our neigborhood more than 10 years ago, we were surprised to find out that there was a HUGE hometown parade and pancake breakfast right around the corner. And this parade happens on the #1905Cottage’s street. My kids love it because anyone can participate. So over the years they have decorated their bikes and loved being a part of the parade.

So I love decorating the cottage for this Patriotic Parade. And I wanted to come up with a whimsical flag to hang at the cottage. So I headed down to Lowes.

I picked up some square molding and had the nice Lowes guys cut them into 3 foot sections. Here’s how I made the flag:

Square Molding (2 12 foot sections)

red, white and blue Spray Paint

Square Molding

Number 4 Address Plaque

Eye Hooks

Jump Rings

Ribbon

Painter’s Tape

Vinyl and a Cutting Machine or Circle Punch

I trimmed one of the sections of molding into a 2 foot length for the top of the flag.

Then I layed the molding sections out along with the square one and cut two of the sections of molding under the square molding and cut them so they were the same length.

I spray painted three of the molding sections red, three blue, along with the square wood.

Then I cut two sizes of circles using my Cricut Explore machine and added them to two of the lengths of molding and spray painted those and peeled them off to reveal the polka dots.

I also added painter’s tape to two lengths of molding, spray painted them white and peeled off the tape to reveal the colored stripes.

Once everything was painted, I layed the pieces out and arranged them the way I wanted.

Then I drilled 7 holes along the bottom of the 2-foot section of molding that I had sprayed red.

I screwed in the eye hooks.

Then I drilled holes at the top of each of the other sections of molding and added eye hooks.

I attached the top and bottom eye hooks with jump rings.

Then I added the “4” address number to the middle of the rectangular molding and hung the shorter molding pieces, using the same technique.

I also attached two eye hooks to the top of the flag and threaded a ribbon through each eye hook and hung it up!

I think its a festive little touch to the front porch!

How do YOU decorate for the 4th??

You can also follow  Lowe’s on Facebook for more great ideas and sign up for their FREE Creative Ideas Magazine with TONS of great DIY  ideas and instructions!!

PS: I’ve linked up this post to these fabulous blogs this week!

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I’m thrilled to be joining in with Gina from Shabby Creek Cottage in her Summer Tour of Homes and sharing some of my favorite spots at the #1905Cottage. You might have read about my little love affair with this home. I’ve spent the last couple of years fixing it up and it makes my heart so happy!

For those of you joining me from Desert Domicile – welcome!!

I spray painted some crates in different bright colors and added potted plants to a vintage table and chairs set.

You might remember what it looked like at the beginning:

Casual seating in front of the house is the perfect place to while away a summer afternoon….

And the yellow dutch door is so welcoming.

Inside, the cottage is bright and happy. I beaded the chandelier and I think it’s perfect for Summer!

With a work and relaxing space in the front room.

We rebuilt the fireplace and used classic materials like subway tile to recreate the look of the era.

And my craft supplies are on the wall behind for easy access.

Right next to the front room is the kitchen. We used hex tiles in a white finish to continue the classic look, with a modern spin.

I found a discount island and added a shelf for an island that can be moved around.

And when we ran into an item that couldn’t be moved like this cinder block chimney, we had cabinets built to camouflage it.

We took out a closet and made it into a little banquette eating area – maximizing space.

And added a tall, upholstered headboard to bring the eye upward in a very small bedroom.

And we opened a doorway into a room at the front of the house and created a little pantry/utility space.

And outside I created a little Privacy Screen out of old closet doors and made some subway planter boxes too!

It’s such a happy little home. And some big things are happening at the cottage – I am excited to share more details soon!!

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to continue the tour by visiting Beth at Home Stories A2Z next!

And here are the other beautiful homes on the tour. Be sure to check them out!
Monday, June 2nd

The Shabby Creek Cottage
The Nester
At The Picket Fence (Vanessa)
Thistlewood Farms
The Inspired Room

Tuesday, June 3rd

The Handmade Home
My Fabuless Life
Finding Home
In My Own Style
The Hunted Interior

Wednesday, June 4th

Inspired By Charm
Jennifer Rizzo
Madigan Made
Makely School for Girls
Funky Junk Interiors

Thursday, June 5th

Jones Design Company
Beneath My Heart
The Pennington Point
White Buffalo Styling Co.
Southern Hospitality

Friday, June 6th

At the Picket Fence (Heather)
Desert Domicile
Tatertots & Jello
Home Stories A to Z
Live Laugh Rowe

Happy Friday! 

xoxo

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I’ve had so many emails and comments on the #1905Cottage remodel kitchen. I thought it might be fun to show some different ways that we used design and planning to make the space seem bigger.     1. Use open shelving to maximize storage but also keep the room as open as possible. We used custom-made shelving that we added before the tile was laid; it was custom-made to match the cabinetry and the odd shape of the room. But you can use premade open shelving inexpensively and just as attractively! 2. Use shallow shelving to accommodate awkward spaces. When we worked on the cottage, we learned of a cinderblock chimney that rose from the basement into the attic — and that we could not remove without causing major damage. So instead we had to work around it. With our kitchen shelving, we designed a shallow set of shelves on each side of this awkward chimney to provide storage but turn a negative into a positive: what was a pain to work around became a feature of the room.

3. Don’t be afraid to open up spaces. We discovered a hidden window in the kitchen wall … which made us think: why not turn the narrow doorway into an open wall? We had to modify our original kitchen plan to do it, but it has become one of our favorite features in the cottage. We had an engineer specify how we should add a “header” to manage the structural stress.

4. Add small touches to your decor to add interest and surprise. Just like a great movie, a great room should reveal details you missed the first time you saw it. In this kitchen, I wanted to add details that didn’t add clutter but did add interest and character. So I chose things like the seeded glass in the cabinets and the feet in the cabinets near the disguised chimney. I chose knobs with character (see the reveal post), too!

5. If you’re remodeling, think outside the walls. When we remodeled the entryway, we “stole” back some space (about 14″, if I remember right), from the former closet to create a special space where we could put in a full-size refrigerator but still have it not extend past the cabinets. This was kind of tricky, but we knew that the space wouldn’t be missed in the entryway but would give us a lot more options for standard-sized refrigerators.

6. Choose very clean lines. We chose very clean lines for the molding, choosing simple (yet tall) molding for all of the base and crown molding. These clean lines help a small room seem bigger. And we added decorative molding to the bottom of the cabinets that give the cabinets a little something special and make them seem more true to the age of the home.

7. Where you can, open up the space as much as possible; even giving up a bit of counter space to enlarge a window. When we bought the house, the kitchen window was somewhat odd; it was awkwardly sized with a row of glass block underneath.

8. Raise the ceiling. We ripped out the suspended ceiling and planked the original, higher ceiling. You can read all of the details here from the original project.

9. Choose a bright, monochrome color palette and stick to it. I chose all white to help brighten and enlarge the room. Accent colors really pop in the space and it’s completely neutral when I’m ready to change the decor or try something bold like Pantone’s color of the year, Radiant Orchid.

10. Don’t be afraid to change things around. For example, while we ended up keeping the fridge about where the original one was, we demolished a well-intentioned but awkwardly placed drywall “box” in the middle of the room to open up the space further. And while we kept the sink in roughly the same spot, we shifted it a bit and we did move the stove and oven  to new spots. And I’ve already talked about how we knocked out a former window and turned it into a door so we could have a pantry/laundry instead of a laundry room you entered via the porch! For more details on the kitchen remodel, check out the sneak peek post!

Those are some of the things we did to make the #1905Cottage’s kitchen stay true to it’s roots and give it a much needed remodel

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a HAPPY day! 

xoxo

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I just love that little house.

But in the meantime — here’s the kitchen reveal!!  

And did I ever tell you why the kitchen reveal took so long?? When we took the bathroom floor up and looked underneath the cottage we discovered that the cottage’s sewer line was collapsed – so we had to get an entire new sewer line all the way to the street. And that costs thousands of dollars. It actually took my entire kitchen remodel budget and so I had to save that up again entirely. And that is why the kitchen was finished so much later than the main part of the house.

But it finally has been finished – and I am excited to share the details with you! As a very small space – the #1905Cottage has been really fun to work on. The kitchen is the biggest room in the house. But it still had it’s issues. When we bought the house the kitchen had a dropped down, grid ceiling, dropped doorways and an awkward design. So we came in and ripped it all apart to see what the bones of the room was. We discovered a hidden doorway, a much higher ceiling and doors and the last remaining original window in the house. Plus TONS of really cool wallpaper designs that had been used in the home over the past 100 years. Here’s what it looked like before:

And then here’s what it looked like during:

I knew I wanted to keep the room light and bright with white paint and white cabinets. I also decided to use hexagonal tile on the backsplash and take the backsplash all the way to the ceiling. Instead of upper cabinets on the main wall, I designed floating open shelves.

And on the other main walls I designed built-in cabinets for storage. And to keep with the history of the home, I decided to put in seeded glass in the storage cabinets in the kitchen.

I also spent the whole summer two summers ago sanding down the original hardwood floors in the #1905Cottage kitchen. I rented three different sanders to get the many layers of old linoleum and glue up off the floors. I know in the end that all of that effort was worth it. Now I look at those floors and I love seeing the character.

And another cool thing to know is that all of the original floors in the home are straight, pieces of pine without breaks. And that is hard to find now. So the ones in the kitchen are lengths of pine that are 20 feet in length.

For the island of the kitchen I wanted something that could be moved, just in case the space ever needed to be used for something different. So when I came across a discount Williams Sonoma island at our discount store DownEast Basics, I loved the marble top. And then I found out that it was discounted from $5,000 to $1,000 and then an additional 20% off – I knew it was perfect! My father-in-law built a shelf to go at the top of the island. I am hoping to find some baskets and keep kitchen basics inside.

For the knobs of the kitchen I fell in love with some pretty knobs from Threshold at Target. They have scalloped details that are so pretty!

We also planked the ceiling and I think it gives the room more character, and it also looks like it could have been done 100 years ago.

I spray painted a brass chandelier Sun Yellow and I love the POP of color the chandelier gives the room.

The cabinets are custom made. I was going to put in Ikea cabinets, but these custom cabinets only cost about 10% more and it saved us time in assembly. Plus I could design custom cabinets, like the wall of cabinets that camouflage an old flue in the home.

We brought up the doorways and arched them. And in the bathroom and bedroom we didn’t want to cover the original old doorways up, so we made DIY transoms for those rooms.

I just love this room. It really is the center of the cottage. And now that it is so bright and pretty, it’s really a space that I love and it makes the whole cottage happy and joyful!

Now this space is so light and bright. It’s been a joy to work on. I can’t wait for the next phase of this little house!

And here are a few other #1905Cottage projects: 

#1905Cottage Porch Makeover

How to Make a Planked Ceiling

How to make a Cottage Fireplace 

How to Plank Floors 

#1905Cottage Bathroom Reveal 

How to Make Planked Walls 

How to Make Easy Industrial Shelves

Have you been working on a project at YOUR house? 

Let us know in the comments. We would love to see your DIY project.

Have a Happy Friday! 

xo

PS: I’ve linked up this post to these fabulous blogs this week!

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I was in Crate and Barrel last month and really liked this industrial shelving — but it was $1499!

But I didn’t have time to learn to weld, and  I knew I wanted to put my own spin on the project for the #1905Cottage pantry:

You’ll love this easy to assemble industrial shelving project. There are slightly less expensive options, to be sure, but I chose this way because it makes a very sturdy shelf unit and it’s super easy to assemble with pre-cut and pre-threaded pipe segments. No cutting!

I told a little of the background of this project on Monday … and then I’ll show you how I made it and how you can adapt this to your project, too! (And check out the 14 inspirational industrial shelving projects I featured on Monday!) When we bought the #1905Cottage, the only way to access the laundry room was from the front porch. Sometime in the 1950’s or 1960’s the then-owners had taken part of the porch and turned it into a laundry room. So it had no heat and the floor was the concrete cement porch. When we remodeled the house, we cut a hole in the west wall of the kitchen and opened up an entrance to the laundry room. We also closed the doorway on the front porch and replaced the door with a window.

I love the large pantry/laundry room that is acessed directly from the kitchen now. And in my mind I always envisioned a row of shelves on the right-hand side of the room for a large pantry area. I had seen industrial pipe shelving projects and I thought it would be perfect to compliment the beadboard walls in the laundry/pantry room.

(Image above: former door being turned into a window — you can see the former window cut into an arched door inside.)

So when Lowe’s gave us the option of creating an “Organization” post for January, I knew it was time to tackle this project. Here’s how I built it: Before I bought supplies, I carefully measured my wall. I knew I wanted deep shelves and I wanted them to be fairly tall so that I can use them for serving pieces, vases, and so on. I also knew that I was putting the shelving against a wood-paneled wall — so I could depend on anything I screwed into the wall staying screwed in.

With that in mind I drew a sketch of my shelves, and I could see that I had just enough room to make about four shelves between the floor and the ceiling. I have to sketch these out so I can keep track of what I have in mind — it’s OK to sketch! I realized I wanted shelves that were 4 feet long and as deep as I could get them — like 16 inches or so. I knew that I wanted two supports per shelf because I was going to buy the sturdiest wood I could find (and I solved this problem in away I’ll show you in a minute). So I sketched two supports, each with four cross pieces. From the floor, I used four sections, the bottom three pipes joined with Ts and the top one with an L connector (yes, look at the picture and it will make sense).

So, for this project I bought

• 16 x 18″ sections of 1/2″ black iron, threaded pipe (Southland Pipe 1/2-in x 18-in 150-PSI Black Iron Pipe, $4.92 each)
• 6 x T connectors, threaded, 1/2″ black iron pipe (Mueller Proline 1/2-in Black Iron Tee Fitting, $2.06 each)
• 2 x L connectors, threaded, 1/2″ black iron pipe (Mueller Proline 1/2″ 90° Black Iron Elbow, $1.62 each)
• 2 x end caps, threaded, 1/2″ black iron pipe (Mueller Proline 1/2-in Black Iron Cap Fitting, $1.40 each)

for the frames. To attach the frames to the wall, I also bought

• 8 x 1/2 galvanized floor flanges (I couldn’t find them in black iron) (Mueller Proline 1/2-in Dia Galvanized Floor Flange Fitting, $6.61 each)

  I wanted to buy a thick sheet of wood, but had hoped that I had remembered wrong: that I could buy a board that was more than about 12″ wide. Unfortunately, those don’t exist, but I found some cool “panel” sections that were exactly 72″ (6 feet) long and about 16″ wide.  So to my cart, I added:

• 4 16″ x 72″ x 1″ shelf panels (1-in x 16-in x 72-in Paint Kiln-Dried Kiln-Dried Elliotis Pine Panel, $15.95 each)

And just to hold the shelves in place so they did not move around, I also bought:

• 1 package 3/4″ two-screw pipe straps (see pic below) (AMERICAN VALVE 3/4-in Dia x 2-1/2-in L Galvanized 2-Hole Pipe Strap, $2.17 for package of 10)

Even when I chose the best panels, they were still not 100% straight … so I knew I wanted one more thing to make the shelves stay rigid. By the galvanized metal sheets, I found cool, L-shaped trim pieces (you’ll see them below) that I decided to use on the front edge of the shelves, so I bought:

• 4 3/4″ x 3/4″ x 72″ aluminum pieces (Steelworks 6-ft x 3/4-in Aluminum Solid Angle, $6.63 each)

For my finish work, I also bought:

• 1 can Valspar black matte spray paint ($3.98)
• 1 can dark walnut stain (Minwax Quart Wood Finish Dark Walnut, $7.77)

I had plenty of screws, rags, and so forth from other projects. Total cost: $220.92, assuming I can actually add.

How to assemble it:

First, about two days before I was ready to assemble it, I stained the shelves and let them dry for a couple of days. This is the most time consuming part of the whole project! The day before I was ready to assemble the shelves, I took the metal edges, the floor flanges and the galvanized pipe straps and took them outside to paint them. In the snow.

I painted all of these black to match the black iron. While they were drying, I took a rag and cleaned off as much of the excess black stuff from the black iron as possible. It got all over my hands! Each of the pipes also had a price sticker attached with packing tape on it. While this is an acceptable aesthetic choice for a plumbing project, it would not do for me. I used a utility knife to get off the tape and then the blade, sideways, to scrape off the adhesive from the price stickers. I then used acetone and a rag to clean off the remaining gooey stuff. This was the second most time-consuming part of the project.

Early one Saturday morning, I gathered all of the pieces at the cottage to assemble them. First, I took the four metal edges and used my chop saw (miter saw) to trim them to match the board length. They were a bit longer than the boards, and I needed to put a new blade in that saw anyway :). Then I marked three spots on one side of each metal edge with the first about 14″ in from each side and the other in the middle. I used my trusty chamfer bit after I drilled a tiny pilot hole in each to taper the holes so that the screws would sit flush with the edge of the metal:

I used short, 1/2″ screws and attached each to a wood shelf.

Next, I assembled the pipe supports.

Pro tip: put a few drops of machine oil on the threads of each end before you screw them in. They’ll be tons easier to screw in, and, since you will likely be adjusting the length of each section a bit to match the other sections, you will appreciate your foresight later when you’re making everything nice and square. Above: 1. Shelves with metal edges ready to go.   2. Oil, ready to be oily.  3. Tees, “els,” and caps. 4. Assembly station on the kitchen island, covered with a cloth dropcloth.

I assembled each shelf section using the 18″ metal pipe sections, the tees, the “els,” and the caps. To protect my wood floor I put a felt furniture protector dot on the end of each of the two caps – the bottoms of the legs. For a last step, I attached the painted, galvanized floor flanges to the back of each shelf. I then estimated how far in I wanted each support – I ended up putting them in about 18″ from each end.

Because the wall I attached them to was siding/paneling, it was easy to make sure they were level – -they just had to line up with the paneling. I attached the first support to the wall using the floor flanges and 3/4″ screws. See below: Above: 1. An assembled support piece, 2. My camera failing to focus on the tee junction — note how you can adjust the length of the section by screwing or unscrewing the pipe? 3. The floor flanges ready to go. Note the slight rust and wear — I wanted the supports to look a bit worn, so I left them this way. 4. Shelves under way.

Next, I measured down the wall and put the second support in place in the same way.

Note: make sure you have room to put your shelves in — don’t get the supports screwed into the wall and then find out you don’t have enough space to get the shelves put in — if you have to, screw in the supports after you’ve laid the shelves across them. If you have to do that, you will definitely need a minion lackey helper.

Then, I just put the shelves in place and secured them underneath on just one support with the painted, galvanized pipe straps and short, 1/2″ screws.

That’s it! Total time — about 30 minutes to stain the shelves (and a day or so to dry, although I allowed extra time because of cold weather), about 10 minutes to paint the galvanized metal pieces black, about 30 minutes to get the regrettable price stickers off of the pipes. (Confession: in these directions I am telling you to take the price stickers off before you assemble the shelves. I did mine after, which was harder, I think.) And finally, about an hour to assemble and affix the shelves. Total time: a little over two hours.

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Be sure to check out my friend Rochelle’s Industrial Pantry too! It’s amazing!!

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How might you use industrial shelving? What’s your spin on the trend? 

xoxo

Thanks to Lowe’s for providing materials for this post; the opinions and content are mine. See my disclosures.

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I just love this time of the year. And it’s so fun because this year I also got to decorate the #1905Cottage for the holidays. I just love that little home that we have been renovating!!

Hello!! I’m so excited you are here.

If you are visiting from The Chronicles of Home – thanks for stopping by. Isn’t Jennifer’s home amazing??

I’m excited to be participating in the Home Tour from White Buffalo Styling! Be sure to check out ALL of the amazing homes linked up. They are so inspiring!!!

This is the little banquette area that we carved out of an awkward closet space. I just love the upholstered bench that I found from Overstock. I added some shiny gold pillows, a gold tablecloth and some napkins. The plates are plain cheap plates and all I did was print off some gold vinyl and adhered it to the plates, creating chargers. Of course, you don’t want to put these in the dishwasher, but you can wipe them down with a damp cloth.

And I created a little happy centerpiece. I got the sleigh from Bath & Body Works a few years ago. I just added a Styrofoam block to the bottom and covered it with pine boughs from a tree in my yard. Then I printed off the flags, hot glued them onto some stripey straws and added a little glitter glue. I love the way it looks in the middle of the table.

I also added some gold stickers to the wall behind the banquette. You can get these from Shelley @HouseofSmiths vinyl shop. I just love these gold stickers. There are so many decorating projects you can use these for. And the best part? When you are ready to move onto another idea, all you have to do is peel them off!!

Here are a few other little areas all decorated up at the #1905Cottage:

The print is from RoseCourtneyRose, I picked it up at the #BrightNight event – so fun!

And I’m having my 4th Annual Cookie Exchange this coming Tuesday. I hope you can come!!!

And here’s our Christmas main house tour, in case you want to check it out:

And next up on the tour is Kristin from The Hunted Interior!! 

Be sure to check out these amazing homes on the Blogger Stylin’ Home Tours – they are really so inspiring!!!

Monday:

And here are the printables!

Just right-click the image below or this link and choose “save as” to download the PDF. (For personal use only.)

Have a Beautiful Day! 

xoxo

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