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DIY Floating Corner Shelves.

November 13, 2018 by Michelle Hinckley

One of our most pinned and re-posted projects are the corner shelves we installed in my son’s room.
A linen closet on the other side of this wall is the reason there is this awkward little nook.
We were able to turn this annoying detail in to one of the best additions in the room with some DIY corner shelves.

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I almost wish they would have just made the linen closet bigger on the other side of the wall in order to keep the whole wall in this room flush.  There’s just barely enough room for a twin sized bed.  If I wanted to put a night stand next to the bed it would be floating in the middle of the room in front of that nook.  Not exactly ideal.
My solution…when life gives you lemons make floating shelves.

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Making them is not as difficult as one might think.  The wonderful carpenter I found on HomeAdvisor (who also installed the wall planks) whipped these up in no time.  First, put up two pieces of 1×1 (which will be the main support for the shelves).  Make sure to nail directly in to the studs behind the wall.

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 Next, cut a board so it aligns with your two walls.  Nail directly in to the top of the board so it hits the 1×1 support underneath.

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 For the bottom of the shelf, cut an identical board as the top one and nail through the board directly in to the underside of the 1×1.

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 Measure a face board that will cover the gap and nail to the top and the bottom boards.

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 As before, make sure you are nailing the face board in to the top and bottom boards.

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 I filled all the nails holes with stainable wood filler.  It you look closely you can probably see where the wood filler is.  Because the wood filler wasn’t the same color as the boards it also stained up differently.  In hindsight I wish I would have not filled the nail holes and just left the holes undone for a more rustic look.

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 I used Frog Tape to protect the wall which worked great on top but staining the underneath was a different story.  Applying the stain without having it drip was really tricky.  Save yourself from having to do paint touch up and use two rows of tape or wider tape when staining the underneath.

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Now that the shelves are up I really love the odd little nook.
And that, my friends, is how we turn lemons in to lemonade (or rather floating corner shelves).

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The shelves are going to provide some much needed storage for that little bedroom.

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See the whole room reveal here.

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Thank goodness Spring is here.

April 3, 2018 by Michelle Hinckley

I don’t operate on all cylinders during the winter.
My mood, motivation and sense of well-being seem to be lacking.
I need the windows open.  I need warm, fresh air. I need boys outside playing and laughing.
I need the sunshine. I need to hear the birds singing.
Well Spring is here just in time.  I don’t think I could have handled one more month of the bitter cold (nor could the people around me).
I’ve got projects to tackle and I’m ready.
Stay tuned…

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Oh the places you’ll go…

April 28, 2017 by Michelle Hinckley

My men and I have been blessed to go on some fabulous vacations. However, of all the trips we have ever taken as a family, an RV road trip has been the most fun and memorable out of all of them.
NO LIE!
You may remember we did an RV trip two years ago with Access RV Rentals here in Salt Lake City, UT.  Before that trip I was not looking forward to it.  The high-maintenance side of me had a pre-judgement that RV-ing was the complete opposite of luxury.  I couldn’t fathom sitting on an bumpy RV for a week listening to my kids bicker with each other and complain “are we there yet”?  To my surprise, they (and I) loved it.

When the opportunity arose to do another Access RV Trip there was no question the answer was “ABSOLUTELY”.  We picked up the RV in Indiana and started our way back to Salt Lake City, UT in a week’s time.

What is great about RV’ing is you can cover a lot of sites in a short amount of time.  Plus, kids have much more space to stretch out unlike sitting in a car for a week.

 I cannot describe how valuable a week on an RV is for a family.
It’s fun to brag about all the places we went on our trip but Henry David Thoreau said, “It’s not what you look at that matters, It’s what you see.”

Seeing pictures in a text book is one thing.  Seeing those places first hand is priceless.

Have you ever had your children attend a different religious services other than their own? That one experience alone made a huge impression these three.

These men also learned about the great leaders of our country and what they contributed to society.

 The beauty of being on an RV is that all the distractions at home are eliminated and you’re forced to spend time together…like it or not.
Let’s just say, we never knew 10 rounds of UNO could be so comical.

You never realize how big the world is until you leave home.

Having been on 2 RV trips now I can say it’s definitely you should put on your bucket list.  These boys still talk about our RV trip from 2 years ago and I know they’ll talk about this last trip for years to come.

Here’s our home-away-from-home… Mannequin Challenge style…

If you’re Utah I put my recommendation on Access RV Rentals. Click on their site or check out their Facebook page for more information.

* We were sponsored by Access RV Rental to review their rental program.  All thoughts and opinions are our own.*

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