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Industrial Shelving In The Bathroom

February 25, 2019 11 Comments

I’m super excited to jump on today and share with you my new Industrial Shelving in my bathroom. This project is for anyone. If you can drive a car or order your husband down to the hardware store, you can do this!

First I want to put a disclaimer on this blog because I’ve had the rare evil message of people lashing out as something fell out of their wall or something didn’t turn out right.

First, you need to use common sense. Second when hanging an item that will be holding weight, you will have to use drywall inserts. If you screw directly into the drywall it will most likely fall out of the wall if you put any weight on your shelving. Yes, you can screw directly into studs, but the studs aren’t always placed in the perfect places.

Ideally, I wanted to have three shelves in this space, but since it’s such a small bathroom, I didn’t want to give it a cluttered look, so I went with two longer shelves at 30″ each.

I purchased one 2′ x 8″ x 6′. It was under 5 dollars. If you do not have a saw, you can have them cut it for you to your desired dimensions.

Here are the brackets I purchased. They come in a set. If you’re from Canada you can purchase them here

Industrial Shelving In The Bathroom. How to make the easiest DIY Rustic Industrial Shelving in Under 10 minutes and 20 dollars

I stained them in early American by Minwax. You can get this stain at any hardware store. Also, since these shelves went in the bathroom where it’s humid, I sealed them with varnish. I always recommend this one. It’s low odour, fast drying and if you’re painting items white, there is virtually no discolouration at all.

You’re supposed to let your stain breath for 12 hours before you varnish, but since the shelves were for me and I honestly don’t care, I varnished about 20 minutes after I stained them.

Industrial Shelving In The Bathroom. How to make the easiest DIY Rustic Industrial Shelving in Under 10 minutes and 20 dollars

Industrial Shelving In The Bathroom. How to make the easiest DIY Rustic Industrial Shelving in Under 10 minutes and 20 dollars

I must admit, I’m not the best bathroom shelf styler.. probably because I’ve never owned bathroom shelves. But I’ll get better at it!

My favourite thing on this shelf is my new little plant. Brinley named it “leafa” . The top basket holds all my kids bath toys as the two youngest often bathe in our tub before bed.

Industrial Shelving In The Bathroom. How to make the easiest DIY Rustic Industrial Shelving in Under 10 minutes and 20 dollars

Industrial Shelving In The Bathroom. How to make the easiest DIY Rustic Industrial Shelving in Under 10 minutes and 20 dollars

Industrial Shelving In The Bathroom. How to make the easiest DIY Rustic Industrial Shelving in Under 10 minutes and 20 dollars

Industrial Shelving In The Bathroom. How to make the easiest DIY Rustic Industrial Shelving in Under 10 minutes and 20 dollars

and just like that, you have yourselves some pretty darn cute looking Industrial Shelving for your bathroom. This isn’t really a ‘DIY’ as there’s nothing to really teach.

I hope you enjoyed this DIY and let me know if you decide to take on this project.

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  1. Liz says

    March 3, 2019 at 7:14 pm

    Hi, quick ?. I hate math! You say you got a 2 foot by 6 foot by 8 foot board (2’ x 6’ x 8’)
    I’m wondering if it was 2 inch x 6 inch x 8 feet OR 2 in. x 6 feet x 8 inch? I can’t figure out how wide the shelf is.
    Many thanks!

    Reply
    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      March 3, 2019 at 7:33 pm

      Hey!
      The board is 2’ thick and 8” wide. I cut the shelves into 30” In length

      Reply
  2. Beth Tebaldi says

    March 3, 2019 at 9:48 pm

    I’m confused a little also about measurements. The measurements you gave is 2’ by 8’ by 6’. That translates to 2 feet by 8 feet by 6 feet. I’m in America, I don’t know if different countries have different symbols…but the symbol for feet is ‘ and the symbol for inches is “. So did you really use that many feet?? ?. Did you mean 2 inches thick, 8 inches wide and 6 feet long? And then cut that 6 foot long board into 30 inches a piece? lol. Sorry, but this is a little confusing. Thank you!

    Reply
    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      March 3, 2019 at 9:57 pm

      It was a typo, which I’ll fix.
      2” inches thick by 8” inches wide x 6’ feet long
      The 6’ piece is cut into two 30” pieces..

      This blog was written with a baby on my lap 😉

      Reply
  3. Kaitlin says

    July 3, 2019 at 9:19 pm

    Did the shelf fit directly into the bracket? The bracket on amazon said 7.5inches long, and the board is 8inches.

    Reply
    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      July 3, 2019 at 9:54 pm

      Actually when you buy a 8” wide board it’s actually only 7.5”. No idea why hardware stores do that. It’s silly. So it fit perfect!

      Reply
  4. Aimee says

    May 12, 2020 at 12:02 pm

    Hi . There is a 7.25 in and 9 in which ones should I get ?

    Reply
    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      May 12, 2020 at 1:41 pm

      Get the 7.25!

      Reply
  5. Rachel says

    July 4, 2020 at 11:48 am

    Hi! I just found your blog and love it! I have a question – did you sand the shelves at all? The corners look distressed and beautiful.

    Reply
    • White Picket Farmhouse says

      July 5, 2020 at 3:51 pm

      Hey! Thank you! We sanded the shelves prior to staining, but not after.
      Thank you

      Reply
  6. Pauline says

    August 12, 2020 at 3:00 pm

    Hi

    Can you tell me what type of wood you used.

    Thank you?

    Reply

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