Weekend Project: Make a Kitchen Shelf

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I don't know about you but I'm an open shelving type girl. I don't know how to close a kitchen cabinet door; or maybe it's not I don't know how, more than I leave them open when I'm in the kitchen once I do open one, just in case I need something from there again (a bad habit). So shelves are definitely the way to go for me and wherever I moved (when I rented), I used to remove the doors off the upper cabinets always, painted them inside if they needed it (which they usually did) and voila - easy form and function. Then I just put the doors back up when I moved out. But if you have been thinking about open shelving but have been afraid of taking the plunge, here's a pretty good DIY from the folks at Home Depot. Their solution is economical too. A fun weekend project!

Comments

mm said…
i was just thinking about removing the doors to my upper kitchen cabinets and wallpapering inside to add some visual interest & cover some discoloration.
11:14 pm, April 22, 2010
Unknown said…
im the same, i leave all cupboard doors open mostly because i dont see why i should close it when im cooking if im going to need something out of it in two seconds. since i live in a small space, im often hitting my head on the open doors... i should really learn, or just take them off altogether. these open shelves look like a great solution, my landlord might go crazy though if i start drilling into walls...
1:47 am, April 23, 2010
Justine said…
I've been toying over those floating shelve sets you can buy but I want to store my magimix blender on it and a whole load of bottles so I dont think they would stand up to the weight. But this idea is better and I can adjust the shelves for when I eventually buy my big pepper mill!! i want... i will do..!
2:19 am, April 23, 2010
Lori P said…
I love this look, too. We live in a new house now, so hubs would kinda kill me. But the plan is on the back shelf for a future house. Thanks for the link and have a great weekend.

Lori
4:30 am, April 23, 2010
keishua said…
I think that is cool idea. It might make me clean my cabinet junk out!!
Maybe, I would save open shelving for the good stuff.
4:42 am, April 23, 2010
Pinecone Camp said…
Jan I think you and I are alike in so many ways! I always leave cupboards and drawers opened and my husband quietly shuts them all. I wish I could live with open shelving, but i don't know if I could keep up with the charade of being "tidy".
Have a good weekend!
10:08 am, April 23, 2010
Jan Halvarson said…
mm - wallpapering would look awesome! and probably not a problem if it's a rental.

katie f - i've hit my head often too. part of the hazards of convenience

lori - thanks for stopping by!

Googlover - saving open shelving for the good stuff - a good idea.

janis - oh that's hilarious you do that too. nice husband to quietly close them - i know it's a bit tricky that - that's why i have all white dishes. sorta helps me look tidier than i really am. its the dust though that i have a hard time with
11:22 am, April 23, 2010
Pen and Paperie said…
I often leave my (clean) dishwasher open but that's more out of laziness really not so functional given that it takes up most of my kitchen floor that way...
but i love keeping my kitchen pretties out on my counters in easy reach - then I use the pretty things more often too!
5:14 pm, April 23, 2010
Tina said…
We tore down our dysfunctional cabinets last year because I wanted open shelving. The week I had planned to install the shelves, I instead spent repairing the mess of a wall the previous owners left us. This might just be what I was waiting for...
7:38 pm, April 23, 2010
Stephanie said…
I'm totally an open shelving kind of person. Everyone tells me it will get greasy and dusty, but I don't care. One day I'll have my open shelving!
7:34 am, April 24, 2010
Stella said…
DUST.

No way, man - no way.
1:23 pm, April 26, 2010
Tina said…
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have been researching kitchen shelves for months and nothing was really screaming at me...until now! I am going to tell my hubby this is what I want. We have already taken the upper cabinets down and prepared the walls. I am so glad I didn't settle for something I wasn't going to like. Thanks again!
12:08 pm, April 27, 2010
shelf bookcase said…
I love this look, So good.

Thanks for the great post.
12:00 am, May 07, 2010
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