Spruce up your space with these simple shelves

26 Sep 2024

Adding a little creative flair to practical shelving elevates them from a simply functional way to organise your personal items to a unique, personalised art piece.

You will need:

• Resene testpots. We used Resene Awash and Resene Half Rivergum

• Pencil and ruler

• Spirit level

• String and drawing pin

• Cutting in brush

• Drill, drill bits and screws to hang the shelves

Step 1: Paint the shelves the same shade as your wall. We used Resene Half Villa White. Top tip: Use Resene Lustacryl semi-gloss waterborne enamel so the surface will be easy to dust later.

 
Step 2: With your pencil and level draw where you want your top shelf to be. Work out how much space you want between the shelves and repeat for the bottom shelf. Measure the length of your shelf and find the halfway point, then mark the centre on both of your guide lines.

 
Step 3: Tie a piece of string to a pencil, tying as close to the tip as you can. Using your centre point, either firmly hold, or pin your string in place. Keeping the pencil straight, draw your first semi-circle. Repeat on the second guide line.

Step 4: Using a cutting brush and your Resene testpots, paint inside both semi-circles. We used Resene Awash and Resene Half Rivergum.

Step 5: Hang the shelves and decorate! Top tip: Refresh your knick knacks and accessories with Resene paint to bring them into your new colour palette.

Background and shelves in Resene Half Villa White, top semi-circle in Resene Awash, bottom semi-circle in Resene Half Rivergum, yellow plant pot and vases in Resene Half Moonbeam, tall ribbed vase and succulent plant pot in Resene Frozen, bird and medium ribbed vase in Resene Half Joss, tall flat vase in Resene Rainee, short textured vase in Resene Awash, small green items in Resene Half Rivergum and wire ball in Resene Black.

project Sarah Beedell

images Bryce Carleton

Published: 26 Sep 2024