my DIY alcove shelves (How BORING!!)

[markdadude]

what do you think?... took me about a day and a half. I'm pleased with the results. AS you can see my room has suffered for it. Dont worry i dont sleep in it and the carpet is going!

















I was wondering, do i have to put a primer on first before painting with white gloss?... aslo can i use all purpuse filler to fill in the gaps between the shelf and wall that are 3mm or less - or should i use wood filler.

thankyou.

 

[mikej2005]

Good effort !

If you're going to paint the shelves, then I'd fill in the gaps with decorator's caulk using a cartridge gun - this doesn't tend to be sandable but can be over-painted, so do it before you apply the top gloss coats and smooth it off with a wet finger, let it dry and then gloss.

You do need to prime the wood first, before glossing.

 

[toptec]

Looks a bl**dy good job to me. What r you gonna put on them?

They look like they could take the weight of a chieftain tank!!

 

[markdadude]

thankyou so much. It has definately been worth the 15+ hours i put into it. Im sure i could do it alot faster second time round.

They can definately take alot of weight, more than mine even. Im just gonna put clothes on them mainly though!

I primed them first and then put on dulux satinwood because i was concerned that gloss would turn a yellow creamy colour like it has on my skirting board. Here are the final results, i love all comments. thankyou

 

[disinfo]

They look great, I would really like to make something similar for our front room, but dont really know where to start.

 

[ifatfirst]

Lovely classic, unfussy end result. Never used satinwood but will definitely try it after seeing the finish you achieved.

 

[diyisfree]

They look pretty good to me also.

I like the way you have achieved the look of expensive floating shelves. Well done

 

[Pinnacle]

You know what, I've been thinking about some floating shelves for some time but never even though about the framework then sheet wood. I was always thinking of thick wood and some sort of long bolt to achieve the same effect.

Very good job mate.

 

[davedasave]

very nice job, i could do with some of them myself

 

[Bilioustrumpstaine]

Nice job mate.