Make a shelf in the bathroom with their hands: the creation and decoration process

Built-in shelves in the bathroom look stylish, practical. Sometimes the purchase of shelves, cabinets do not have enough money, or those who are represented in the stores are not suitable for a particular bathroom. Then it comes in many independent production shelf head, which will be a good accessory for the room, as well as useful for easy storage of household chemicals.

Pros independent manufacturing shelves

It is easy to build with his own hands almost any furniture that adequately serve for many years. Shelves in this case - is no exception. It is much easier to produce than any other type of furniture.

The advantages of a self-made design.

• You create an option that will suit you in every way that is most suitable for the decoration of the walls in the bathroom.
• You have the option to choose the material for manufacturing.
• You are free to choose coverage for shelves, thickness, shape, and much more.
• If you make your own hands shelf, then really think about all the details to the product for a long time served and has not lost the original appearance for a long time.

Of course, to make their own hands to make a shelf in the bathroom, you need to have a certain amount of knowledge that will make really reliable, convenient thing. It is necessary to understand what types of shelves in the bathroom there.

variety of products

In the method of fastening the shelves are divided into 6 kinds.

View	Application area
Removable.	Mounted on the wall, if you want them removed and transferred to another location. A great option for future alterations.
False	They will also work on the wall in your bathroom.
corner	Very practical, especially for narrow spaces.
Floor	Such designs are suitable for spacious bathrooms.
fixed shelves	Normally attached without the possibility of easy disassembly.
mounted	It's an option for vacant premises. It has the property to reduce the space visually.

Also share the shelves of material:

• plastic;
• stainless steel;
• glass;
• wood;
• drywall.

What kind of give preference to - a purely personal decision. It is only necessary to understand that the bathroom - a place where it is constantly wet, so the regiment should be made of a material that is resistant to constant moisture. Shelf in a bathroom with their hands should be practical, comfortable and durable. Of course, the appearance of the product is also important. Preferably, of course, make a shelf of wood, as this material is resistant to any influence in any area.

To build a shelf in the bathroom with their hands, you need to stock up on:

• level and a tape measure;
• screws;
• a hammer;
• saw if in the manufacture of products involved wood or metal;
• preforms of the desired material;
• mountings, brackets;
• hooks, racks and holders for wall mounting;
• primer and paint if the wood shelf.

Of course, this list - by no means exhaustive, because depending on the type and shape of the structure needs additional tools. It should be understood that with his own hands is better to do a simple shelf in the wall of glass or any other material, that work did not take much time and effort. It is preferable to spend all the powers that the product was high quality and durable.

The process of creating a shelf in the bathroom

Shelves in the bathroom must be located in a place that is easy to reach from almost any corner of the room. Better, of course, if they are placed near a bath tub, which will take the necessary means for bathing without any difficulty. That is why you must first understand the location of the future shelves. This is followed by a few more questions to solve.

1. Choose the right material, whether glass or plasterboard.
2. Create a work plan everything to be clear and consistent.
3. In advance to create a future mount shelves.

After this list of works depends on the type of material, if it is wood or MDF sheets, action scheme is as follows:

• First, you must at the edges of the rack to make a mark with a simple construction of a pencil;
• After follows with a special glue to the mark left on the rail plant units, which must be strictly identical size;
• in the center of each mounting should also make a mark where the holes are drilled neat;
• further design for the bathroom to be collected (need screws at the hole);
• when the structure is assembled, proceed to the installation on the wall;
• it is desirable to process ready varnished shelf, so that it looked presentable.

Prepare level, drill holes and insert the dowels prepared. Mounted on a shelf mount will help to consolidate the construction of the wall.

The product is ready. This option is ideal for small rooms with high humidity, which is essentially a bathroom.

Shelves for bathroom Glass: creation

Variant of the glass, though fragile, yet stylish and attractive. It should be remembered in passing that the material should be approximately 5-6 mm in thickness. Then you want to have to cut pieces of glass required size. The edges of the material is best to handle, so as not to get hurt in the process of installation and use directly. Given the thickness of the glass are selected corresponding brackets: with or without drilling.

Using a drill, you need to mount a shelf on the wall. You can use rubber gaskets for best results. Decorative limiter is desirable to set to prevent falling objects.

Manufacture of wood corner shelf: Stages

If you decide to do for the bathroom shelf angle type, it is necessary to perform these steps:

1. It is necessary to prepare the items.
2. Then on paper should find the middle and draw a circle. Next, the paper is applied to the timber and cut circle using a jigsaw.
3. Go ready to create grooves in the rail. The angle is applied feedstock itself, then the boundaries are marked future designs using a pencil. Then he makes a hole in the rail for shelves.
4. Then start the installation of the bathroom corner design. To apply for this we need the mounting bolts or mounting adhesive. It is better to use screws as they are reliable. If you are using adhesive, it must dry thoroughly. Then place the structure in a sticky grooves.

As you can see, to make angular version is easy. The main thing - to act precisely according to the scheme, in order not to miss any important stage in the self-installing shelves for the bathroom.

Construction of plasterboard shelves

If you want to use to create such a product is easy to own shelf in the bathroom plasterboard. To do this, proceed in the following order:

1. Apply profiles CD, UD. They are ideal for the production of which must be fastened with screws.
2. Try to make a niche, if installed in the bathroom drywall sheets for alignment.
3. After cladding with plasterboard can impose a tile surface. design can be combined with glass if desired. Mount it should be in a pre-built niche. Such an embodiment would look attractive.

In general, to make his own shelf for the bathroom is not difficult, if you determine in advance with the material and make a list of necessary work. For the room is better to use a wooden or glass option. The first is a durable and presentable, but that it does not spoil when exposed to moisture, it is necessary to treat the surface with varnish or water-repellent.

With regard to glass structures, it is much more practical. Its main advantage is that the resistance to moisture and chemical means. This material does not rot, is not covered by stains and plaque and the installation of the glass shelf is carried out without any problems. Of course, the choice of material depends especially on the preferences of the owner of the apartment, but the properties of different types of raw materials should be considered.

Dressing shelves

If you are self-made shelf, you should think about the decor, as "naked" option will look poor. During dressing should adhere to these three rules:

1. It is advisable to avoid openwork shelves in the form of floors in the bathroom. The standard room will be allocated to this kind of unfortunate. If the bathroom all the original and unusual, perhaps it is appropriate to this type of construct. But it is better to choose the classic products.
2. It is not necessary to decorate a shelf fanciful elements like feathers, large flowers and so on. N. It is important to design advantageously combined with other elements of the room.
3. If you want to help to focus the bathroom shelf, make it original, but not too pretentious. Select an unusual shape or use multiple materials during manufacture.

As decoration, you can use the paint, if wood shelf. If desired, apply an unusual pattern on the structure. If it is possible, on the shelf you can put artificial flowers, decorative mini aquarium, scented candles and more. The main thing - to approach the work with a mind not to overdo it with the decor. Overall, a very advantageous to manufacture the shelves's own hand, this makes it possible to imagine and implement the most original solutions.

Thus, the process of creating furniture with his own hands does not seem difficult. Desirably practice. It would be good to make a first shelf for storage or garage, and only then move on to more complex tasks.

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