Diy Display Shelves
Tuesday 24 January 2017
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If you lot simply read our previous post, nosotros had mentioned we've been next San Antonio-based artist, Rikkianne Van Kirk for quite some fourth dimension hither on in addition to lately caught upwards amongst her on instagram where nosotros noticed a whirlwind of creative activity. For her Artist inward Residence at
at Richter Goods (see previous post), Rikkianne needed some display shelves to exhibit her work. We loved how they turned out in addition to asked Rikkianne if she could percentage how they made them for the blog. These shelves would operate dandy for a display to guide hold to arts and crafts shows, in-store, or for the home.
Rikkianne explains.
"I needed displays that would hold upwards slow to carry within in addition to out of the shop, all the spell keeping amongst the mutual aesthetic. I flora inspiration online in addition to emailed a pic to Howard. I’m then thrilled amongst non solely the finished result, but besides the powerfulness percentage Howard's DIY of these displays. They are a elementary blueprint in addition to slow to carry, making them perfect for my needs in addition to I'm certain for a lot of others out at that spot who mightiness wishing something a niggling different."
DIY Display Shelves
Howard explains: " These instructions are for ii racks about v to half dozen feet tall in addition to ix inches wide. The dimensions, of course, would alter subject on the size of the fine art that you lot are displaying.
Go to your local habitation render in addition to buy 4-1x4x8 white pino boards.
Cut the length of iv of the boards to your desired heights. Since Rikki was non intending to display whatever fine art larger than 8x10, I decided to brand the vertical spacing betwixt the slots that back upwards the fine art 12 inches. Likewise, the full width of the uprights was ix inches. In this case, the overall meridian allows for v fine art prints.
I used the pieces of woods that I cutting off from the lengths of the uprights to build the film supports/slots . I decided that 1 inch opening inward the slot to back upwards the pictures was sufficient.
Cut 10 pieces 1 inch broad yesteryear ix inches long. Use the residual to practice the "L" yesteryear attaching the 1 inch pieces to some other slice to practice the forepart of each slot (either 1 in addition to 3/4in or ii inches high, to your liking.
Then, making certain to proceed everything foursquare in addition to plumb, lay together amongst finishing nails in addition to woods glue. The bottom slot should kickoff about 3-4 inches from the floor.
There you lot guide hold it. Finish to your liking, or non at all. Sand every bit necessary to forestall splinters.
Thank you lot Rikkianne in addition to Howard! Be certain to banking corporation tally out Rikkianne's operate online at rikkiannevankirk.com in addition to on Instagram at @rikkiannevk.
