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How To Make DIY Floating Shelves

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Laundry room shelves are the key to keeping a laundry room organized. Today I am going to you show you how DIY floating shelves can transform a laundry room, kitchen or living room and how to make floating shelves in a couple hours. Our small laundry room remodel was one of the best investments for under $100 and our easy beginner tutorial will solve your organization problem fast!

When our washer and dryer stopped working within a week of each other, we decided it was the perfect time to remodel our laundry room closet and create an organized and functional space. Whether you buy or make laundry room shelves, you will not be sorry!

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Easy DIY Floating Shelves

This laundry room was inside one of the bathrooms on the first floor of our home. Click through this post, painting stripes in our bathroom makeover, to see the full bathroom.

Here is the laundry room before we made floating shelves.

To give the illusion that the space was larger, we decided to create DIY floating shelves out of plywood and pine. A floating shelf or two can make all the difference in a laundry room when it comes to storage and organization.

If you do not want to learn how to make a diy floating shelf, keep reading because I am going to share my favorite laundry room shelving (this laundry shelving unit is great) that you can buy cheaply and get this laundry room look for yourself.

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Laundry Room Shelving Ideas

I searched google and pinterest for updated laundry room shelves for days before I finally settled on making our own. They do make floating shelf brackets but to save money, we made our own out of wood.

Honestly, if you have a little DIY skills, you can make your own shelves. 

DIY Long Floating Shelf

Lets learn how to make floating shelves that can hold a lot of weight and get you organized. Making a long floating shelf will require proper support so be sure to plan accordingly based on how much weight will be on the shelf.

First, gather your supplies:

AC plywood is basically plywood that is plugged and sanded. It’s “pretty” plywood. Be careful which plywood you buy as many are weaker and have knots.

When you are making long floating shelves (like we did), you will need to make sure you run a long cleat along the back wall to keep the shelf from sagging.

A large floating shelf needs the proper support!

I wish I had a picture of me standing on top of the washer and dryer nailing and screwing the cleats to the wall. Unfortunately, we had to do the shelves once the washer and dryer were in the closet. It would have been much easier with the closet empty.

The floating laundry room shelves above the washer and dryer created so much storage space.

I measured the distance of how high I wanted the floating laundry shelves to be and tacked my cleats ( I used a small level on each cleat to make sure they were level) to the wall stud with finish nails using the nail gun.

Once the cleats were tacked in place, I used 3 inch drywall screws to screwed the cleats to the wall studs to secure properly.

To make the diy folding table, we purchased a 4′ x 8′ sheet of plywood for around $45. This is an inexpensive way to make a wide laundry room shelf and create a folding table.

Laundry Room Shelving Quick tips:

Make sure your floating shelves are the correct height.

Use your tallest object (like a detergent bottle) that you want on the shelf as a guide to make sure you have the right height for your floating shelves.

I used the height of the baskets that I knew would hold my cleaning supplies and the tallest detergent bottle.

Use a level to make sure your shelves are straight and not crooked! Don’t skip this step.

Next, I wanted a backsplash at the back of the folding table. Losing objects behind the washer and dryer would be painful to retrieve so a backsplash was necessary.

We simply tacked a piece of 4″ wide plywood to the top of the AC plywood and added a 2″ inch strip to the back to create a lip.

There are many more ways to add a backsplash but this was the quickest and easiest.

I also decided that I wanted the DIY floating laundry shelves to appear to be thick and wide, more of a chunky look so we used finish nails to tack a piece of pine to the edge of the shelf. I used my Ryobi brad nailer which you can find here.

For this space, I thought a 2 3/4″ inch depth looked good.

Isn’t it amazing what under $100 worth of wood can do for a space?

The DIY floating shelves were so easy to make and after they were painted white, they looked like custom built floating shelves.

Laundry Room Shelving Ideas

If you have a door in your bathroom, this over the door ironing board works great and this retractable valet rod .

These valet rods are also a nice feature for a laundry room (we have them in our walk in closet).

Looking for more ideas to build floating shelves or laundry room ideas? Click through this post, amazing small laundry room ideas or see our basement laundry room makeover where we purchased ready made wire shelving.

I am in love with our new laundry room even though I hate laundry.

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Be sure to click through to our Amazon Storefront page to see our curated list of laundry room products to get this look!

These DIY floating shelves took my dad and I about 3 hours to construct. The part that takes the longest is cutting the wood. We removed the laundry closet doors and track so now the space is part of the bathroom.

I wanted to achieve an open shelving space that was stylish, functional and organized. These inexpensive DIY laundry room shelves did the trick. You can shop this laundry room remodel on my Amazon Storefront here.

Want to see the full before and after and ALL the images of this space? Be sure to click through this post, laundry room reveal where you will find many more pictures as well as the resource list for this space. With a little DIY know how and a few pieces of wood, you can get this look as well.

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Laundry design - practical ideas in the photo

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Welcome back to the Room Interiors Portal. Today, with our visitors, we would like to talk about proper laundry planning in your home.

When designing a new home or discussing upcoming refurbishment of an existing home, most often the idea of ​​creating a laundry room comes to us belatedly and, as a result, rarely materializes into reality. However, a well-designed laundry space has so many benefits that, believe me, will make your life much easier. nine0003

Today, such an element is an absolute must for modern living.

Unusual shelves and colorful baskets

They can easily decorate your room. One of the biggest benefits that an exclusive laundry room has is that there is a lot of storage space. Various racks and shelves will help you to use the available space to the fullest.

Paneled cabinets and quartz stone countertops

There's no point in mounting a huge number of awkward or large shelves if they don't fit the particular style and size of your own laundry room. You can see one of the furnishing options if space is limited. In the case when your room is compact, it would be better to use vertical racks that will help you make the most of the free space. nine0003

Beautiful laundry room with plenty of space

While closed shelves help you hide clutter and keep the room tidy, open shelves give the room a feeling of airiness and lightness. If the available space is large enough, then you can simply add a stand-alone storage rack.

Blue Laundry Room with Lots of Shelf Space

Shelves and baskets are not only used to add functionality, they can also be a great addition to your interior. Shape and color are no less important parts of the design that can bring a little warmth and comfort to the planned room. The combination of white and blue colors works brilliantly. We must not forget that such an element as a laundry room will be a wonderful addition to your home with a bright and fresh atmosphere inside, which will make work more efficient. nine0003

Amazing shiny decoration

Clever shelving is an absolute must and you always need to plan your work area well so that the space is not cramped. Thoughtful distribution of storage spaces automatically makes the space more organized. It is worth paying special attention to the number of shelves so that you do not have to dig through piles of dirty laundry later.

Clever and adequate design of the laundry workspace

Beautifully stacked baskets, tilted drawers, pull-out and drop-down shelves all help to balance the elements of your space. By adding some floating shelving, you can even spruce up the room with family photos that can be neatly placed next to wicker baskets. nine0003

They will make the room more homely and cozy. You should not use monotone colors, because they will look very boring. Also, for greater convenience, you can add an ironing board to your laundry room, picking it up in the color of the interior.

Shelf configuration makes the space special

The ideal laundry room is one that caters to the specific needs of your family. But each of us owns different areas and financial possibilities. If you do not have a separate room, you can combine the laundry room with your kitchen, this will help make your space more comfortable and functional. nine0003 Categories: Laundry and pantry decoration

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9 home laundries from foreign interiors (every hostess will like it)

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Showed separate laundry rooms and laundry cabinets and sorted out useful life hacks for organizing them, which you can take note of.

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Home laundries (or laundry) have not been a luxury in the West for a long time, but they appear more and more often in our country. And not only in private houses, but also in apartments, corners are separated in the hallways, corridors, or they refuse the second bathroom in favor of decorating a room with a washing machine and dryer and all the necessary appliances. For inspiration, look at the interiors of laundry rooms of various sizes that we found from Western designers, bloggers and furniture manufacturers. nine0003

1 Convenient nook with a folding hanger on the wall

Such a nook can theoretically fit even in the dead end of a hallway or corridor in a city apartment. The only question is to calculate the place for the installation of equipment. If problematic, it is important to find a model of a dryer that can be installed on a washing machine.

Instagram @judygilroy

In this case, a wooden hanger for drying things that cannot be put in a dryer is noteworthy. And a mini-ladder, prudently placed under it, so that it was easy to get to the dryer. In the conditions of the corridor of a city apartment, such a hanger will probably have to be abandoned - it will take up a lot of space and will not add aesthetics. But in a house in a separate room or in a bathroom that has been converted into a laundry room, this can be done. nine0040

2 Color Laundry

There seems to be nothing remarkable about the functionality of this laundry. But the design with a slight touch of rustic style may appeal to the owners of a country house.

Instagram @alyssakbryantt

Grassy green, floral wallpaper, wooden shelves above the washer and dryer, and wicker details transform a utility laundry room into a beautiful space. nine0040

3 Laundry cabinet

In fact, this is only a fragment of the laundry room, opposite the cabinet is a cabinet with a sink (as is often done abroad). But in a city apartment, it is difficult to allocate a room where one could legally place a sink. In the corridor, this will already have to be coordinated as an extension of the wet zone. Due to the living room - you can not do it.

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But you can arrange a closet with appliances in the corridor. Look at its content. The shelves are filled with beautiful vessels with household chemicals, at the bottom there is a laundry basket. There is also a compartment for an ironing board. Everything is thought out to the smallest detail and convenient. nine0040

4 niche laundry

Instagram @thesimplydistressed

Designing such a niche is a very convenient solution, especially if you close it with doors. In this case, the door is an invoice, similar to a barn. The niche is decorated in a restrained but stylish way: rectangular white tiles, a wooden countertop, a little decor and a couple of baskets on the shelves. On the countertop you can see funny lemonades filled with laundry detergents (the main thing is not to confuse!)

5 Separate laundry room with lots of storage space

Instagram @built.on.love

An elongated room is designed according to the principle of parallel arrangement of objects. On the one hand - appliances and wall cabinets. On the other, open shelves on the wall filled with baskets and storage boxes. Separately on the wall is a holder for an ironing board.

It also has a sink, a popular feature of a separate laundry room in the West. nine0003

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Look how unusual it looks - a deep bowl is installed on legs, like a nightstand or table.

6 Very small corner

This can also be done in the bathroom.

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The washing machine is installed under the countertop, but not built into it (you can see the rails for the countertop and assume that it is adjustable in height). Nearby is a laundry basket, above the appliances there is a shelf and a rail that is attached to the wall with hangers to hang things to dry. nine0040

Drying things in a small bathroom is not always a good idea, there is a great risk of creating additional dampness. If this is the only way to avoid blocking the rooms with floor dryers, you should consider good ventilation.

7 Laundry with drying racks

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The drying racks shown in the photo are designed for clothes that are supposed to be dried in a horizontal position. Usually these are natural knitted things that tend to stretch. Of course, the equipment of such a cabinet is more of a luxury than a necessity, but still a thing that is useful and worthy of attention. nine0040

8 Laundry cabinet with pull-out shelf

This is a fragment of a separate laundry room, but there is a detail here that can be noted.

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