DIY budget-friendly shelves are a perfect way to maximize storage in your home. With very little money and some elbow grease, you can have amazing cheap shelves throughout your home!
Anyone who has read my blog for any length of time knows I'm a huge fan of shelving, especially the DIY kind! DIY shelves can change the look of a whole room, and they're a perfect project for any level of DIYer. Plus, cheap shelves look just as good (if not better!) as pricey store-bought shelving.
I thought it would be fun to share my favorite DIY cheap shelves from around the internet, made to look incredible by brilliant bloggers. As you'll see, there's a DIY shelf option for every homeowner! Here are 12 of my favorites.
6 DIY Cheap Shelves in the Kitchen
Open shelving in the kitchen has become very popular over the past decade. There are many ways to add cheap shelves to your kitchen, but one of the most popular is replacing a section or all of your upper cabinets with open shelves.
I LOVE the look of these shelves, but they wouldn't work for me with my current setup. (I need storage, y'all!) However, as you'll see, that didn't stop me from adding DIY shelves in my (former) kitchen anyway.
1. Eat-in Kitchen Farmhouse Style Open Shelving
I can honestly say these shelves are gorgeous! Okay, maybe not completely honestly, since this is my project! But these cheap shelves have been one of my favorite DIYs in our whole home… and they only took an hour or so to install!
2. Industrial Style Pipe Open Shelving
I love a good floating shelf, and these are gorgeous. Shanty 2 Chic did a fabulous job of making cheap shelves look super high-end in this kitchen (side note… I also love the backsplash!). I think these would work great in a laundry room too!
3. Herb Wall Kitchen Shelving
Keeping herbs within easy reach is always a challenge, but this indoor herb wall solves it. Since herbs need plenty of sunlight, this will only really work next to an open window, like this one in Run to Radiance's kitchen. Still, I really like the concept.
4. Reclaimed Barnwood Shelves
These shelves are made from reclaimed barn beams. You could make something similar using standard wood planks from a home improvement store. Just make sure they are stained (or painted, if you prefer!). I just love the bit of drama the lighting adds too!
5. Rustic Glam Kitchen Shelves
These DIY shelves strike the perfect balance of rustic wood and metallic glam. Earnest Home Co. did an incredible job styling them and showing off the pretty shape of the brass brackets.
6. Heavy Duty Floating Shelves
These floating shelves are absolutely incredible! They are heavy-duty, and you would never guess they're cheap to make! This tutorial almost makes me want to get rid of my upper cabinets… almost!
More Open Shelving Ideas
Open shelves are a fun way to add personality and practicality anywhere in your home. There are so many ideas to try, and whether you have an office in your bedroom or need storage in your bathroom, it's important to keep things as beautiful as they are functional. Here are a few of my favorite cheap shelves for other rooms in your home.
1. Ikea Spice Rack Cheap Shelves
It's nearly impossible to talk about cheap shelves without mentioning IKEA. I'm especially proud of this DIY: I turned their inexpensive spice racks into some incredible bookshelves in my daughter's room! This is the perfect high-impact, low-budget project to try!
2. Shelves with a Brass Gallery Rail
These shelves with brass gallery rails are so gorgeous it's hard to believe they were a DIY project. They are a beautiful addition to this stunning bathroom makeover. I can picture shelves like these above a toilet or as extra storage above a vanity!
2. Metallic Hexagon Shelves
These DIY shelves are awesome for many reasons. Two of them are that they're affordable and you can customize them in any color imaginable! Plus, the shape is so fun and unique that it serves as a practical focal piece too.
3. Suspended Wood & Leather Shelf
This is a brilliant way to add shelving to your room. I love the idea of using leather straps to hang the shelf instead of the usual brackets. Just make sure you use these shelves for lighter things.
4. Chic Work Space Shelves
These black and gold DIY storage shelves will add a bit of glam to any room in your home. You may be surprised to hear they're affordable, cheap shelves and brackets from IKEA!
5. Gold Freestanding Shelves
This type of shelving unit is great for anyone who wants a low commitment, or for renters who don't want to damage their walls. Ready for another surprise? This gold and marble shelf is actually an IKEA makeover too!
Practical DIY Closet Shelves
So, maybe DIY closet shelves aren't the glamorous kind of shelving you see floating around Pinterest, but practical shelves tucked inside closets add so much function and joy to my life! So much so that I'm giving my DIY closet organization shelves a section all their own! I did this project while nesting during my pregnancy, and if a woman in her third trimester can make it happen, so can you!
This project was really easy. I didn't even have to cut the MDF boards! I let the experts at Lowe's do it with their massive saw machine. The full process is broken down here. It did take a while to finish, but these DIY closet shelves were so worth it!
See? With very little money and some elbow grease, you can have amazing cheap shelves throughout your home! Which of these ideas was your favorite? I'm still partial to my closet shelves, believe it or not. Game changer, I'm telling you!
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