Hanging Bookshelf

By barrettorama

See:

http://www.curbly.com/martha/posts/259-bookshelves-with-cable

It got me to thinking about how to build a bookshelf with my poor carpentry skills.

Mostly this consists of hardware store parts.

3ft threaded rods around $7.50(cut to fit depth of the shelf)
bunch o' nuts about $1.25.
30ft of chain around $17.70 (be sure to get something with some serious weight rating, mine is either 300 or 600lb.)
Shelf boards around $10 (mine are discount 5ft-ers)
eye screw with Ring around $2.50 each

Total $42-45

Just measure out your studs (or borrow a stud finder) mine ended up about 4ft apart, or 3 stud spaces. just right for my 5ft shelves.

Drill in and be sure you hit wood.

First part looks a little naughty:

Naughty livingroom.

Cut your chain to the desired length. Mine are 15 ft, I figured about 7ft tall with a foot for some angle from the wall (just a guesstimate, and it's also way to long, I'll snip it before it's finished.).

Chains

I tested my setup prior to painting.

Testing

Got it level on the second try. woohoo

Shelf on the hanger.

I dont care too much about my walls, so they are resting against the wall.

and this is the top of the final product.

Minus a couple shelves.

Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for the comment Alex; it seems pretty solid, I hope I dont end up needing that wall repair post :)

Any ideas for book ends? Critics are welcome too, think it looks tacky?

Enjoy

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joye68

August 19, 2007

Nice use of materials. I like the small link chain over cabling here. In our plain, cozy spaces this would give the room some visual texture. I like it.

baconthecat

April 17, 2007

That is a really neat design! By painting the shelves a darker color, you make it seem more elegant and classy.

ekrajniak

December 27, 2006

Fabulous. I've been trying to come up with new shelving ideas...I love this.

Well Done :)

alexrussell

December 15, 2006

Great DIY project. There's so much flexibility in materials, too. But you're right when you say, make sure you hit wood. Otherwise, somebody had better write a good wall patch post pretty soon.