DIY shelf is something very easy to create with all the old materials and junk that’s at home. You can beautifully design your own shelves with the simple things that are readily available at home; as creativity is a never ending thing and using your imaginative and creative ideas you can create your own stuff. DIY shelves not only looks beautiful but also decorates your house, as handmade things always own a special credit and place in every homes. Below are some of the beautiful ideas to create your own DIY shelves.

Look at this simple and elegant shelf that is made out of simple things that you must’ve thrown in a corner as a waste. By making use of old leather belts and two wooden bars you can create a shelf. Just place the wooden bars parallel to each other and nail them to the leather belts on both the sides and you can nail the top bend of the belt to the walls. Now this makes a lovely handmade shelf, where you can place small potted plants, photos, souvenirs etc.

beautiful wood and belt shelf

This is yet another innovative idea to make use of unused ladder and turn them into a modern shelf. You can place wooden bars between the ladders that are inclined to form an inverted ‘V’, and then you can attach them to the ladder by tightening it with ropes or by nailing it. Once the process is completed, it forms a ladder shelf! Now you can place anything you want in these shelves, like books, plants, pen stand etc.

Old wooden doors, or window shutters like shown in the image can be used to make a standing shelf, by attaching used large popcorn tins in between them. Nail the popcorn tins to the wooden shutters and they’ll look very different and unique, as you can use this place to keep your books, toys and anything that you are able to place in it.

These types of DIY shelves are very easy to make, as you will just need some wooden slabs and ropes. You can place the slabs parallel to each other with some space between them and then pierce a holes to its sides and then by making use of ropes you can insert it inside the holes and by placing a knot after each slab will make a shelf. This shelf can be hung anywhere and everywhere.