Use a harder wood other than pine.
Picture ledge wall shelf diy.
Find the studs you want to screw into in your wall.
A drill and screws to fasten ledge to wall wood i chose pine wood because i like the way it looks stained you ll need three pieces of wood to build the ledge.
Next you can make use of bigger picture frames to make some great looking picture ledges on your wall area put together a few of slats of wood and make a thicker base for the frame and next mount the frame in front to make a handsome looking picture ledge.
Hang your diy picture shelves.
Have your pieces of wood cut to the length you d like your ledge to be.
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We have two shelves so you will just need to repeat the process to make another one.
Mark the vertical measurements for each shelf up one stud and then the other.
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I spaced mine 18 apart.
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Use a long level to scribe a line from one vertical measure to the next.
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These are the dimensions of our particular shelves but you may want to adjust the lengths to fit your particular wall space.
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1 inch depth x 2 inch width piece for the front of the ledge.
These are the directions for making a diy photo ledge and it will make one shelf.