I wanted an open shelf storage unit for dishes above the dishwasher. We had 4 old shutters. I had already painted one side of two of them. At first I was planning to use the shutters for the sides and wood for the shelves, then I saw an idea using the shutters for shelves to stand plates upright. We went to the ReStore and I found 3 lovely pieces of wood. . I put in shelf supports and stained the wood Spring Oak. Cup holders hang from the shutter.
I still had two more shutters which I used to create a shelf unit beside the desk. The shelf brackets were found in our ‘stash’.I spray painted them bronze to give an older look. Five vintage knobs (again from our ‘stash’) finished the look.
There was a deep space between the refrigerator and the wall. We took two louvered bi-fold doors which we separated for the shelf sides. Steven found two hollow closet bi-fold doors which he cut up for the shelves. We ‘hung’ the shelves on the brass picture molding hooks which I had purchased for the living room.
