We started with three ten foot sections of gutters all available at any hardware store for around 7 00 each.
Bookshelves made out of gutters.
White vinyl rain gutter to make the 3 shelves brackets for the rain gutters.
How to make innovative rain gutter bookshelves designs with instructions.
With the book fronts facing out kids are likely to read more and they can get and put away the books themselves.
These also make cute ways to display toys or pictures.
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They are super easy to install.
Here are the items you need.
This entire project only cost about 24.
The vinyl rain gutter was the perfect fit for the gap between the wall and the bunk bed and it had the lip the books needed to stay up and not fall out.
A big plus is the total cost for a few shelves is probably below 20.
Why use rain gutter bookshelves it is well known that the best way to encourage little kids to read books is to have the front of books visible to little readers to peak their curiosity.
End caps for the rain gutters.
Vinyl rain gutters we purchased one 10 ft.
Kimberly is a homeschooling mom with 9 kids she gives great instructions how to make and install your own shelves.
Then we used a hacksaw to cut them to five foot.
Check out kimberly s site from raising olives for a tutorial on how to make rain gutter shelves.
Rain gutters are sturdy and take only a short time to be installed.
The bookshelves in his new room are made from rain gutters.
They re perfect because they are durable inexpensive and super easy to install.
We purchased our supplies at home depot but you should be able to get them at pretty much any home imporovement store.
So i grabbed the end caps and hangers and a 90 degree elbow.