Wall-Mounted Shelving Systems You Can DIY

published May 13, 2016

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Home office with wooden shelves, plants, books, framed photos, and a turquoise chair with a striped throw. — (Image credit: Old Brand New)

One of my favorite small space hacks is swapping your bookcases for wall-mounted shelving. We’ve created roundups of wall mounted shelving systems before, but for those of you who are especially crafty there are also plenty of DIY options. Here are eight different DIY ways to turn a blank wall into a storage mecca.

Above: Dabito from Old Brand New used components available at the hardware store to create this wall-mounted shelving system, which includes a desk.

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Here’s a tutorial for DIY pipe shelving from Magnolia Market.

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Danish-inspired modular shelving unit from Hello Lidy.

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DIY wall mounted shelving from Almost Makes Perfect.

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For making the most of awkward spaces, try these corner shelves from A Beautiful Mess.

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For those unable to mount shelves to the wall there’s this floor-based option from Sinnen Rausch.

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Here’s another variation on industrial pipe shelving, from House of Hipsters.

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DIY copper peg shelves from Vintage Revivals.

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