Remember those corbels we found at a church rummage sale (quite a few #thriftscorethursdays ago)?! If not, here’s a little refresh:
Which brings us to Supplies:
- Corbels (thrifted, ≈$0.20 each)
- 1" x 6" x 4' ($3.40)
- Drunk Octopus Hangers (you know, these)
- Primer and paint (we used leftovers from painting our kitchen cabinets)
And Tools:
- Drill
- Tape Measure
- Finishing nail gun (or *finishing nails and a setting tool)
- Table saw (skill saw or have the home improvement store trim it for you)
*finishing nails are used to minimize the hole to avoid seeing where the nail head was inserted.
Our corbels came with super long nails, so if yours doesn’t, you may have to pick up a few. In all, we spent under $5.00 for a shelf… um, yes please!
Instructions:
To finish things off, we added those octopus looking hangers in between each corbel to hang our coats, sweatshirts, scarves, etc. We found the octo-hangers in our attic, but they can be picked up for just a few dollars at any home improvement store.
At less than $5, just goes to show you, collecting things from your thrifty excursions really pays off in the long run huh?






P.S. We were not paid or perked from any of these vendors; we just happily picked up the supplies necessary for the job.
Want to follow along with the Entryway progression? Here’s the $5 Drum Shade, Intro/Plan, Doorway Removal, adding storage using creative materials, the magic of paint, installing the floor, DIY’ing a Corner Bench, and Sewing Curtains.
Remember...


Our corbels came with super long nails, so if yours doesn’t, you may have to pick up a few. In all, we spent under $5.00 for a shelf… um, yes please!
Instructions:
- Using a table saw or skill saw, trim the 1 x 6 x 4 to fit the space. Ours was 46.75 inches.
- Measure the distance you want between your corbels, ensuring that at least two hit studs.
- Prime and paint the corbels and board.
- Attach the board the corbels using a finishing nail gun.
- Attach the shelf to the wall (our corbels came with super long nails to attach to the wall).
To finish things off, we added those octopus looking hangers in between each corbel to hang our coats, sweatshirts, scarves, etc. We found the octo-hangers in our attic, but they can be picked up for just a few dollars at any home improvement store.
At less than $5, just goes to show you, collecting things from your thrifty excursions really pays off in the long run huh?






P.S. We were not paid or perked from any of these vendors; we just happily picked up the supplies necessary for the job.
Want to follow along with the Entryway progression? Here’s the $5 Drum Shade, Intro/Plan, Doorway Removal, adding storage using creative materials, the magic of paint, installing the floor, DIY’ing a Corner Bench, and Sewing Curtains.
Remember...



That's a pretty darn nice $5 shelf!
ReplyDeleteawesome job- my favorite projects are inexpensive projects :) haha
ReplyDeleteGotta love it when thrifted finds turn out to be exactly what you need for a project :)
ReplyDeleteWhat is the turquoise color of paint? I love it!
ReplyDeleteHi there!! The paint color is Jamaican Dream 55b-6 Ultimate Color Collection from Menards.
DeleteMy hubby calls it hoarding though not collecting. $5 is an awesome price ;) and looks beautiful
ReplyDeleteIt can't get much simpler than that! I love how crisp the shelf looks against the wall color! So cute! I really need to make something like this in my entryway. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteCheap DIY projects like this are my excuse to save EVERYTHING I have left over from old projects. :) I love the corbels on these, hopefully Lowes has some affordable ones. Thanks for sharing this, pinned this for later. :)
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