Kitchen Shelves Ideas

1. With a tape calculate; calculate your wall to decide usable wall space.
2. Create a sketch to map out your project. Decide the number of shelves, clearance between shelves, and lengths of shelves. This procedure is critical and makes every choice easier moving forward. Reviewing design magazine photos can help jumpstart your originality.
3. Keep in brain visual guides that already exist: countertop and cabinet heights, window frame heights and table heights. Use them to outline the top and bottom of the shelving unit. Do this and your project will visually fit your space and have a more custom look.



4. Have an idea of what you want to store on your shelving unit. Plates, glasses and often used food items are good ideas, and help you to recognize which shelves need more support.
5. Look at the equipment already in your kitchen. Be aware of metal and wood tones, wall color and accent colors. This will help decide what kind of shelves you buy.
6. At your local home or association store, find a knowledgeable clerk to help you. Bring paint samples or dish towels with you to the store and show them this equipment along with your picture. With their help, select your shelves and bracket. Get extra screws and wall anchor as backup. Also purchase additional brackets for weight-bearing shelves.
7. Select baskets, storage items and attractive elements that fit your plan and organize with the existing equipment in your kitchen. With someone from the store helping you, this process goes much faster.
8. Back in your kitchen, lay out the shelves on your floor to visually see what you're creating. Keep in mind how far apart you want the shelves to be from each other. This step gets ignored all the time.
9. With a pencil, level and measure tape, start mapping on the wall where each shelf will go. Many shelves come with adhesive guides that join to the wall. This makes the procedure of leveling, locating screw locations and position much easier.
10. After you've mapped the shelves, use a stud finder to locate jewelry. Stand back and appraisal and readjust as necessary. Keep in mind how the overall shelving unit looks aligned with your obtainable cabinets, windows and countertops. Double-check all before you drill. Is all level? Is each screw location marked and accurate? Are your shelf clearances workable?



11. Following the information built-in with the shelves, start drilling and mounting each shelf. Work from the top down. The lowest shelf is the last shelf to be installed. This is the best part of the plan. With all drilling location marked and double-checked, fitting profits quickly.
12. It's time to start loading the shelves. Almost nothing's more fulfilling than emptying out cabinet space, removing clutter from countertops and create a visually pleasing new element to your kitchen.