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Cool Shelves You Can Make With Stuff From the Garage
Idea of the Week: The guys behind The Garage Slab turn salvage wood and pipe into industrial-chic bar
When Ryan Hill decided to design a new office bar for his magazine, The Garage Slab, he didn't want to use the same old minimalist wall shelving he'd seen everywhere. Hill's magazine is dedicated to giving a real-life inside look at multipurpose garage spaces, so he decided his office should have the same industrial feel. "We wanted to use materials someone might have in the corner of their garage," Hill says.
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| The pipe and connectors were bought at a local hardware store, and everything was measured and cut to size. (You can ask your own local hardware store for help with this.). The pieces were attached to the shelving and walls with 1-inch zinc screws. |
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The Garage Slab team framed the space with 1-inch-thick MDF instead of standard drywall. They wanted to screw all the bar components into the wall, and the MDF gave them a more stable surface.
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Hill and his co-workers made the shelves out of recycled wood they salvaged from a project Hill's business partner was working on. They cut the wood to size, put a drip edge on it, and gave it a few coats of black paint before installing the pipe brackets.
They added in a few sconces for ambiance, placed their glassware on the shelves, and the bar was complete.
"The bar is open," says Hill. "And we always welcome guests!"
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They added in a few sconces for ambiance, placed their glassware on the shelves, and the bar was complete.
"The bar is open," says Hill. "And we always welcome guests!"
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Comments
bepsf I've made curtain rods with plumbing pipe and fittings - it was the perfect thing for a friend's loft.
19 months ago · Like
andiarchitec wow.....nice design...( andiarchitec,com )
19 months ago · Like
Blue Bridge Cabinetry and Design Very Nice. Gives me some good ideas.
19 months ago · Like
bywyddeallus Check the mechanics... The leverage on those pipes is likely to rip the screws out of the wall. Fine if they are decorative, but don't expect the shelf to stay up if it is being held up by the pipes.
19 months ago · Like
ruffslitch What a nod to steam-punk design! Very cool!
19 months ago · Like
CAROLE MEYER Very creative and great looking........Carole
19 months ago · Like
The Garage Slab Thanks for all the positive comments. I wanted to address bywyddeallus concerns about the mechanics. You have a valid concern, but we did take a few steps to prevent that from happening. There are metal inserts in the wall for a metal to metal connection with a load capacity of 80lbs. And we had my 6 year old son do a pull up on the top one!
19 months ago · Like
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jrlee185617 These could also be a floating shelf that is anchored unseen, and the piping is purely decorative.
9 months ago · Like
Ideabook updated on Nov. 5, 2011.
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