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Ahh, the fresh smell of VOCs.Īfter three light coats (wherein I let it completely dry between each coat) I had a like-new set of brackets to install.Īs you’ve seen before, I already had plotted whereabouts I wanted these new shelves to sit. Luckily, we had some nice weather late last week and I was able to spread my first almost-springtime spray painting project out on the lawn to do the duty. I even already had some Rust-Oleum Espresso Brown satin spray paint on hand from when I installed the curtain in my room.
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Win-win-win-win.Įven though they’re they’re made of a metal construction, they did have a black finish that I wanted to alter.
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Reinforced, but still plenty sleek enough to keep not detract from the details of the wall. ( Side note: I also saved $5 on my order by poking through, cha-ching, it’s like earning a free mocha.)Įach bracket measures 5-3/4″ in depth, and qualifies to support shelves cantilevering between 6-8″. The clean arch takes it away from appearing totally industrial and plants it into some category like “designer decorative fru-fru shelving” bracket which still, to me, sounds kind of puny, but they’re strong. At just $6.49 a piece, I liked the price, and even better, the order gave me the option of delivering them directly to my local shop at no additional charge, so there was really was no inconvenience. But they weren’t available in any of the local True Value stores around here, I had to special order them from. Very man-chester-y, whatever that’s supposed to mean I’m running on fumes over here out of pure bracket-search-exhaustion.Ĭool. OK, not really, hang with me.Įventually, I came across these bad boys, the Manchester model by Knape & Vogt, sold by True Value. Are you exhausted yet? Should be, I almost want you to feel as pained as I was. I mean, $45-per-individual bracket, not per shelf. See, I even texted Pete an optimistic picture at my most wishy-washiest of moments, keys, tattered nail polish, and bracket in one hand, ripping my hair out with the other:Īnd even when I found designs that I liked, I’d learn that they were only available as 11-12″ brackets, or $45 a pop. I wasn’t interested in using the same IKEA EKBY VALTER brackets that are installed in the kitchen, even though I have a few extras that were left unused, they just seemed too chunky-chunk for the streamlined paneled wall in the dining room.Īs I looked and looked for something sleek in design, I narrowed wish list down: metal construction, something that wouldn’t take away from the detail of the shiplap wall in the dining room, I eliminated any iota of a chance of dealing with a swirling ornate vintage variety, the common wooden variety, and even though quite briefly I wishy-washed over using industrial metal brackets, I nixed the uber-industrial variety too. It was ultimately exhaustive, and probably to blame for my 6-week long sinus infection. My search for shelving brackets extended all through the months of January and February. I get into making DIY shelves, staining, spray painting, general installation, and even showing off the new dining room with a striking before + after. This gets beyond just shopping for brackets. May there now finally be shelves in the dining room, since my plan for floating ones went awry and evaporated.įair warning: Excessively long post ahead. I love notes.Īnother long and unnecessarily difficult shopping experience has passed, as my special order shelving brackets arrived last week. You can find me writing for HGTV and DIY Network, follow me on facebook and instagram, or drop me a note if you'd like. I'm a home improvement enthusiast, living a very merry DIY lifestyle.