Then, we used a 1″ forstner bit to cut out the hole. To do this, we marked 1/2″ from each corner, as well as from the center point on the front and back edge of each shelf. You can really determine how much of the dowel you want inset into the legs yourself, but for us, it was about half the rod. This dowel rod bookshelf has three shelves, with each shelf having a half hole cut out for a dowel rod leg. If you want to build this project yourself, here’s the general overview, but make sure you scroll all the way to the bottom to download our free woodworking plans that will provide you with the full details you need to make this your own. Materials needed to build this DIY dowel rod bookshelf: This dowel rod bookcase provided us with nice open shelving in our living room for toys, books and decor and is a great storage space for small things. We also inlaid dowels into the two-tiered fruit stand that’s on the peninsula right above this bookshelf! For both of these, we inset the legs into part of the shelves instead of having the legs be on the outside. We opted for a similar design style for this bookshelf as we did our metal and wood console table in our half bathroom around the corner. The wood tones tie together nicely in our room, now that we’re aiming for more of a boho decor style.Ĭheck our our modern boho laundry room makeover for more inspiration! This project was a fun one and was able to help us tie our new DIY buffet table with fluted doors into our mid century modern side table media console by using the leftover scrap 3/4″ oak plywood that we had used for those two projects. So, we designed this dowel rod bookshelf that would provide some open storage and look like a nice piece of furniture at the same time. We used to keep those small things in one of the drawers of the IKEA unit, but now had nowhere for them. While our kids have two playrooms and their bedrooms, inevitable, some toys and books need to be downstairs for when we’re cooking or can’t entertain them. When we sold our massive IKEA entertainment center with shelving for dozens of pieces of decor and drawers for items and replaced it with our small DIY side table media console, we realized we did still need somewhere to put a few items in the living room. We’re winding down our living room makeover and have been focusing a lot on making things look more open and less cluttered. The dowel rod legs round out the straight edges of the shelves and the whole project is quick and easy! This DIY dowel rod bookshelf is a sleek piece of open furniture that has an interesting look while adding great storage to your room.
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