Cover Wire Shelves With Wood

Available in translucent polypropylene colored pvc acrylic or even hardwood.

Cover wire shelves with wood.

I really wanted to switch those bad boy wire shelves out for some custom looking solid wood shelves. I painted mine with primer and two coats of semi gloss paint to match the painted cabinets in my house. Select pine board 1 inch x 4 inch x 6 ft. It just wasn t enough.

Instead of putting up with it we made a wood overlay to cover the wire shelving in our laundry room. I just completed an 85 laundry room makeover. Either 1x4 whitewood boards or 1x6x8 fence pickets you ll need enough to cover the entire length of your wire shelves. And while i absolutely love the way these shelves have turned out i decided to try something a little.

And the overlay simply sits on top of the original wire shelf. And then marking on the wall where the new shelves will go. Measure cut and sand the first step to making the wood covers for wire shelving is to measure your shelf. Creating the look of a chunky wood shelf for only 20.

In my heart i knew. Such a huge improvement at a very low cost. It wasn t the real thing. I used mostly screws we had left over from other projects all around 3 4 inches something like these that are.

3 4 inch x 3 1 2 inch these are for the facing of the. Our hardwood shelf liners are the perfect addition to our wire kitchen carts to create additional counter space and the pvc liners allow you balance heavier or more unusually shaped items without having to worry about the gaps in the wires on your shelves. Things are always falling through the cracks and tipping over on the uneven surface. In the past we have made wood overlays to cover the wire shelving in both our laundry room and our front coat closet.

And here is the diy way to easily cover wire shelves with wood. Glue together after sanding i wiped down both pieces with a clean rag. Wood glue staple gun. We started by taking out all the old wire shelving which i plan to donate.

Tool and materials you will need plywood sheathing 1 4 inch x 4 ft x 8 ft. Anyone else hate wire shelving. Things don t sit quite right and everything falls through the cracks plus it doesn t look great. Paint or stain of your choice you ll also need a drill.

Then i ran a line of wood glue along. You can make a wood overlay to cover wire shelving. Wire shelving makes me want to scream. Renew wire shelf covers offers a practical and cost effective solution to remodeling your closet shelving without having to rip out the old wire shelving.