Picture Ledges

Today I want to share some picture ledges my husband and I made using Carissa's tutorial on the Brown Eyed Fox. When I saw her ledges, I knew they would be perfect for this wall as you enter our kitchen from the garage.


Because this is a small space, we chose to make our ledges a little more narrow than Carissa's. To make each of these, we used 1x3's for the back and bottom of each ledge and 1x2's for the front. The shelves are made from red oak and are about 5 feet long. I painted each board white before we built them and then put a final coat on each ledge after it was on the wall. Here is a good look at the shelves from the side. We nailed our ledges together and then screwed the finished product directly into the studs in the wall.


Attaching them directly to the studs doesn't leave room for error, but it makes them very sturdy. Fortunately, my husband was in charge of the measuring and they came out level on the first try!


What do you think? I love the way you can layer the frames and change the pictures around at any time without making any new nail holes! 


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  1. Simply Suzannes at HomeApril 3, 2014 at 9:36 PM

    Suzanne at Simply Suzannes at Home

    Your picture ledges look great, Marie! I love that you overlapped the frames and mixed in a little black and sage green. You guys did a great job!
    Thanks for sharing!
    Have a great weekend,
    Suzanne
    PS Love that bench! I could use one :0)

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    1. normaleverydaylifeApril 3, 2014 at 10:34 PM

      Thank you, Suzanne! The seat on that bench recently cracked, but I'm hoping it holds out a little longer! :)

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  2. kerriApril 4, 2014 at 2:12 PM

    they look awesome! i might have just found a weekend project!

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    1. normaleverydaylifeApril 4, 2014 at 3:24 PM

      Thanks, Kerri! I'd love to see them if you decide to do that!

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  3. jamie @ [kreyv]April 4, 2014 at 4:18 PM

    Love picture ledges!

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  4. AnonymousApril 4, 2014 at 7:03 PM

    I love your new ledges! They look great and very versatile. Don't we know it was a good day at your house when hubby got the shelves straight the first time! :)

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  5. Missy McDanielApril 5, 2014 at 9:57 AM

    I LOVE those!!! Great job!!!!

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  6. CarmodyApril 6, 2014 at 8:28 AM

    I love the clean and simple look of these ledges. Great job.

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  7. sherryApril 6, 2014 at 10:33 AM

    i love this idea...so easy to make...i can do this and husband can mount them on the wall.

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  8. Audra @ Renewed ProjectsApril 12, 2014 at 9:22 PM

    This would be a great idea in our stair well. It would make it a lot easier to display pictures there. Getting the ladder out and dealing with stairs, a landing, and poor lighting is a pain when trying to update the family pictures. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. normaleverydaylifeApril 13, 2014 at 7:21 AM

      Thanks, Audra! I'd love to see it on your stairs if you decide to do it!

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  9. MariaApril 13, 2014 at 2:37 PM

    How pretty and such a nice way to display pictures! Looks great above the bench!

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  10. GinnieApril 16, 2014 at 11:54 AM

    I love how this turned out! Looks great with your bench, and it will be easy to swap out photos:)

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  11. AnonymousApril 17, 2014 at 7:16 AM

    I love it!!!! Very creative instead of hanging them all. Thanks! - stretchingittotravel

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  12. Our Pinteresting FamilyApril 25, 2014 at 6:48 AM

    They look great! We made similar ledges for our twins room. :) They are very nice to have for many uses that's for sure.

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    1. normaleverydaylifeApril 25, 2014 at 8:21 AM

      Thank you! I think children's bedrooms would be a great place for these because they always have knew art to display!

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  13. Julia@ Happy House and HomeApril 27, 2014 at 8:38 AM

    I love this so much! I'm trying to think of a space I could make a picture ledge! Also thinking maybe a book ledge for my little guy who has 73 million books! Pinning this and sending a link to my hubby! :-) Julia

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  14. One More Time EventsMay 3, 2014 at 12:26 PM

    Thank you for sharing at One More Time Events…just stopping by to let you know you have been featured this week! Hope to see you at this weeks party…Hugs, Tammy

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  15. Burlap and BabiesJune 19, 2014 at 10:05 PM

    Love these! I have a big empty wall and that might be the perfect thing to do. Would love it if you shared this at our Motivational Monday party on Burlap and Babies!

    {http://www.burlapandbabies.com/2014/06/motivational-monday-jun16.html}

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  16. Christina @ TheDIYMommy.comJune 21, 2014 at 5:17 PM

    Thanks for linking to our Motivational Monday party! I do need to build some of these. I've Pinned your post for future reference; thanks for sharing!

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