Cover Wire Shelves With Wood

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.

Cover wire shelves with wood.

Creating the look of a chunky wood shelf for only 20. I painted mine with primer and two coats of semi gloss paint to match the painted cabinets in my house. And the overlay simply sits on top of the original wire shelf. Instead of putting up with it we made a wood overlay to cover the wire shelving in our laundry room.

Wood glue staple gun. Glue together after sanding i wiped down both pieces with a clean rag. In the residential and commercial world of remodeling we are constantly getting requests from people to tear out wire shelving and replace it with custom wood shelves just like the old days. 3 4 inch x 3 1 2 inch these are for the facing of the.

Such a huge improvement at a very low cost. 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. Available in translucent polypropylene colored pvc acrylic or even hardwood. And here is the diy way to easily cover wire shelves with wood.

I really wanted to switch those bad boy wire shelves out for some custom looking solid wood shelves. You can make a wood overlay to cover wire shelving. Wire shelving makes me want to scream. Either 1x4 whitewood boards or 1x6x8 fence pickets you ll need enough to cover the entire length of your wire shelves.

In my heart i knew. Things don t sit quite right and everything falls through the cracks plus it doesn t look great. And while i absolutely love the way these shelves have turned out i decided to try something a little. Tool and materials you will need plywood sheathing 1 4 inch x 4 ft x 8 ft.

I used mostly screws we had left over from other projects all around 3 4 inches something like these that are. And then marking on the wall where the new shelves will go. Paint or stain of your choice you ll also need a drill. I just completed an 85 laundry room makeover.

With my brother in law s help to construct the shelf covers i just added these wood covers to five shelves in my pantry and laundry room. Anyone else hate wire shelving. We started by taking out all the old wire shelving which i plan to donate. Select pine board 1 inch x 4 inch x 6 ft.

The number of sheets needed will depend on the number of shelves you will be. It wasn t the real thing. Measure cut and sand the first step to making the wood covers for wire shelving is to measure your shelf. It just wasn t enough.