With the new baby on the way, I decided I needed a new shelf for the nursery. I thought it would be neat to have a shelf made from wood off our own property. A couple years ago, we had to take down two dead trees that were at risk of falling on our house. Mr. Handsome used a chainsaw and an Alaskan chainsaw mill to rough cut some of the logs into boards. It was a huge project that took hours. I decided to ask him to use one of these rustic pieces of wood to make my shelf, and he happily obliged.
My dad had given him an old-fashioned hand plane that he used to smooth out the wood. It was oak, which is a really dense wood, so it took a lot of elbow grease to get the job done. He purposely left it just a little rough to give it a rough-sawn appearance. We ordered the brackets on Amazon to create the modern floating shelf look. What do you think?
Looks great and is so special! Wall shelves are all the rage right now. And they are so useful too! A lot of people put wicker baskets on them. Is the baby due soon?
I like it and the stain colour! All the more precious for being homegrown wood and home fashioned shelf. I just picture your little girl when she gets older looking at it and thinking, that is my shelf my daddy made for me!
Love it!!!
Wow, coming from just a dead tree in the backyard, and not just a store bought piece of wood- that’s so impressive! Good job!
That’s so lovely Ellie! When is baby set to arrive?
Very nice.
The shelf is awesome! How long is the shelf? Can’t wait for the baby delivery story.
Thank you! 24 inches long. 🙂
Love it!
That looks like a sad little teddy bear just thrown in the corner.
Congratulations on your upcoming rustic baby.