Easy Steps to Make Your Own Wood Gallery Ledge Shelf ⋆ Lindsay Katherine

Hi loves! I have fallen in love with these wood gallery wall ledges that you can purchase on just about any home retail store. I was looking at the prices and they are expensive! So, I thought I can make these pretty easily. I have the supplies all I need to do is stop by Lowes or Home Depot and get some wood. So that’s what I did. I made (6) 4ft long wood wall gallery ledges and (2) 3 ft wood gallery ledges for under $10 each! I thought this was such a steal I wanted to share with you the Easy Steps to Make Your Own Wood Gallery Ledge Shelf. Here is how I did it:

P.S Be sure to check out the free printables at the bottom of the article. 🙂

Wood Gallery Wall Ledge Supply List:

(8) 3.5in. wide x 8ft long (1/2 to3/4 in. thick) wood planks. These will make the back and base of the ledge shelf.
(4) 2.5in. wide x 8ft long (1/2 in thick) wood planks
finishing nails
wood glue
screws
wood stain
table saw (optional – you can have Lowes/Home Depot cut these boards to the size you need)
Nail gun (optional – you can use nails and hammer in place of a nail gun)
clamp ( at least one)

Step by Step Directions – Wood Gallery Shelves

Cut 6 of the 8 (3.5in x 8ft) into 12, 4ft planks
Then cut the last 2 (3.5in x 8ft) into 4, 3ft planks
Cut 3 of the (2.5in x 8ft) into 6, 4ft planks
Then cut the last (2.5in x 8ft) into 2, 3ft planks

wood needed for project — Here is my pile of cut wood! Ready to assemble!

Follow picture diagram for assembly directions:

directions for assembly for wood gallery shelf

stain and let dry
hang to your wall. I used screws and a stud finder. When you find the stud mark it and drill a hole followed by a screw into the wood shelf and wall stud. I placed 3 screws in each shelf. If you can’t locate a stud use wall anchors to attach the wood shelf to your wall to provide the extra support.

Finished Product- Wood Gallery Shelves

Here is how my turned out. Now all I have to do is decorate them with pictures and art work. I have placed holiday templates that are printable for 8×10 pictures in the Resource Library – get your FREE ACCESS HERE. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a sneak peak of the Thanksgiving pintables available for free download. Next week I will do a post showing you how to decorate these shelves so you can achieve the look you want for your home, so stay tuned! Joanna Gaines also has an amazing DIY tutorial on these gallery wall shelves. Check them out HERE. Let me know what you think of this Easy Steps to Make Your Own Wood Gallery Ledge Shelf tutorial in the comments! I’d love to hear from you!