Kitchen Shelves

Finished product

So this is my last post updating on our all our recent projects (which apparently happened to be MANY!) When we moved in there was a nasty microwave (think 80's style) to the right of the sink, and next to it was a small cupboard for glasses. We've always thought that cabinet was stupid because we had a built-in microwave above the stove! So we put our toaster oven in there and our hot thermos/coffee mugs. But it always looked misplaced and dirty. Eric had the great idea of putting up floating shelves there. So one day he ripped them down and we made plans to make the shelves. We used 1/2 inch plywood on the tops and bottoms and random sized (clearance priced) 1/2 inch oak boards for the sides. We mitered the edges of the outsides and glued / used brad staples to connect them. During the day, when I was at work Eric had his brother come up to the house and they hung them. Don't they look so fabulous?!

NOTE: Just last week we replaced the non-working dishwasher, so the towel underneath no longer resides there!

(Side note, my mom might need some explaining on these as she asked us when we were going to make the cabinet doors for shelves... I hope no one else is thinking that same thing?!)