Project: DIY Craft Shelf from Recycled Shoe Rack

Hello! I'm sorry for being away so long, but I'm back now, and I hope my 9 readers are still here LOL. I've been using this craft shelf on my table for a month or so, but only managed to find time to post up pictures of this project now. 

It's a very simple recycling project of turning an old rickety shoe rack into THREE practical (and pretty) things I needed in my home: a craft shelf for my working table, a single shoe rack, and a rack for our bathroom storage.

These stray buttons sure come in handy-- two of them just saved my recent sewing project!

Here's what my work table looked like before these shelves came to life:

I thought about installing wall shelves to maximize my table space, but when I saw this old shoe rack that was about to be thrown out, I figured hey, I've always wanted to spray paint some stuff, why not now eh? 

I believe this shoe rack came from Ikea. The screws were loose so it was rickety. I had recently thrown out/donated a lot of my shoes (part of my ongoing mission to build and maintain a capsule wardrobe-- buy less, wear more), so we didn't really need this extra rack. After measuring it and making sure it'd fit on my table, I cleaned and disinfected it with Dettol and let it sunbathe for a bit. 

Then came the fun part: spray painting!

Dove spray paints smell the best of the lot. Uh, not that I was sniffing it...

My favorite spray paint for now as it seems to apply the best and comes in a wide range of colors AND is easily available.

I also painted some of the legs with acrylic paint as a comparison to using spray paint. While spray paint is easier and quicker, using acrylic would be more practical if you preferred to work indoors on a rainy day for example.

After reassembling it into 3 separate racks with the help of some very strong glue, I now have the following:

A gold-white-blue rack for the dry area under our bathroom sink;

A matte black-pink-Persian green single-level shoe rack for our daily outdoor slippers;

and a two-level Persian green-gold craft shelf for my working table.

When my laptop isn't in use, I slide it under the shelf to make more space on the table for crafting or sewing. I have so much table space now and all my essentials are within reach. Yay!

Next mission: Re-upholstering that chair I sit on...

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