| Project by SnowyRiver | posted 1603 days ago | 4494 views | 4 times favorited | 6 comments |  |
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A few years ago I visited an old colonial farm house that was on display. I noticed that they had these shelves over the window frames and door frame. I thought they looked neat since they fit so close to the frame and utilized the space above the door and window frames. I decided to try a couple. The first two pictures is a shelf that I built that fits over a door frame. The third picture is a similar shelf over a double window. This shelf is much longer than the one on the door frame. They make great storage areas for antiques and collectables without taking up room in the middle of a wall. You could also run a rod between the side supports for curtains if you wanted. They are made from pine and stained with an oil antique stain.
-- Wayne - Plymouth MN
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mrtrim
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#1 posted 1603 days ago
very cool wayne ! dont slam the door ! lol i do something similar
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BarryW
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#2 posted 1603 days ago
oh yeah, I like those kind of shelves…nicely done.
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#3 posted 1602 days ago
Nice shelf.
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mitchdcba
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#4 posted 1149 days ago
Man, that is a nice looking home. That house just looks great everywhere it gets built, every way it gets trimmed out. Fantastic. It’s already a classic.
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#5 posted 1118 days ago
I have been stammering for more / better ideas for kitchen storage since my kitchen cabinets got overfull a couple of years back (LOML is as addicted to kitchen gadgets as I am to tools)... This might just help solve that problem! Thanks…
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#6 posted 1118 days ago
super idea Wayne well done.
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