my DIY alcove shelves (How BORING!!)

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what do you think?... took me about a day and a half. I'm pleased with the results. AS you can see my room has suffered for it. Dont worry i dont sleep in it and the carpet is going!

















I was wondering, do i have to put a primer on first before painting with white gloss?... aslo can i use all purpuse filler to fill in the gaps between the shelf and wall that are 3mm or less - or should i use wood filler.

thankyou.
 
Good effort !

If you're going to paint the shelves, then I'd fill in the gaps with decorator's caulk using a cartridge gun - this doesn't tend to be sandable but can be over-painted, so do it before you apply the top gloss coats and smooth it off with a wet finger, let it dry and then gloss.

You do need to prime the wood first, before glossing.
 
Looks a bl**dy good job to me. What r you gonna put on them?

They look like they could take the weight of a chieftain tank!!
 
thankyou so much. It has definately been worth the 15+ hours i put into it. Im sure i could do it alot faster second time round.

They can definately take alot of weight, more than mine even. Im just gonna put clothes on them mainly though!

I primed them first and then put on dulux satinwood because i was concerned that gloss would turn a yellow creamy colour like it has on my skirting board. Here are the final results, i love all comments. thankyou

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They look great, I would really like to make something similar for our front room, but dont really know where to start.
 
Lovely classic, unfussy end result. Never used satinwood but will definitely try it after seeing the finish you achieved.
 
They look pretty good to me also.

I like the way you have achieved the look of expensive floating shelves. Well done
 
You know what, I've been thinking about some floating shelves for some time but never even though about the framework then sheet wood. I was always thinking of thick wood and some sort of long bolt to achieve the same effect.

Very good job mate.
 
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