How to Build Cube Shelves
Cubed shelving makes beautiful additions to any modern décor so you may be interested in learning how to make cube bookshelves. You can build cube bookshelves and stack them like stairs to create wall decor. Cut the measurements in half and create smaller bookshelves to increase the beauty of the arrangement. Cube bookshelves are simple to build once you master the basics. You can make them for as many rooms as you like!
To build a cube bookcase you will need:
- Two wood boards, 2” x 30” x 13” (sides).
- Two wood boards, 2” x 26” x 13” (top & bottom).
- Two wood boards, 1” x 26” x 13” (vertical cube).
- Six wood boards, 1” x 8” x 13” (horizontal cube).
- 24 ½-inch pegs, 1 inch long.
- 4 1/2 inch pegs, 2 inch long.
- Glue
Instructions:
- Find the right drill bit size to fit the size of the pegs (½ inch).
- Put tape on the drill bit, ½ inch from the end to let you know where to stop drilling.
- Begin with the two vertical wood boards, drill ½ inch deep holes at the top and bottom corners in the 1 inch side.
- Insert wood pegs into the holes.
- Stand these up over the bottom wood boards (2”x26” x 13”).
- Mark where the pegs touch the bottom of the cubed shelf and then drill ½ inch holes to insert the pegs through the board.
- Drill holes at the top of the vertical cube to fix the top of the cube bookshelf to them in the same order as the bottom. (Use a little glue if necessary)
- Start 8 inches from the top and bottom of the cube pegs, on the 13-inch side, drill pairs of holes through wood, then insert the pegs and attach the horizontal cube shelves (1”x 8” x 13”), after drilling peg holes in them.
- Finish drilling holes in all sides of the bookshelves, insert the pegs with glue, then attach the sides of the shelf by drilling peg holes.
- Sand and finish the cube shelves and remove excess glue. You may paint your cube shelves or sand them now if you like.