DIY Pipe Shelving

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A big part of any wine bar is storage. Wine, glasses, decanters, openers, accessories… there is a lot a wine lover starts to collect over time. Luckily most of this is also really attractive and perfect for something like open shelving. This DIY Pipe Shelving brings a ton of storage with a modern farmhouse vibe and we LOVE it!

Distressed Wood Shelves

The shelves were cut from 1″ thick Stain-grade-spruce/pine-panels. To get a more farmhouse look we roughed up the edges a bit with a hammer and even cut some chunks out randomly with a utility knife. Theres no right or wrong way to do this and TBH I find the more random you make your marks, dents, cuts, etc. the more authentic the distressing looks. We finished the shelves with few coats of penetrating stain in Weathered Oak.

Steel Pipes and Fittings

The shelves are held together by and hung with a combination of steel pipes and flanges. We used a mixture of 12″ and 16″ lengths for this project. The longer pipes gave the ceiling lights just a bit more clearance to keep everything nice and bright. The shorter 12″ pipes(plus flanges) were just the right height to allow both glasses and bottles to be stored.

The assembly is simply a matter of tightening flanges to the ends of each pipe and screwing the flanges to the boards. You’ll want to make sure the flanges are evenly spaced from the edges of the shelf boards to keep everything squared up. Its also worth pre-drilling your holes so you don’t risk the screws splitting any of the shelves.

Ceiling Mounted Shelving

When it came time to hang these we marked where the flange holes were and then checked for studs in the ceiling. Unsurprisingly not every screw would be hitting wood so we made sure to use some pretty heavy drywall anchors for the ones that missed. Its also really helpful to have a few extra hands when hanging these!

So are you loving open shelves? Ready to try DIY Pipe Shelving? Are you using steel pipes for any other DIYs in your space? You know I’d love to hear all about it in the comments!