DIY Rustic Pipe Shelving

The decor for our farmhouse is constantly on my mind. I am always looking for new and innovative ways to to add charm and character into our house. Our downstairs bathroom had every element I felt necessary for a guest bathroom with the exception of a linen closet. I knew I didn't want to take a ton of square footage from the space in order to built a small linen closet so I decided to build shelves that could house the needed things such as towels and washcloths in a cute new way! I used galvanized pipe out of the plumbing department in Home Depot. Innovated ideas using pipe right now are a big thing so I decided to jump aboard the idea knowing it would go perfectly with the rest of our farmhouse decor! 

Supplies:

3- 1X12X4 ft rough cut boards

1- Can of black spray paint

1- Can of Minwax Ebony Wood Stain

6- 12 inch galvanized pipe (threaded)

6- 1/2 Galvanized flanges

6- 1/2 pipe end caps

18- 3 inch screws

We started out by cleaning and spray painting all the piping, caps, and flanges. 

(Notes: 

The oiled pipe pieces are cheaper at Home Depot than the cleaned, I decided to go for the oiled and clean them myself with acetone to save $$!

The spray paint will not leave a matte finish unless you clean the pipe first!)

Once everything was dry we decided on placement and my husband and his handy tools hung the flanges using his lazar level. 

Once the flanges were up, we screwed in the pipe and finished off with the end cap.

Then placed the boards to be sure everything fit perfect before staining.

Once everything was perfect we stained the boards.

And the end result! Easy, Cheap, and Trendy! Just the way we like it!

Hope you all have a fabulous day!

Xoxo-

Ashley