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DIY Tower Shelf

May 2, 2020

Making use of an empty corner in my girls bedroom to add some much need storage.  I built this DIY tower shelf using lots of scrap boards and plywood pieces I had on hand and then painted everything glossy white.  And now we have beautifully organized shelving that allows my girls to see and store with ease.

school book storage

A DIY tutorial to build an open tower shelf. Make use of vertical space and build this tower shelf to organize books, display photos and more.

We desperately needed some bookshelves for my girls schoolbooks.  This tower shelf convienently solves a storage problem and lives in an otherwise unused corner of their bedroom.

corner tower shelf

teen bedroom shelving

Open Shelving:

  • vertical storage space
  • visible from all sides
  • easily accessible
  • makes use of corner

bookshelf

jaime Costiglio builds shelves

You can see I truly built these tower shelves from all sorts of scrap pieces.  Some were previously painted so I had a mix of finishes and then used an oil based spray primer to give everything a fresh base.  I put together plans down below so you can build this tower shelf too!

teen bedroom shelving

open book shelf

Teen Girls Bedroom Basics:

  • nightstand with plenty of storage for secret journals and eye masks
  • desk space with desktop organization
  • pin board to hang momentos
  • corner tower shelf bookshelves

open shelving

corner tower shelf

kids bedroom storage shelf

tower shelf dimensions

Click here for printable PDF version of the tower shelf plans.

Supplies:

  • 8 – 2x2x8
  • 1 – ¾” plywood full sheet 4’ x 8’
  • 1 ¼” pocket hole screws
  • 2 ½” pocket hole screws
  • 2” wood screws
  • Wood glue
  • miter saw
  • pocket hole jig
  • table saw or circular saw
  • drill and drill bits
  • sander
  • socket wrench
  • leveling feet

sides and shelves cut

Begin by following the cut list in the plans and make all your pocket holes.

side panels

Then build the side panels.  I highly suggest using a scrap wood spacer cut to size to ensure equal spacing when attaching the legs.

shelves with trim

I decided to make two tower shelves, one for each of my girls, so I needed 10 shelves.  You will attach the long side trim directly to the shelf pieces and then attach the whole piece to the side panels.

shelves attached to side

scrap wood shelf built

Lastly add the top to cap off the tower shelf.

cove moulding at top

I found a little bit of cove moulding in my stash so I decided to add to trim out the top edge for a little bit of fancy.

Finish:

  • One coat of Cover Stain oil based primer.  Sand well.
  • Two coats of White Gloss spray paint.

ratcheting wrench insert nut

And to make it work in our wonky antique home where none of the floors are level I added leveling feet to the bottom of the legs.

self leveling feet on shelf

open shelving in corner

Thanks for joining me for this tower shelf project.  Please leave any questions in the comments below and be sure to follow me on social media for sneak peeks, tools and project inspiration:

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