Picture Ledges

Having a large wall space in a hallway, or up the stairs, provides a great opportunity for displaying family pictures and other items, but ours was looking pretty outdated and the constant straightening, with a whole family going up and down the stairs all day, was driving me a little crazy. I wanted something that would be solid, and also make it possible to change things up every so often.

I looked at ideas on pintrest, but I found the winning concept on Amazon. I was looking at shelving one day and I ran across picture ledges. They are very narrow shelves that come in different lengths and colors and are mounted to the wall. I liked the idea, but I didn't like the price. I talked to Tim about it and they looked really simple to build, plus by doing it ourselves we could get the stain the tone that we wanted. The thing is, I always come up with these schemes and then my long-suffering and talented husband has to try to figure out exactly what I mean.

He and I went to Home Depot and found several different types of molding that he could assemble and stain. He did a fantastic job, and I am so pleased with the result!