Comments on: Rain Gutter Book Shelves: Tutorial

By: Hails

Hails — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 10:46:13 +0000

I wonder if you could glue fabric to them before hanging.. Hmmm.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:07:22 +0000

GREAT Idea!!!

By: angee

angee — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:56:29 +0000

Love! Your tutorial was easy to follow. Thanx!! My kids are enjoying having their own bookshelves by their beds!

(I will be linking)

By: Jeannette

Jeannette — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:23:14 +0000

I am so glad you posted about these. I linked your blog a couple months ago, when the idea of doing this for my nearly 10 year old son and his loft bed. Last night his lamp fell, bulb broke and the decisions was made that he and I were doing this today. Took more time to buy the supplies than to prepare and hang the shelf.

I was particularly inspired by your comment about waiting for your husband… which is why I felt confident that I too could tackle this project.

By: Kimberly @ Raising Olives

Kimberly @ Raising Olives — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:32:09 +0000

Just checking.

By: Kimberly @ Raising Olives

Kimberly @ Raising Olives — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:31:36 +0000

They are brackets that are made to mount the gutters.

If you follow the link in the post, you can see some close-up pictures of both the brackets and the end caps.

By: Kimberly @ Raising Olives

Kimberly @ Raising Olives — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:29:56 +0000

We did not attempt to paint ours, so I’m not sure. I’d love to hear how it works if you try it.

By: Trio

Trio — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 03:12:35 +0000

Just wondering what brackets are that you are referring to in the tutorial. Are they brackets that come with the gutters or something that will need to be found separately, and in what section of hardware store?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:32:17 +0000

LOVE this idea and thank you for the detailed tutorial! Do you think it would work to spray paint on the vinyl gutters? Would the paint adhere to that surface?

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:18:13 +0000

Hi,
I found your blog through several different subject searches and wow I love your blog.
I was thinking about doing the book wall shelves using wooden shelves. Do you know which one cost less between wooden or rain gutter shelves also which one will hold up more heavier books (multiples of kids chapter books)?
Thank you so much!

By: mindy

mindy — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:38:34 +0000

Did this today!! Thanks for the tutorial:)

By: Melissa Mallory

Melissa Mallory — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:02:22 +0000

I love this idea! Thank you for this tutorial. I now know what to do with all that wall space. Yes, I’m going to do this!

By: Loretta Rizzo

Loretta Rizzo — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:08:02 +0000

Great idea!!! We are building an addition to a small cabin & when done, we’ll be using gutters for bookshelves inside and “container” gardening on the outside

By: Mommy

Mommy — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:13:40 +0000

New reader here! LOVE your blog and I am sooooo copying this idea!!!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:49:26 +0000

I love this. Thanks so much for sharing I am inspired to do this for our book loving family

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 03:45:44 +0000

I LOVE this idea! I’m always looking for creative organization, and this is so budget friendly and cute! Can’t wait to try it out!

By: Inspire Me Heather

Inspire Me Heather — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:01:46 +0000

Wow, very clever! I linked this up to my “bookshelves” project post too, it’s just fantastic!

By: amy

amy — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:53:50 +0000

This is SOOOOOO my kind of project. I have NEVER heard of this, but LOVE it! like love love love lurrrrve it!

By: Musings of the Dings » Project: Rain Gutter Book Shelf

Musings of the Dings » Project: Rain Gutter Book Shelf — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 01:42:19 +0000

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By: Mahreen from VeniVidiBlogi

Mahreen from VeniVidiBlogi — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:29:32 +0000

I linked to your tutorial in my latest blog post – thank you for the great instructions!

http://www.venividiblogi.com/2011/01/how-to-get-your-husband-to-write-post.html

By: Kimberly @ Raising Olives

Kimberly @ Raising Olives — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:41:43 +0000

We’ve had a problem with one of the shelves beside the lower bunk bed. I’m thinking that the child who sleeps in that bed must have practically climbed into the gutter shelf. Other than that we’ve not had any problems.

By: Kelli Z.

Kelli Z. — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:02:21 +0000

We finally made our own rain gutter bookshelves! Here’s my link to my blog post about it: http://thezabelzoo.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-year-new-living-room.html

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 00:05:46 +0000

I just stumbled across your blog today and I must say, I LOVE your idea for rain gutter book shelves! I will definitely attempt to put some up! Question- how do your kids do with pulling on them? I noticed the plastic brackets and was wondering if you have had any problem with stability or breaking, etc. Please let me know how they have worked out for you. I will be linking to your page when we put them up.
Thanks!

By: stephanie

stephanie — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:14:34 +0000

As a first year homeschool mom, I need all the creative ideas I can get. This is by far one of my favorites. My husband put 3 of these up for me in no time today. They look great and I am anticipating that my kids will more readily go to books displayed on topics we are studying. CHEAP, FAST, so smart.

By: House Tour: Jackson’s Rain Gutter Bookshelves «

House Tour: Jackson’s Rain Gutter Bookshelves « — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:54:35 +0000

[...] the rain gutter bookshelves hung in Jackson’s room. Here is a good tutorial on how to make them: http://raisingolives.com/2009/07/raingutter-book-shelves-tutorial/ According to Justin, they are super [...]