Danya Faye | A Vintage Flare Farmhouse Hello friends!
If you had a chance to check out my recent peg rail post then you know I had plans to add to it. When I purchased the wood for the peg rail shelf I bought the wrong size wood!! Instead of delaying the rail we went ahead and built the rail and then added the shelf.
I love how it turned out and want them all over the house now. Lol.
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Here are the instructions for the peg rail shelf. My photos may vary a bit from the instructions since my project was a bit different.
Items needed:
- 1 x 6 8 ft common pine
- 1 x 4 8 for common pine (I accidentally bought a 1 x 3 so now I have 2- 1 x 3’s under the shelf)
- 1″ dowel rod 6 ft
- Corbels (I found a 2 pack for $25 HERE)
- Miter saw
- Sand paper / pad 120 grt
- Nail gun
- Wood glue
- Caulk
- Paint and paint brush
- Drill and 1″ paddle bit
- Pencil
- Tape measure
Cuts
- Dowel rod, 17- 4″ pieces for pegs
- 1 x 4- 7′
- 1 x 6- 7′ 3″
RAIL
Cut 17 pegs 4″ in length. This should give you a spacing of 5″ apart.
First you need to mark your board and use the paddle bit to make your peg holes.
Take your 1 x 4 and mark the center of the board at 42″. I went 1 1/2″ from the top. Using your pencil mark at 42″ and 1 1/2″ down and then go left and right of center marking 5″ apart. You should end up with 17 marks.
Use your paddle bit and drill your peg holes.
You will now need to lightly sand your pegs and peg holes.
Using your wood glue add your pegs to each hole (we ended up not using glue for this because the fit was tight and the paint helped hold them in place).
PAINT
Go ahead and paint everything before you start putting it together. Or you can do it after it’s hanging BUT I’m super messy and this would be a disaster 😭!
SHELF
You can either attach your shelf to the peg rail now or hang your rail and attach the shelf to it while hanging (I honestly think it easier to hang the rail first).
Mark the center of your 1 x 6 and the center of your rail.
Using your nail gun attach the shelf to the rail.
HANG
We used the nail gun and hung the peg rail shelf and then added the corbels to each side and nailed them in place.
I then used my white caulk and caulked any gaps and then touched up my paint.
There you go! You now have a beautiful corbel peg rail shelf for less than $40.
Ignore my daughter making a Tik Tok 🤣🤣
Thanks so much for stopping by!!
If you decide to give this a try, tag me on IG or FB so I can share! Be sure to give me a follow here and on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest for more projects 😘.
❤️Danya
