Replacement & Decorative Ideas for Broken Shelves

Nightstand

Turn an old broken drawer into the perfect wood shelves with this easy DIY and step-by-step directions from Recreated Designs.

Vintage

Don’t throw out that old broken drawer! Turn it into the perfect shelves to give any space a beautiful, unique look. Several weeks ago, after redoing one of my living room walls with a gorgeous mural, I turned an old dresser into a new TV stand. ( see that project here…) This drawer was leftover from that project and I didn’t want to get rid of it as it had beautiful dovetailing and details. To deconstruct what was left of the drawer, I used a hammer to take the sides apart and…

Nightstand

I decided to roll with the broken drawers rather than attempt to glue/screw them back together. I could make shelves in the spot where a drawer should be!

Nightstand

I decided to roll with the broken drawers rather than attempt to glue/screw them back together. I could make shelves in the spot where a drawer should be!

Nightstand

Mareike Gast jobbar med produktdesign och har bland annat formgivit den mångfacetterade bokhyllan Broken Shelves. Man kan sitta mitt balnd böckerna i hyllan, få belysning i hyllan som även kan fungera som en avkopplingsplats för husdjuret. Skönt att sitta mitt ibalnd böckerna och läsa, men borde ju bli lite mer lärd då kan tyckas.

Around The House

Don’t throw out that old broken drawer! Turn it into the perfect shelves to give any space a beautiful, unique look. Several weeks ago, after redoing one of my living room walls with a gorgeous mural, I turned an old dresser into a new TV stand. ( see that project here…) This drawer was leftover from that project and I didn’t want to get rid of it as it had beautiful dovetailing and details. To deconstruct what was left of the drawer, I used a hammer to take the sides apart and…

For the Home

I used two Algot metal shelves which had been smashed in the transportation and re-purposed them into wall art for living room