Crafts & DIY
Creative Ways To Use Brackets Around Your Home
Patricia Lynn
06.15.16

If you’re at all like I am, you can’t help but buy all sorts of household ornaments and arrangements. Unfortunately, it can be hard to find space for everything you’d like to put up on display, leaving some things to collect dust in your garage or some storage closet in your house.

Luckily, I decided to look up some ways to use the good old shelf brackets around the house, which can be a collector’s best friend if you use it right. But they can even be used for much more than mounting things if you start to get creative!

Wall mounted canvas for artwork

There’s no need for an easel when you put together this innovative ensemble. Just mount your brackets onto your wall and place a rod between them. Then take your favorite canvas material and place the rod through a roll of it. Pull your roll downwards and attach it a few feet lower.

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Make yourself a custom bike rack!

Having a wall-mounted bike rack can help you be more efficient about space. It also looks great too!

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Shelf brackets can be a great way to make a standing desk!

If you don’t like sitting down for long periods of time, this one is perfect for you! All you need to do is mount your shelf brackets to the wall and place your desk surface on top. In no time, you’ll have an amazing desk with minimal work!

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Give yourself more space to hang clothes

Everyone loves huge closets but sometimes we just don’t have the space to hang all of our clothes. Using shelf brackets can work perfectly to give your hangers a new place to rest!

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Let the bracket be a piece of art itself!

If you love antique shopping as much as I do, perusing for artwork can be tough. There are so many options but sometimes it helps to think outside of the box to give your room just the architectural touch it needs. Using brackets as a decorative piece might be exactly what your looking for! Just find the right piece and mount it where it looks great!

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Create a lighting fixture

I obsess over the perfect amount of lighting in my rooms. Sometimes it’s tough to strike the right balance but with the help of some shelf brackets and a light, you can brighten up any room exactly as you please!

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Keep your window propped in the summer time

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When it gets super hot, your windows can be open more often than not. Might as well make it look good, right?! All you need is to fasten a shelf bracket between your window and your window sill to hold it open and it can look beautiful too.

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