I love the aesthetic of a floating bookshelf. It's a great way to showcase your favorite books and essentially turn them into wall art. However, floating bookshelves can be expensive and often require hardware to install.
So when I came across an Instagram video with an easy DIY idea for a floating bookshelf using a $6 item from IKEA and Command strips, I was immediately intrigued. Read on to see the hack and learn how you can try it at home.
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How to Use Plate Holders From IKEA to Display Books on Your Wall
DIY artist Azeitona (@a2eitona) recently shared a video of a floating bookshelf hack on Instagram, an idea she credits to interior creator Medina Grillo (@grillodesigns).
This hack centers around a product from IKEA: the OSTBIT plate holder ($5.99). This bamboo dish holder features seven pairs of wooden dowels coming out of its base at 90 degree angles. Once you hang this product on your wall, each pair of dowels can be used as a shelf to hold one book.
According to Azeitona, here's what you'll needfor this DIY:
OSTBIT plate holders from IKEA (however many you'd like)Command Picture Hanging Strips (ideally, ones that can hold a lot of weight)BooksAnd here's how to put together your floating bookshelf:
Apply Command strips all along the base of the plate holder. Follow instructions from Command on how to attach these to your wall — you'll probably need to clean your wall before adhering the plate rack. Make sure the dowel "shelves" are completely horizontal.Wait 24 hours for the strips to cure.Place one book on each set of dowels.Azeitona stacked two of these plate racks on her wall, but you can use as many as you'd like.
View this post on InstagramPeople Have Mixed Opinions on This Floating Bookshelf DIY
In the comments, plenty of people complimented the hack.
"so nice! I will definitely do this?," someone commented on her video. "Omg I wanna do this as a CD holder," another commenter added. "Love it! Definitely trying this ?," someone else wrote.
Another group of commenters who tried this hack noted that while it looks great, it's best for "skinny hardback cover books" since the dowels could impact the shape of softcover books.
@grillodesignsSharing one of my all time favourite bedroom hacks (again) … turning a dish/plate rack into a bookshelf! But this time I’m making it a little bigger by adding 3 more IKEA OSBIT racks to accommodate some of my newest books. Definitely save this one to try if you haven’t already! What do you think? New book additions include; ‘The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Khalidi, Rashid Gaza: An Inquest into its Martyrdom Illustrated by Finkelstein Against the Loveless World: Susan Abulhawa Edge of Here by Kelechi Okafor #ikehack #ikeahacks #booktok #bedroomhacks #bookshelf #bookshelfdiy #ikea
♬ La foule - Remastered - Édith PiafAll that being said, some others in the comments were concerned that this wouldn't hold up.
"Cute but you know thats gonna fall down one night at 2am ?," someone commented. "I’ve always DREAMED of my hardbacks thumping the floor at 2AM ??," another commenter joked.
"The strips might be rated for the weight, but the wall paint might not take it well, so in case you're thinking of doing this, it's worth it to add multiple strips. Or drill a hole, but you do you," someone else suggested.
About five weeks after Azeitona posted her video, someone asked her in the comments if it fell. She replied: "still up !"
That said, make sure to be careful when trying this hack at home, especially if you have kids or animals, and don't hang your books over anything breakable.
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