178 Ultimate Over the Bed Shelf

We needed a shelf over the bed. Unfortunately, I could not match out trim color with the “Lowe’s Shelf
Mod“. So I made a torsion box style shelf and matched the stain.   In case it’ll anyone has the same problem, here are some picture of what I did.  It is very sturdy.

This is the inside.  Ribs made of 3/4" plywood.  Top and bottom are 1/2 plywood.



Here it is installed







Andre

Awesome!

How did you attach it?

Originally posted by Ghosthawk Awesome! How did you attach it?

I used brackets to attache the shelf to the walls.  There was a stud running horizontally above the window.  I was able to get one screw on each bracket in a stud.  There was a stud running horizontally above the window.

Thanks. One more question: How did you match the stain? Would you please list the formula? I thought I had seen it before, but couldn't find it. I got close on my last attempt, but it still was not right.

Thanks. I saved a copy of the image this time.