We had so many ideas for different ways to use it that we almost couldnt make up our minds!

The second bedroom of the 2-bedroom cottage bungalow makeover is in full swing.

you might find thefull design plan for the room hereas well as the before video below.

Make a simple, rustic DIY shelf with driftwood! Perfect home decor accessory for the lakehouse or cottage. DIY live edge shelf.

We also made thishanging driftwood shelvesfor the cottage bathroom makeover.

Did we mention we LOVE driftwood?

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Make a simple, rustic DIY shelf with driftwood! Perfect home decor accessory for the lakehouse or cottage. DIY live edge shelf.

Position the brackets on the underside of the shelf and evenly space from sides.

confirm to align the back of the bracket with the back side of the shelf.

Mark the placement with a pencil.6.

Two pieces of driftwood joined with rope and hanging from a decorative anvil on a white wall to form driftwood shelves.

Avoid drilling through the entire thickness of the wood.7.

Screw the bracket to the underside of the drift wood shelf.

Securing the rustic DIY shelf to the wall:

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Two pieces of driftwood joined with rope and hanging from a decorative anvil on a white wall to form driftwood shelves.

Mark the placement of the shelf at the desired height.

Place a level on the wall to ensure markings on aligned and level.9.

Mark the placement with a pencil directly on the wall on both ends.

Apply a natural furniture wax to your DIY driftwood shelf

Pre-drill and add wall anchors so shelf with hold extra weight.

Screw shelf to wall.

However, we love that it has practical purpose as well.

Apply a natural furniture wax to your DIY driftwood shelf

After all, where else would we display all our beachy nick-nacks such as ourmini Adirondack chairs?

Drilling pilot holes into a DIY shelf with a live edge.

Drilling pilot holes into a DIY shelf with a live edge.

Assembling the wall brackets onto the DIY drift wood shelf.

Assembling the wall brackets onto the DIY drift wood shelf.

Simple and cheap bracket to hold up a DIY shelf made from driftwood.

Simple and cheap bracket to hold up a DIY shelf made from driftwood.

Rustic DIY shelf made with driftwood and inexpensive hardware store brackets mounted on a white wall. A sign saying LAKE is on the wall above the shelf.

Rustic DIY shelf made with driftwood and inexpensive hardware store brackets mounted on a white wall. A sign saying LAKE is on the wall above the shelf.

Close up view of the grain of the driftwood used to make the rustic shelf.

Close up view of the grain of the driftwood used to make the rustic shelf.

Close up view of a light teal glass bottle with a wrapped piece of paper inside, on a DIY driftwood shelf adorned with other beachy finds.

Close up view of a light teal glass bottle with a wrapped piece of paper inside, on a DIY driftwood shelf adorned with other beachy finds.

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Painted driftwood wall art plus over a dozen gorgeous crafts to make with driftwood.

Painted driftwood wall art plus over a dozen gorgeous crafts to make with driftwood.

A square lavender wreath with driftwood plus over a dozen DIY ideas using beach wood.

A square lavender wreath with driftwood plus over a dozen DIY ideas using beach wood.

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