We just spaced the height of the second shelf by eye and chose 14″ above the other shelf, which gave us enough room to load up the bottom shelf without things feeling cramped, but also allows a shorty like me to easily reach items on that top shelf.Īs for actually hanging them, we held up the bottom shelf in place and made sure it was level… The pre-made sizes allowed for a couple inches of breathing room around the window too, which we liked anyways. When it comes to how we hung them (they’re lack shelves from Ikea), we decided to line the bottom shelf up with the cabinet on the left of the shot above (18″ above the counter) so that they all related to one another. These pictures don’t even do it justice – it’s literally at least twice as bright and feels a lot bigger and more open as well.
Here’s how it looked a few weeks ago after we removed the wallpaper.Īnd here it is from the same POV now, after removing the cabinets, re-hanging the crown molding, patching/priming/painting the walls, trim, and ceilings, upgrading the lighting, and hanging those new shelves of ours. We still have a few major things on the list (like painting those cabinets) but the shelves make such a gigantic difference as opposed to the dark cabinetry that used to hang on either side of that window.
The no-Beyonce consolation prize is that we finally got the Ikea floating shelves up in the kitchen, and it suddenly feels like we’re turning a corner. If only we had Beyonce around to photobomb them, they’d be the best shelfies ever…
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