DIY farmhouse shelves

I stained the edges and corners with my fav stain, Minwax’s Dark Walnut. I applied it with a small .

Using my finger (after the stain dried), I rubbed some another project we used with this Vaseline trick a few years ago!)

We mixed our favorite chalk" paint powder into flat paint (we prefer not using the paint + primer in one but it’s hard to find them separate nowadays) then brushed it on over the whole corbel.

I didn’t include the picture but I the edges until I liked the amount of dark showing through. The paint came right off thanks to the petroleum jelly barrier, whoop!

We then waxed it to seal them since they’ll be near food in the dining room. If any particles manage to land on them, I’m not able to wipe them down since the wax is protective barrier to preserve my hard work.

Do you like them? I adore how they turned out, super chippy!!

Earlier this week we posted the wallpaper process, check it out! Here’s the blank wall PRE-shelves:

For the wood shelf, I’d have loved to score a giant piece of authentic barn wood but we’re in Arizona, a newer state and there aren’t a lot of options around. So we grabbed a higher quality pine wood from Home Depot with no knots or imperfections and brushed on some more stain. I sealed it with the wax as well. Our total shelf size was 8′ long, it’s so fun that it fills the whole wall!

Time to start filling them up! We’re sharing a final reveal after our lights arrive but here’s a peek at what they’re looking like, I love them!

That’s all we’re sharing for now. We have some adorable pendants coming to finish the space off. Just wanted to share the how to for these fun faux vintage shelf brackets since we shared a peek on Instagram and had lots of questions about the details (: See how easy they are to make?? Please pin so your friends can make their own!

Update: Check out how our Farmhouse Dining Room is coming along!

And visit our Thanksgiving decor ideas!

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