"L" is for Ledges

Ledges for my kids art and schoolwork.

I needed a solution for this blank wall which is very near a main walkway and I also wanted to give the kids a place to display all their work.

Anyone who has kids knows about the mountain of papers that accumulates.
(And this is just from one day!)

While they aren't Picassos, the kids do like to show off their work so I made these ledges from scrap wood I found in the garage.  I based them off of Ana White's ten dollar ledges (although mine are zero dollars).

Here's the process:

I cut all pieces at 30" long.

It's a 1x2, 1x3 and 1x4 screwed together to make a back, ledge and front lip.

I sanded, primed and painted (Behr Elegant White satin finish).

I hung them low enough so they could change out the artwork on their own.
And I made three shelves, one for each child.

They are 2 1/2" deep to allow for those three-dimensional projects the kids bring home.
And I screwed them into the wall with mollys and counter sunk the screw.

Perfect solution at no cost.

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