Custom Picture Shelf for Mom

[warrenp]

It has been awhile since I managed to build anything, but my mom moved to an assisted-living community a couple of months ago. I noticed that her small room didn't have space for the pictures of the family or the full-size bookshelf she had been using.

So, I designed a picture shelf which holds 5x7 pictures and smaller, mostly to keep my family from crowding the shelf with large pics. And I designed it to make the most of the space in this one corner. It isn't a highly finished piece, but it serves the purpose.

And, grin, if you look carefully you might notice that it seems to be upside down. Well, the day I finished it, mom called to say she was moving down the hall...and the spot which I had designed the shelf to fit was on the opposite wall. Oh well...adds a bit of interest.

I still think the best part of woodworking for me is designing pieces to fit in special places.

Later...Warren

[leehljp]

It looks nice! I didn't notice it being upside down even after reading about it! Great job!

[mater]

Very nice. I am sure your mom was thrilled with it.

[lrogers]

Very nice! Something like that would look good in my MIL's room; she has a bunch of small pictures.

[Pappy]

Great idea, Warren.

[Popeye]

Upside down, who says? Pretty spiffy either way. Biggest question is.......How does MOM like it? Seems she's the only one that really counts. Pat

[warrenp]

Ya know...moms like most anything.

[John Hunter]

Very nice.

[GeekMom]

Nice job, Warren!

[Turaj]

Nice Job Warren. Not sure why you say it is upside down? Care to elaborate?

[Hallagan]

That looks nice and seems to fit the bill pefection. Great job!

Corey

[warrenp]

Hey Turaj,
I wanted to make the shelves look a bit thinner, so I ran a 1/4" cove around the front edges. Supposed to be on top.

Hard to see in the pic, but the cove is now on the bottom. Of course, who says which side a cove should be on?

[ejs1097]

Good Job, I bet everyone at your Mom's place knows your name now.

[cobob]

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I can't tell it's upside down. I can tell the above is backwards.

[Turaj]

Thanks Warren! I think I can see in the picture (after enlarging it).

But, if you look more carefully, you see that your shelf is just fine. It is the room that is up-side down