Here’s the other great thing about this project – you can totally customize it! I’ll show you what I mean in a minute. Light coats are key to prevent runs and drips on your paint project. This spray paint dries in about 20 minutes and fully cures in 24 hours. It took me a couple of coats to fully cover them. Like I said before, I decided to go with Matte Black since that would match the decor in my son’s room already. But just search ‘spray paint’ in the sidebar on this blog and you will see how many times I’ve used this spray paint. They have an amazing array of colors! I just used their Chalk Spray Paint on a chair project for my daughter’s room. I LOVE Rustoleum Painter’s Touch Spray Paint. Now that you have these cute bookends put together, you can spray paint them whatever color you like. Step 2: Spray Paint your Bookends if desired Now, I am not using them to hold a case of Encyclopedias but you get what I mean! For your typical books and kids’ books especially, these should work perfectly. I don’t have to worry about them breaking apart and they are pretty sturdy.

So that’s why I went with the hammer and nails method here. He thought that the wood glue wouldn’t have a strong enough bond to support the weight of books. Good question! I actually deferred to my hubby on that. Once the pieces are attached, you should be able to stand it right up.Ĭan I attach these pieces using wood glue? I took three nails and hammered them through the back, attaching the small rosette piece to the plinth piece. I wanted the flat parts of the wood against the books and the decorative sides facing out. You are basically making an L shape with these pieces. Step 1: Join your Pieces of Wood Together But you could save yourself an extra step if you just keep them as bare pine wood. I actually love the look of the natural wood, but since this was for my son’s room, I wanted the bookends to match with his bookshelf in there.

I referenced the pieces I bought above – super inexpensive and easy to work with. That’s where I found these two little pine pieces and decided they would work perfectly as a kid’s bookend pair. One of the best things about this bookend project is that the materials are cheap! I went to Home Depot and perused their section of Crown Moulding and Millwork. Cheap Kid Toys and Hot Glue Gun (optional) – if you want to customize them for your kids’ rooms.Hammer and Nails (make sure the nails are long enough to go through the two wood pieces).Spray Paint – I use and love Rustoleum Painter’s Touch Brand.Pine Plinth Block Moulding – I used this one from Home Depot.Pine Rosette Block Moulding – I used this one from Home Depot.Ok, let’s get to the tutorial! Materials Needed to make bookends

Woot!Īnd trust me, people, I am no handy-woman. They are surprisingly simple to put together! The materials are cheap and they can be made to fit the decor of the room. I hope this quick tutorial will give you some ideas for making your own wooden bookends. (NOTE to self: Make roundup post on cute kids bookends). Some of you may not want to bother and you just want to buy the bookends. I guess it really depends on what you choose to DIY yourself and what you are willing to spend money on. But almost $40 for a pair? Not for this gal.

Wooden bookends