Wall-Mounted Necklace Organizer & Jewelry Shelf

I just moved to a new apartment and wanted to FINALLY get my jewelry organized and easily accessible on my wall. I really wanted something like this one on Amazon  but without spending $45 plus shipping, especially since I'd already purchased some floating shelves and figured I could just modify them to serve the same purpose.

MATERIALS:

- Floating shelf: I bought a set of 3 (Target brand) for $15. [NOTE: Must be wood for this project! No plastic or metal shelves.]

- Ceiling hooks: I used 13 total, but you can use fewer or more depending on the length of your shelf, how many rows you want, how close together you're willing to place them, etc. Cup or mug hooks would also work, but I personally liked the length of the ceiling hooks (3.3 cm). These were $1.49 for 10, so $3 total.
  ****IMPORTANT: Make sure the screw part is SHORTER than the WIDTH of your shelf wood! Bring the shelf with you when you buy the hooks to make sure -- otherwise you risk poking through and having sharp points on the surface of your shelf.

- Mounting materials for shelf: the Target set came with mounting materials, but one of the anchors broke when I was putting it in the wall, so I was glad I had some of my own, also. For drywall, this means a plastic anchor and a screw. For other walls, ask Google what you should use. Just make sure it can support the weight safely!

The drywall mounting supplies I had on hand cost $2, so this whole project came to $20 -- less than half the price of the new one on Amazon *before* shipping!


TOOLS:
- Hammer
- Phillips head screwdriver
- 1 small nail
- 1 large nail
- Measuring tape and/or ruler
- Pencil or dry-erase marker
- Level (I'll wholly admit I used the "Level" app on my iPhone for this.)

Step 1 Mark the Hook Spacing

With the BACK of the shelf facing you, use the measuring tape to find the halfway point on the shelf. Put a dot with the pencil or marker about 1/2-1 cm in from the edge.

Mark the other spots for the hooks. I did 7 in the back row: 1 at each edge, then I spaced 2 more evenly between the edge and center hooks.

Note: It might seem like a good idea to put them close to store more kecklaces, but spacing them farther apart will make it look more organized! You can always add more rows than I did -- the more space each necklace has, the less likely it is to get tangled with those around it and the better it looks aesthetically. Mine ended up being spaced about 5.5 cm apart.

Comments

[TabbyDeAnne]

This is GREAT! Thanks for sharing!

[ChrysN]

Nice, yours looks much better than the one on Amazon.