DIY : Bookshelf

This was in an attempt to reuse lots of Kellogg's cornflakes boxes we had collected over a few months...

We decided to make a bookshelf - one that we loved dearly when we did end up completing it! :-)


Step 1 : You will need a bookshelf design, lots of Kellogg's boxes : some large and a few smaller ones (depending on how big you want the bookshelf to be), tissue paper rolls, cello-tape, stapler, cutter/blade, old newspapers, a fevicol can, brushes, water and a container.

This is the first cut pic of our bookshelf...all set to go!

Step 2 : Choose a design and start pasting the boxes together to form the initial framework.
We choose this design. (Click on link to view the design)
You can staple and stick together the ends of the boxes to create the structure. Also, to make the shelf sturdy, you can roll old newspapers together and stuff into each box.

Step 3 : An intermediate picture of our bookshelf. You have to go on stuffing newspapers, stapling and sticking the boxes to make the structure.

Step 4 : Once the overall structure is ready, we have to cover it with tissue paper/fevicol.
Create a mixture of fevicol and water in the container and use the brush to cover your bookshelf with it. The more the layers of tissue+fevicol, the better :-)

Step 5: You have to repeat Step 4 till the entire structure is covered. Our bookshelf lay in this state till a long time, when we finally decided to finish off the work! :-P

Step 6 : Let the fevicol+tissue clad structure dry completely overnight.
 
Step 7 : Your bookshelf is now ready!!  Go ahead and stack your books -  more colorful the books,  more awesome is the effect!! :-))

PS : This will get dusty over time and the best way to clean it - coat it with a new
tissue+fevicol layer ;-) :-)

Happy bookshelfing!!