Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday! I had a few productive days off work and spent the time catching up with family and friends, finishing up a few projects, starting Christmas decorating, and spending some quality time relaxing at home. With a few days off, I was able to finish another DIY project for my friend's condo.
As I mentioned {here}, my friend is an avid traveler. He also has an interest in photography and takes some amazing pictures on his trips. I decided to make a photo ledge to display a few of his pictures and also fill some space he had over his desk. Here is what the photo ledge looked like after it was installed (sorry the picture is a little dark…as you can see, we finished this one at night).

The photo ledge was super easy to make and only cost about $10. I started with three pine boards (two 1 x 4 x 8 and one 1 x 2 x 8) from Home Depot.
As I mentioned {here}, my friend is an avid traveler. He also has an interest in photography and takes some amazing pictures on his trips. I decided to make a photo ledge to display a few of his pictures and also fill some space he had over his desk. Here is what the photo ledge looked like after it was installed (sorry the picture is a little dark…as you can see, we finished this one at night).

The photo ledge was super easy to make and only cost about $10. I started with three pine boards (two 1 x 4 x 8 and one 1 x 2 x 8) from Home Depot.
I decided to use Varathane's Stain + Poly in American Walnut and did three coats on each of the pine boards.
After the stain was dry, I screwed the boards together with the 1 x 2 x 8 board in the front and the 1 x 4 x 8 boards on the bottom and back. I wanted the photo ledge to have an industrial feel to it, so I didn't bother covering up the wood screws or using wood filler. To attach the ledge to the wall, I used three dry wall screws and drilled into the studs.
Luckily, I was able to keep the cost of the frames down through a combination of thrift store purchases, Home Goods clearance aisle finds, and a quick trip to Michael's on Black Friday. The photo ledge is great because my friend can always switch out the pictures or add more as he travels.
Looking great! Very peaceful....Dogs look peaceful also!
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