DIY shelves: 12 easy, cheap, and eye-catching pipe projects

Elegant, versatile and useful, DIY shelving made from pipes is amongst the most popular creative projects undertaken when it comes time to furnishing homes. In fact, if you want to save money, DIY projects like this can be perfect. And, apart from saving money, we can use recycled objects and help avoid creating waste.

Pipes are amongst the most commonly used objects in DIY furnishing using recycled products: readily available at almost zero cost, they allow us to furnish the home in an industrial style, with an elegant and clean look determined by their straight lines and neutral shades.

Below, we show you 12 easy, economical and eye-catching projects for creating shelving using tubes and pipes.

1. Pipes and wood in the living room

For your living room (or kitchen), create simple suspended shelves: all you need are some pipes as supports and some wooden planks for shelving.

2. Bottles on display

Are you looking for a solution for storing and displaying your liquor collection? A wooden plank and two metal pipes are the answer. Practical and quick to build, these pipe shelves will be perfect for you.

3. Under the stairs

The space under the stairs often remains unused due to its awkward shape. But with an easy DIY project, you can turn it elegant and useful in an instant. Metal pipe supports and wooden shelves will be perfect for storing all your sports or DIY tools, or more.

4. A dynamic wall

Does your main living room wall seem boring? Copper metal pipes and dark wood shelves will be perfect to create some life and dynamism. Cover the wall - from floor to ceiling - with staggered shelves and supports made from the pipes in an asymetrical patterning.

5. Foyer

Your entryway foyer can also benefit from a pipe coat rack equipped with practical shelves.

6. Shelves with pipes for a mobile bar

And what if you used pipes to make a mobile bar cabinet? It will be the perfect way to welcome guests and friends!

7. Industrial bathroom

In your bathroom, put up suspended shelves and towel rails using pipes.

8. A pipe bookcase

In your bedroom or living room, storing your books can be a real challenge if your collection is large. To solve this problem, build a floor-to-ceiling bookcase using pipes. Elegant and spacious.

9. Pipe tree

This angular structure of shelves supported by pipes looks like a tree. Create movement with unusual shapes that adapt to the space available.

10. Desk suspended with pipes

Your kids will study more willingly and your work will be more productive if your desk is beautiful and well organized. So how about making a suspended desk using pipes and wood?

11. Space-saving pot holder using pipes

Your pots will always be ready for use and will take up very little space if you build this practical pot holder: some pipes secured to the wall and a few hooks are all you need.

12. Suspended shelves made from pipes and glass

Copper pipes suspended from the ceiling and glass shelves will look elegant and can display your ornaments or store your kitchen accessories or books.

Are you ready to put up some "piped" shelving?