DIY Casters on Book Shelves

Scripture to Live By:

 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.  Romans 15:13

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:1

 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17

Helpful Hints: 

Do you remember that we have been trying to get our house in order from our move for several months? Well, we have been working in the garage for quite sometime.  We are trying to turn it into a game room.  Before we can work on the room itself we have to remove the things we were storing there.

We had some 13 boxes of books in the garage.  I didn’t want to put these books back in the book shelves with out having caster on the bookshelves.  I wanted to be able to move the book shelves, if I desired to, with out taking all the books out first.  I enjoy rearranging furniture. With book shelves you usually have to remove the books first, then move the shelf and then replace the books. That’s a lot of extra work.   Well, I am tired of doing that, so I ask my husband if he could put casters on my book shelves before I put my books in them.  He said he could do that with out a great amount of work.  I had three book shelves that needed wheels on them.  He put casters on each of them.

Here is what he did:  He measured the bottom of the cabinet and cut a board to fit it.

He turned the cabinet on end where he needed to attach the board to so he could mount the casters.

He screwed the board to the bottom of the bookshelf.

I then touched up the board edges, as well as the cabinet with stain so the new board would match the rest of the cabinet.  

 We had some sturdy casters that my husband had purchased from a flea market and others he purchased at Home Depot.  

He attached these to the cabinet.

After all four casters were attached securely, he turned the bookshelf upright again and put the shelves back in place.  

Now I could start emptying these boxes of books for what is hopefully the last time.

I am so thankful to have my books back in order.  After my husband put wheels on all three book shelves, he also put them on a video cabinet for me. I so appreciate it.

 It is so nice being able to move my books shelves with the books in them.  

Video Cabinet with casters.

 So if you are like me and you enjoy moving your furniture around, perhaps you would enjoy having casters on your furniture. It isn’t a lot of work and doesn’t cost a lot of money.   The larger the furniture piece, the more durable casters you will need.

Blessings,

 Parties I Link Up To: 

 Monday:

Skip to my Lou ,  Craft O Maniac,  Keeping it Simple,  Creating Really Awesome Free Things,  Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms  Between Naps on the Porch,  The Girl Creative,  Mad in Crafts, I’m An Organizing Junkie,  Sew Can Do, I Should Be Mopping the Floor,  Making the World Cuter, The Gunny Sack, Mrs. Happy Homemaker, Uncommon Designs, DIY Home Sweet Home, The Modest Mom, I Gotta Try That

 Uncommonly Yours,

Tuesday: 

  Coastal Charm,  A Bowl Full of Lemons ,  Tip Junkie ,  Sugar Bee Crafts ,  Not Just a Housewife ,Today’s Creative Blog ,  Balancing Beauty and Bedlam ,  5 Minutes for Mom ,  Funky Polkadot Giraffe ,    Hope Studios ,   Time Warp Wife , Chef in Training Home Stories A to Z, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia,  Vintage Wanna Bee, The Blackberry Vine, Carolyn’s Homework, The Kurtz Corner,  Growing Home,  Cornerstone Confessions, Mercy Ink, Ginger Jamboree,A Diamond in the Stuff, Reasons to Skip the Housework,A Stroll Thru Life,From the Farm, Mad Cap FrenzyThe Girl Creative, The Gunny Sack

Wednesday:

 Raising Homemakers , Crystal & Co. ,  We AreThat Family , Women Living Well, The Trendy Treehouse ,  Handy Man, Crafty Woman Someday Crafts ,   This Chick Cooks ,  Seven Thirty Three,  Sugar & Dots A Creative Princess , Creations by Kara, Gingersnap Crafts ,   My Girlish Whims, DIY Crafty Projects, Southern Lovely, Adorned from Above Fabric Bows and More, Twin Dragonfly Designs, The Thrifty Home, Semi Homemade Mom,Two Girls and a Party

Thursday:

 Shabby Creek Cottage,  Delightful Order  House of  Hepworths,   The Frugal Girls ,  Miz Helen’s Country Cottage ,  The Thirty Sixth Avenue,  Thrifty 101, Diary of a Stay at Home Mom, Beyond the Picket Fence, A Glimpse Inside, Mandatory Mooch, Think Tank, The Real Thing with the Coake Family,Life we Live 4,Somewhat Simple

Friday:

The Shabby Nest ,  Fingerprints on the Fridge ,  Chic on a Shoestring, Life as Mom ,  Miss Mustard Seed ,  Tidy Mom ,  Whipperberry,  French Country Cottage  30 Handmade Days ,  Finding Fabulous ,   Naptime Crafters Tatertots and Jello,My Romantic Home , While He was Napping , Comfy in the Kitchen,  Bacon Time with the Hungry, Hungry Hippo,  The Country Cook,  Six Sister’s Stuff, Kitchen Fun With My Three Sons, Ann Kroeker Writer,, Simply Sweet Home, Craft Junkie Too, Simply Designing, Happy Hour Projects, A Little Knick Knack, Young and Crafty, Five Days Five Ways, At Home With Bobi, 

A Peek into ParadiseThe Dedicated House

 Saturday:

Funky Junk Interiors,  Young and Crafty ,  Be Different, Act Normal ,  A Vision to Remember, Sweet as Sugar Cookies, Positively Splendid, It’s Overflowing, The Artsy Girl Connection, Craft Envy, Too Much Time On My Hands, Something Swanky Sassy Little Lady

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Or So She Says, Tutus and Tea Parties, You, If It’s Not Baroque, DIY Vintage Chic Friday’s

Sunday:

  Under the Table and Dreaming ,  DIY Showoff ,  Nifty Thrifty Things,  Homemaker on a Dime ,  Sumo’s Sweet Stuff, Who Needs A Cape