Kids' Shelving Unit

Here's an idea that kids will love. Each shelf has its own background, using decorative paper, stuck with tesa® Spray Glue PERMANENT, and on the side of the unit, there's a big blackboard so they're free to write or paint.

Level of difficulty For ambitious hands

Duration 20

We need:

Shelves of different sizes

preferably with square compartments

3 mm deep MDF panels (cut to the size of the shelf backs)

a 3 mm HDF panel painted white on one side (for the blackboard, cut to the size of the shelf side)

chalkboard paint

a paint roller

scissors

utility knife

pencil

ruler

decorative paper

alcohol- or silicone-free glass cleaner

tesa® Spray Glue PERMANENT

tesa® Powerbond ULTRA STRONG 5 m x 19 mm (2 rolls)

How we do it:

Collect all items and let's start!

For the blackboard, paint the non-white side of HDF panel - plus the edges - with chalkboard paint. Leave to dry.

Thoroughly clean the side surface of the shelf unit with alcohol- or silicone-free glass cleaner.

Apply tesa® Powerbond ULTRA STRONG strips evenly and vertically – approx. 20 cm long – along the full height of the unit and press firmly in place for five seconds.

Remove protective films.

Firmly press the blackboard onto the unit for five seconds.

Measure the shelf spaces and draw them onto the smooth sides of the HDF panels. This will be the area covered by the decorative paper. Be careful though - in order to allow for the panels to be attached to the shelves vertically and horizontally you will need to allow a further 2cm on the outer edges. This is where the tesa® Powerbond ULTRA STRONG double-sided adhesive tape will be applied later.