Easy to make over the toilet storage leaning shelf - add storage for towels and tolietries without drilling holes in the wall! You'll love our step by step plans with diagrams.
Freestanding Over the Toilet Storage
It's a ladder shelf for over the toilet storage. It was so easy to make, and very inexpensive, but adds a ton of storage and beauty - all without having to drill holes in the wall and hang something over the toilet.
The bottom shelf is just perfect for baskets, and the upper shelves are perfect for decor or toiletries.
Easy Wood Stain Finish
A project this quick and simple requires an easy finish. So I used Danish Oil - it's one VERY easy step that stains, seals and protects, all without brush marks. It took me about 15 minutes to stain, seal and protect this shelf.
It is my new favorite way to finish pieces for sure now! I did a post last week on Danish Oil and all the colors availabe here. Go check it out and start using it, you will love it. More building, less finishing :) And that's it for this over the toilet storage shelf!
Preparation
2 – 2x3 @ 8 feet or stud length (can also use 1x3 or 2x4 if 2x3s cannot be sourced)
1 – 1x10 @ 24”
1 – 1x8 @ 24”
1 – 1x6 @ 24”
2 – 1x3 @ 6 feet
1-1/4” brad nails
1-1/4” wood screws
- 2 – 2x3 @ 72” (can also use 1x3 or 2x4 if 2x3s cannot be sourced) – both ends cut at 10 degrees off square, long point to short point, ends are parallel
- 1 – 1x10 @ 24”
- 1 – 1x8 @ 24”
- 1 – 1x6 @ 24”
- 3 – 1x3 @ 24”
- 2 – 1x3 @ 10”
- 2 – 1x3 @ 8”
- 2 – 1x3 @ 6-1/4”
Instructions
Step 1
Attach backs to shelves
Step 2
Measure and cut sides. Attach to shelf and back.
Step 3
Place bottom shelf with a level and attach.
Add upper shelves.
Comments
handmadewithash
Wed, 08/10/2016 - 19:17
I love this. I need
I love this. I need something like this for my bathroom. Maybe I can build one in time for the contest :)
dayshijef
Thu, 09/15/2016 - 08:31
Winner
Has a winner been selected yet?
In reply to Winner by dayshijef
Ana White
Thu, 09/15/2016 - 15:30
Yes, it was announced on our
Yes, it was announced on our Facebook page Monday. The winner is Jessica
Quinn!
Pellzer
Tue, 09/12/2017 - 10:10
Help! Ryobi took down the Plans!
Hi Ana - Saw this plan yesterday, will fit perfectly in my small bathroom that definitely needs it and I was planning to build it this weekend. Problem is I viewed it last night and then today, it's off Ryobi's site. Can you please provide your instructions online? I'm fine with most of the instructions, except the angle cutting at the top of the 2x4s. Thanks!
bkytle
Wed, 09/13/2017 - 09:29
Ladder plans
Just looked at the plans.
https://www.ryobitools.com/nation/projects/leaning-bathroom-ladder-shelf
kenped86
Sun, 07/07/2019 - 05:01
1"x10"x12' Layout
Ana or other users, I priced the stock 1" lumber at my lumber store and since the shortest lengths of wood were 4 to 6 feet I ended up at $39 with a lot of waste. If you have a circular saw and table saw to rip the wood to size you can fit all the cuts on a single 1"x10"x12' @ $19.
https://www.ana-white.com/sites/default/files/cutlist-optimizer_2019-07…
ahugginkiss05
Sun, 09/08/2019 - 12:22
Slightly modified for a total noob using fence pickets...
In similar fashion as kenped86, I got inspired by some of Ana's other pieces and was able to reduce lumber cost on my first ever furniture project by using cedar fence pickets. 5 pickets total and it was less than $13 where I am. Sanding the pickets was well worth the time for cedar. The dog ears made a very nice angled corner on the shelves too. Thanks, Ana! I cannot believe I made this as my first project.
Shared photo: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HXRkajNzLaMj2Tmo6
fistshaped
Tue, 09/29/2020 - 07:22
Feet cuts angle
Hello, love this, love your site 😍😍
At what angle do I cut the feet?? Thank you
briangw
Mon, 10/12/2020 - 18:41
10 degrees off square…
10 degrees off square. Basically cut a 10 degree angle at the exact corner of one of the sides of the feet on both legs. You then need to move the leg down to the opposite end and cut it the same way. Do not flip or turn the wood.