I'm on a mission to decorate and furnish my new home on as little as possible (why spend big bucks when you can craft it yourself for much less?) and these photo ledges definitely fit the bill! I modified mine to be only 48" long (instead of the full 8') and used a 2x1 instead of a 4x1 for the bottom board. All together, my wood was about $4.50, and I used a can and a half of spraypaint for the finish. It's directly screwed into studs in the wall, so these things are very solid. Now I just

I fell in love with this project as soon as I saw it. My husband was nice enough to oblige me. Check out my blog post of the project here: http://gauntdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/09/first-ana-white-project.html

I have a little bungalow = not a lot of space or counter space. I've been searching for ideas on Ana's website in the way of a kitchen island/counter. Something where my microwave and ice maker would be off any counter tops. I pinched designs off of the Simple Kitchen Island http://ana-white.com/2011/03/simple-kitchen-island and Easy Kitchen Island http://ana-white.com/2011/03/simple-kitchen-island plans. I wanted to make sure there was a ledge behind the ice maker to utilize what would most