My Life In The Kitchen Got Simplified With These DIY Open Shelves - Kitchen Organization & Styling

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DIY Kitchen Organization | Kitchen makeover | Basic Carpentry | Open Shelves | Modern Kitchen
Kitchen is the first place we wanted to tackle in our new home. Organizing a kitchen in a functional yet aesthetic way was the objective and we wanted to do it the DIY way. This gave us an opportunity to start our first carpentry project to make open shelves. Though the project is simple, it gave us the necessary confidence to start learning more about woodworking & carpentry.
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Music - Epidemic sound
Track 1: One Is Too Many - River Run Dry
Track 2: Daydreaming at Midnight - River Run Dry
Track 3: You Is Magic - River Run Dry
Track 4: Figure It Out - Volcan Peaks
Camera - Kam
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[@SanjeevSharmaR]

👍

[@sandhyachari8167]

Beautiful

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you!

[@sandhyachari8167]

Great job

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much!

[@anamika-2893]

Laborious

[@NestArtfully]

As a beginner yes, but we loved creating something no matter how simple it was and hopefully months down the line we can look back and say oh that was a piece of cake lol :)

[@ratnaprabhanaik8033]

do some diy baskets on table for fruits

[@NestArtfully]

That is an interesting Idea, will look into it :)

[@tokmemmoyong8336]

Loved it😍😍

[@NestArtfully]

thanks so much

[@swatisdiyart]

Awesome ❤️👍👌

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you!

[@sakshiparyani]

Beautiful..

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you! 😊

[@tarulatamansabdar783]

Very informative 👍 awesome video.

[@NestArtfully]

Glad it was helpful!

[@wisdomacademy6666]

Well done dear, keep rocking.

[@NestArtfully]

thankyou so much

[@green.frugal.minimalist1316]

Very very beautiful ❤...your new subscriber...

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much 😊 welcome to the channel

[@agastya8999]

Great video . I think you should also mention cost of each product used.

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you! Also since the point of the video was the open shelves I only mentioned the cost of creating them... the other items such as the bottle jars, I purchased offline so did not mention prices as they may not match those available online :)

[@swatidhingra1371]

Watched it just NW Nd luved th way it looks Inspired to try this in my kitchen as well Thnx to u👍

[@NestArtfully]

That is so good to hear, thank you so much!

[@Ashish-oq8pg]

nice

[@NestArtfully]

Thanks so much

[@agastya8999]

beautiful😍❤. you can try this in your Living room too.

[@NestArtfully]

Living room video has been done and we've done some open shelves there too, do check it out!

[@agastya8999]

@@NestArtfully it's been 2 days since I've discovered your channel. And I'm in love with it. I'm just watching more n more. 😍🙏

[@NestArtfully]

@@agastya8999 So glad you like our videos, thank you so much!

[@najukutty]

Lovely.....but won't it get greasy??

[@NestArtfully]

Yes over time it will but it is super convenient for me to was the bottles in the dishwasher from time to time... in the past our cabinets over the counter used to get greasy and that was a hassle the dishwasher couldn't solve :P

[@safashaheen927]

Cup holder hooks link pls

[@NestArtfully]

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[@vanita2392]

What can u suggest for the opposite wall?

[@NestArtfully]

For now I just have one shelf there but the plan is to create a small bar unit that we can wall mount as well :)

[@shravaniekal]

Opening shelves looks soo good in the kitchen! What is the thickness of the wood shelf you’ve made?

[@NestArtfully]

They're are 1 inch planks which we got them cut to this size from the wood shop itself

[@SunitaVerma-lz3jw]

Amazing👍👍👍

[@NestArtfully]

Thanks 🤗

[@Varsha.fuse_]

Useful video....Aapki kitchen tour ka link do n please

[@NestArtfully]

thanks, Will upload soon

[@vanitamanchanda8039]

Wow!!!its grt!!!!👌💕 Open shelves looks more beautiful than cupboards👍

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much 😊

[@sagareeka4946]

Wonderful! All that hardwork showed off well.

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much!

[@meeta99]

Cool work....may I know which software or app u used to describe the shelves on kitchen platform during 2.15 to 2.20 timeframe...

[@NestArtfully]

If you are referring out to the sketch, I sketched it on Procreate and exported the process as a video file.

[@meeta99]

Thanks.... 😀

[@PragyaTinydom]

Good start 😊

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@anjanaca1979]

Great work

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much 😀

[@meerachitoor7015]

I generally hurry through most videos on home management. Yours kept me on the groove till the end . Love your simple yet aesthetic sense. Elegant yet classy, soothing to the eyes.

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much for the encouraging feedback, really happy you enjoy our videos!

[@meerachitoor7015]

@@NestArtfully Truly appreciate that you reply personally to each & every one. That's highly commendable, given that you have a busy schedule yourself. Respect you for that. Thanks so much for such great work.

[@NestArtfully]

@@meerachitoor7015 :) You made my day with your kind words and I'm truly grateful to have discerning people not only taking the time to see my videos, thoughts and ideas but also express their thoughts, love and support in the comments section, hope to be able to keep responding to comments!

[@meerachitoor7015]

@@NestArtfully ,,😍❤️

[@nehamehtasardana99]

Beautiful organization 👏👍

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much 😊

[@Happysoul2124]

Open shelves are a gr8 idea.

[@NestArtfully]

So glad you think so, it is a rental home so the investment makes sense and patch up eventually will be a breeze too!

[@Happysoul2124]

@@NestArtfully I loved the way u style n organised ur kitchen. Practical... Functional... n rental friendly. U gave me so many ideas for my kitchen dear. God bless u.

[@RadhaRukmani]

It’s really amazing work….

[@NestArtfully]

Thrilled you think so, thank you very much!

[@priyankaduggal8061]

You are so so so creative.. I love these small wall plates ..

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much for your kind words Priyanks, the plates are from our Singapore kitchen, there we had used it as a gallery wall set-up

[@RGB0703]

I jus wanted to know from where did you buy the wood ,? I mean the location exact place in where it is

[@NestArtfully]

We got the pine wood from Ashapura Timber Traders and Saw Mill

[@RGB0703]

@@NestArtfully Thank you so much 😇

[@preetiparija25]

Great going. Keep posting 👍

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you, I will :)

[@maryzac6357]

Loved this. Very nice for first timer!

[@NestArtfully]

That means so much to me, thank you for the encouraging words!

[@activistonwork2551]

Smart idea keeping bracket upward, looks decent 👌🏻 thanks

[@NestArtfully]

Glad you like it!

[@BabyAashviGupta]

U r great, how much it costs, pls tell

[@NestArtfully]

Thanks Ridhi. To create open shelves, I bought wood worth ~Rs 6K (of which more than half is remaining to be used) and other material (angles, screws, varnish, stain, etc) worth ~1.5K. So net net, the project didn't cost more than 5K just for the shelves

[@runabanerjee9373]

Loved the decoration 👌👌❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much 😊

[@archanapillai6521]

I hardly subscribe to any channel, but it is worth to follow you. You are truly amazing. The glass containers are soo beautiful. Can't wait to see your videos. Lots of love 😍

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much Archana! It's a pleasure to have you as part of this community

[@PasMrunalini769]

It’s Beautiful 😍

[@NestArtfully]

thanks :)

[@PasMrunalini769]

I always watch all your vdo and enjoy it too.. u r very creative

[@poornima124]

great effort and result is awesome ☺️👍

[@NestArtfully]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@rashraj2843]

Wowww. It's amazing n really very helpful for rental house.. I hardly subscribe n comment.. Bt today 2 times in a same day.. Itss worth it.. Bingo.. Thanks for helping me.. Stay blessed..

[@NestArtfully]

So glad you find our videos useful, thank you for watching and commenting!

[@nagamanidatla]

Lot of hard work but very creative and at the end it looks very organized and beautiful !!

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much, glad you liked it!

[@_farhatkadri_1003]

Beautiful arrangement. 👍 I always thought how to keep my favourite crockery n bowls glasses. Now you have given me a superb Idea. Thanks a ton 👍

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much 😊 glad you liked it!

[@jayanthiayyaswamy8323]

Awesome ! Been planning to try some carpentry 😊 yours is a motivation 👍

[@NestArtfully]

You should totally go for it, we just purchased a Bosch jigsaw cutter and sanding machines, so excited to try and do more now :) it's liberating really to be able to DIY

[@jayanthiayyaswamy8323]

@@NestArtfully Totally agree with the liberating feeling :) Starting is a big task, hopefully will do soon…Glad you are full-on with jigsaw and the sanding machine, very exciting 👍

[@NestArtfully]

@@jayanthiayyaswamy8323 good luck and hopefully I get to share more DIY woodworking videos with you soon :)

[@luckypriya9874]

Totally eye-catching.... When u kept fruits🍍🍎with small cute plate... Those little details are amazing😍🤩... N cute little fishes... 👍👍

[@NestArtfully]

The plates we re-purposed from our Singapore kitchen and the fishes were won by our niece playing beach games :) Thank you so much for the love :)

[@Happysoul2124]

Good job dear. It looks awesome👍

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so so much!

[@ashwinip1709]

I was thinking about you

[@NestArtfully]

Hahah, apologies for going missing the past 2 weeks :)

[@shwetadeshpande8374]

So Beautifully done! Looks so classy ❤️

[@NestArtfully]

So glad you liked it Shweta, thank you!

[@savitharatheeshbabu8854]

Wow what a simple way of keeping open shelf yet elegant ❤️❤️❤️. Excellent DIY dear 💕💕💕

[@NestArtfully]

So glad you like it thank you so much Savitha for watching and commenting!

[@savitharatheeshbabu8854]

@@NestArtfully mention not dear 💕. Your video motivates alot... Keep doing more such videos.. Itsa pleasure to watch 😍😍😍

[@CreatewithRamya]

Wow great job 👍 dear, I love your DIY

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much 😊

[@simplegoankitchen]

Very brilliantly done😃👌😊

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much 😀

[@dr.swaminiwagh9968]

New area explored han... Great going dear... 😊

[@NestArtfully]

Yes Dr, was good fun and learning! Thank you so much!

[@DiybyUnclenui]

very nice ❤️

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much!

[@jewelpaul3951]

You are doing a good job..Looking forward to more inspiring and practical diy. All the Best!

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much for the encouragement!

[@momthrulens]

I loved the details you shared in making of open shelf I am definitely gonna try my hands while executing my balcony

[@NestArtfully]

That's awesome Sweta, will be a good idea in the balcony as well :) So excited to see you try it and showcase it in your video :)

[@momthrulens]

@@NestArtfully It’s gonna a take long time but, definitely will give a try

[@anitaankolekar6901]

V beautiful idea of setting up .its v neat n attractive but be careful with the glass containers esp the the bigger size.I appreciate ur work.keep going and stay blessed

[@NestArtfully]

Thankyou so much Anita. Yes you're right, handling glass containers in a hot & greasy environment like a kitchen is risky. Have to be very careful with that.

[@tanupriyabajpai5679]

Kudos to your hard & smart work ! 👍 I'm waiting for DIYs to decorate corners & walls😍

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much , yes we will be doing more DIY videos slowly, at the moment it's a slow process for us as everything needs to be done from scratch :) do stay tuned

[@tanupriyabajpai5679]

@@NestArtfully yeah sure :*

[@mugdhanaik7241]

Love your ideas👌 this wood work looks so simple yet so so convenient, clean, sorted arrangement. how do you plan to take care of the dust that will sit on the shelves

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you very much, I use a non-slip mat cut to size on the shelf that I once in few weeks just take down and wash before putting it back :)

[@mugdhanaik7241]

@@NestArtfully oh great idea

[@soumyakamal194]

cool organised and budget friendly kitchen! in line with the open shelving trend and user friendly! love the planters and the cute plates!

[@NestArtfully]

So glad you liked the open shelves as well as the plants, the styling is a work in progress and I hope to add more plants there :)

[@Divya.M83]

What a cool idea. Your finished shelves look as good as the ones installed by professionals. I have always wanted open shelving but i hesitate thinking of the dust and grease in the kitchen. But your beautiful shelves are encouraging me to go for atleast some open shelving in the kitchen in our new house. 🙂

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much Divya, thrilled you liked it so much! Yes, dust and grease in the kitchen are big problems, especially in India and especially in the kitchen, regardless if they are open or full cabinetry they still get a terrible layer of grime added on them without regular cleaning, if you want to still go for it, you could use oil-proof sticker on the shelves to protect them and you can change it once in awhile :)

[@Divya.M83]

@@NestArtfullythank you, that is a great idea. Will look into the oil proof stickers / liners.

[@ceciliabraganza1936]

Woww such a beautiful diy👌👌 also would like to know more about your kitchen stove & chimney looks great😊

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much! The stove and chimney came with the house, it's from a brand called Elica.

[@seemapandey3115]

Very nice, I like the simple ideas that you give and as you know simplicity is the essence of beauty, keep going you are doing great 👌👍

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much! Will continue to make videos that have simple ideas and keep it as real and honest to our actual efforts as possible :)

[@bindujogdand2133]

Hi Anusha! I was waiting for your video since last few days 😊.. very happy to see you today... Your kitchen looks very organized and simply beautiful 👍

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so so much Bindu, honestly it has been crazy at our end and I simply need a vacation more than anything else lol!

[@bindujogdand2133]

@@NestArtfully yes... yes.. I can totally understand 😊

[@NehaSingh-cc8kd]

What a pretty setup! From here did u source those small ceramic plates which u stuck on the metal Brackets?

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much Neha! We got those plate when we were living in Singapore from Daiso

[@deepadhanesh]

I'm very curious to see what more you are going to add on to it💒💐

[@NestArtfully]

Hehhe I'm excited about it too! Surely, it will keep evolving :)

[@tiruvarangapriyathanasekar6701]

Wow !! So nice! I was running out of space in my kitchen. This would definitely help. Can you share the measurements of each shelf and how much did they charge for the wood?

[@NestArtfully]

thanks Priya. All the planks are 6 inch wide but used diff length 2, 3 and 5 ft. We had to buy a full log which was 13 ft long & 6 inch wide, 6 inch depth and cut it into smaller planks, it cost ~6K including sanding, cutting, etc. We used less than half of the planks in the kitchen and have the remaining for other projects.

[@sandrafrancis3705]

I loved the look of the open shelves but difficult to maintain. Within two days dust will settle. Aesthetic but not practical.☺️

[@NestArtfully]

As someone who had closed cabinetry, I can assure you dust settles on that as well :) grime too... just that in many cases it is out of sight out of mind lol, this is much much easier to clean as the planks are so much smaller than full cabinets :)

[@sandrafrancis3705]

@@NestArtfully True,you have to be proactive in cleaning continuously.

[@incredibleworld3]

As usual greese also settle

[@alhijabista3544]

Could you please tell me the varnish you used and would it be suitable for art projects?

[@NestArtfully]

I'm guessing it should be, what sort of art project exactly are you referring to?

[@alhijabista3544]

@@NestArtfully oh sealing off cement and jesmonite terrazzo trays. I make them and sell them, so wondering on a good sealant

[@ramakrishnan8229]

Truly amazing job. Now you added carpentry too to your repertoire. Choice of glass containers is good but should be extremely careful while handling as cooking involves getting hands greasy.

[@NestArtfully]

Yes, you are right! We will be careful :) Thank you!

[@fasalfaizy4328]

Awesome and minimal... That pine wood colour itself i felt nice....I don't know originally it look same... i don't like black color counter tops that I too have in my rented apartment.. i really love to south korean kitchen models 🥰.. don't take this much time to put videos 😓😓

[@NestArtfully]

Hahah I love Korean aesthetics and design, but got to stay real and raw to what our actual rental spaces look like, this year I want to avoid unnecessary plastic products and wastage, so no astroturf, and also no countertop decal, I don't like how black granite looks either but it's functional so will live with it :) Trying our best to get more regular with the video schedule :)

[@rohinivirgo]

It's come together well but the dust aspect..🙈🤷‍♀️. Be careful with glass products, pls do incorporate safe & sturdy desi containers as well.. Can understand how stretched you are but we are waiting fr yr vlogs 🙂.

[@NestArtfully]

Heheh everyone is so worried about dust! Truth is dust settles on everything, its more about can you see it versus is it out of sight and so out of mind, I had closed cabinetry in Bangalore and they were a big cleaning hassle for me, the shelves being much smaller, once a week wipe down is a breeze :) and yes super used to handling ceramic/glass products now, but we are still very focused while using them... trying my best to make videos more regular :) considering our wardrobe at the moment is 2 carboard boxes on the floor, making aesthetic and inspiring videos is a bit of stretch even for my imagination lol

[@veronicarodrigues1215]

Great work and effort dear. Looks beautiful, but doesn't seem to be practical in terms of maintenance.

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you! If you are referring to dust and grime, I have that issue be it open shelf or closed cabinet, this actually is less surface to protect and clean and cleaning glass jars is a piece of cake especially as I put them in the dishwasher so for us it works out very very well :)

[@veronicarodrigues1215]

All the best ❤️

[@thebookdragonmom]

Open shelving means accumulating dust. Specially for cups and plates etc that don’t have a lid as such. I want to see how often do you have to clean to maintain this.

[@NestArtfully]

That is true, so for now we just have regular glasses and cups we use through the day several times so they get washed too often to gather dust... cutlery that is less used is inside the cabinets :)

[@reddyshashireddy]

Personally I always love your efforts♥and loved the open kitchen😍👌Take care♥

[@NestArtfully]

Thank you so much 😊 glad you liked it!

[@fariyakhan1793]

Good one, but not your style which i have been following. I think you can do it more aesthetic and presentable.

[@NestArtfully]

hahha I know what you mean, but we try to keep the videos as honest to our real life and effort as possible and unlike our videos in Singapore done in a far more settled state, this is raw, real and honest to our current situation, the videos will slowly evolve along with the house :)