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Beautify your shelves with color

Beautify your shelves with color

Who needs a back board when the surfaces behind your open shelf cubes are painted in beautiful colors?

Level of difficulty Original & quick
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We need:

Shelving cubes without back boards pencil pastel wall paint paint roller tesa® masking tape PREMIUM CLASSIC (30 mm)

How we do it:

DIY Beautify Shelves / Step 1: Find position
01

Install the shelf in your desired spot. Trace the inside shape in pencil on the wall. Remove the shelf from the wall.
DIY Beautify Shelves / Step 2: Apply tape
02

Mark out the area on the wall with tesa® masking tape PREMIUM CLASSIC 30 mm.
DIY Beautify Shelves / Step 3: Paint
03

Paint the area with the wall paint and roller.
DIY Beautify Shelves / Step 4: Remove
04

Remove the masking tape and re-install the shelf on the wall over the painted area.