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You will need:
- Timber to 100mm wide
- Pencil
- Tape measure
- Wallpaper or fabric
- Standard windowsill stock
- Colonial casing
- Quarter round moulding
- Screen moulding
- Chair rail
- Nails
- Wood filler
- Paint and paintbrushes
- Cordless screwdriver and screws
Here's how:
1. Mark and decorate the wall. Draw the outside dimensions of the plate rack on the wall, then wallpaper inside these lines.
2. Build the outer frame from the timber. Cut windowsill stock for the shelves and nail these to the frame, allowing enough space between pieces for the plates you plan to display. Fill holes with wood filler, lightly sand and paint.
3. Mount the box by angling screws through the sills and into the wall; use anchors for extra strength. The box should be about 80cm off the floor. The windowsill pieces should be attached to both the frame and the wall.
4. Attach other mouldings. Add casing and quarter-round pieces to create shelf facings. Tack a strip of screen molding on each windowsill 5cm from the back to make a lip for holding decorative plates in place. Retouch any holes.
5. Add chair rail. Draw a horizontal line around the room at the same height as the plate rack bottom. Wallpaper up to this line. Add a chair rail at the rack base, covering the wallpaper edge.
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