Pipe and Rustic Wood Bookshelf

I wanted a unique shelving unit for my living room. Something rustic and industrial-like. But, I didn't want to spend the kind of money they were asking for. So Gene and I decided to design and build it ourselves. Below are some pix of the process

 

Laying out the pipe in Lowe's

Couldn't find these in black so we spray painted them

 

Gene happen to have 2 beautiful, long pieces of wood that we cut in half

4 pcs of wood ready to be sanded and sanded and sanded...

Staining the wood. In retrospect, we wish we used something ligher...oh well

Assembling the shelf