01-13-2015, 05:56 PM
Sure David, it's pretty straight forward Home Depot stuff...I didn't want to hang lights from the ceiling, so I figured this was the best way...
I installed 6x8 metal shelving brackets along the walls and then just attached pine 1x12s along the walls. I left some small gaps on both sides of the room to allow cable access from underneath.
The lights are plugged into a 3-way extension cord laying on the top of the shelf and the other end of the cord is plugged into power strips under the workbench. I have 3 lights per power strip, giving me 2 on-off switches under the workbench instead of pulling 6 on-off chains...The extension cord dropping behind the layout will be behind the backdrop out of sight
The valance itself is 1/4 inch plywood with a nice walnut finished side cut into 6'' strips and glued and nailed around the front of the shelving. I finished it with some prefab molding I found in the garage and will finally stain to match later...
I installed 6x8 metal shelving brackets along the walls and then just attached pine 1x12s along the walls. I left some small gaps on both sides of the room to allow cable access from underneath.
The lights are plugged into a 3-way extension cord laying on the top of the shelf and the other end of the cord is plugged into power strips under the workbench. I have 3 lights per power strip, giving me 2 on-off switches under the workbench instead of pulling 6 on-off chains...The extension cord dropping behind the layout will be behind the backdrop out of sight
The valance itself is 1/4 inch plywood with a nice walnut finished side cut into 6'' strips and glued and nailed around the front of the shelving. I finished it with some prefab molding I found in the garage and will finally stain to match later...