Canoe Shelf
If your taste in home décor leans toward the rustic, a canoe shelf may be right up your alley—or, in this case, right up your creek.
Not to insult your intelligence, but if you’ve never seen one before, you may be legitimately wondering, What in the Great North Woods is a canoe shelf? It is exactly what it sounds like—a shelf unit built to look like a canoe. They can be found in all different sizes, constructed of many different types of wood, and stained in a variety of usually washed-looking, nature-based colors. The price for a canoe shelf ranges anywhere from just a few hundred dollars all the way to a couple thousand dollars.
An obviously appropriate place for a canoe shelf is standing proudly against the wall of the main room of some rustic, lake side log cabin. But why limit this classic element of the great outdoors strictly to, well, the great outdoors? If you are that lake side cabin enthusiast, living for your weekends of hunting or fishing or simply communing with nature, why not bring a little of that back home with you? Why not honor that side of yourself every day by installing a canoe shelf in your rest-of-the-week home?
Even if you’re not a “nature person,” I think we can agree that, as human beings, it is important to at least have some elements of nature in our daily lives…even if it is mostly centered in our city-based home décor. A canoe shelf can add that quaint, rustic touch of nature to even the most “sophisticated” urban design scheme.
I’m sure you noticed the vast range of pricing for a canoe shelf previously mentioned—from a few hundred dollars to a couple thousand—and you’re probably wondering how there can be such a price difference in simple shelf units. The differences are explained by many factors, based on the following attributes of the particular shelf unit you choose.
• Size—canoe shelves are available in many sizes
• Constructions Materials (type of wood)
• Finished or Unfinished
• Type of Finish (washed, stained, burned, varnished)
• Manufactured or Hand Crafted
• Stock or Custom Made (if hand crafted)
If you’re handy with woodworking and finishing, you can also simply purchase design plans and build one yourself. You can actually do that now—right this second–as there are plans available online that you can download and print immediately after purchasing them.
Whether you live in the secluded north woods of Minnesota or in a high rise in New York; in the mountains of Montana or in the heart of L.A., you can bring the great outdoors inside and incorporate a rustic touch of nature into your home décor. A canoe shelf is a practical, useful accessory to any design scheme that adds a touch of character, and it makes a great conversation piece, as well. Express your “natural” self with a canoe shelf.
Current canoe shelf Items on Ebay:
Birch Bark Canoe Shelf #324038 adirondeck lodge cabin decor rustic northwoods
 | US $180.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-26-2012 18:59:09 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
CANOE WINE SHELF
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ATLANTIC CANOE 22535071 MULTIMEDIA STORAGE CABINET MAPLE WOOD 2 FIXED SHELVES
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Seitech Boat Canoe Boat Storage Rack Plastic T-Bracket P05 Display Stand Shelf
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CHRISTMAS MOOSE WITH CANOE SHELF SITTER CRANBERRY PATCH 22"
 | US $21.99 End Date: Tuesday Mar-06-2012 6:23:20 PST Buy It Now for only: US $21.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
6 Ft Boat Wine Rack Glass Holder bookcase shelf canoe Hand crafted Knotty Pine
 | US $430.00 End Date: Sunday Mar-04-2012 19:01:58 PST Buy It Now for only: US $430.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list |