Step 2: Open Shelving (with a Twist) -- I made the shelf using a board and a few wood brackets that I found at the hardware store. I primed and painted them with the same high-gloss oil paint I used for the cabinets. Under the shelf I added a brass rod (another hardware-store find) and S-hooks for coffee cups. To attach the rod to the shelf, I used a drill bit the same diameter as the rod to make holes through the wood brackets and then threaded the pipe through. Photo by Manuel Rodriguez