I have build and put up shelves in each of the kids rooms except PJ and he asked for some this spring.
I got a piece of cut juniper from a guy selling them on the side of the road near Sunriver for $20. I sanded it down, then cut it adding a light pre-stain and then polyurethane to bring out the color of the wood grain.
We used some shelf bars we have had from our first apartment in Huntington Beach after getting married.
PJ is super excited!