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How to Make a LEGO Minifigure Display Shelf

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How to Make a LEGO Minifigure Display Shelf

Our house is drowning in LEGO Minifigures. I am constantly finding yellow heads in our laundry, little body-less plastic pants in our beds, and tiny swords get sucked up by the vacuum cleaner weekly. We are slowly being invaded by these little quirky warriors, construction workers, mermaids, superheroes, and ninjas.

Maybe it’s my own fault for being addicted to the LEGO Minifigure blind bags. Whenever I see a display of them I have an uncontrollable urge to buy one for the boys, as a special treat. But oops – we have more than one kid, so I need to not buy one or two, but three bags (soon four)… and before you know it, we are ruled by the LEGO Minifigures.

(This post was originally published in June 2015. It was updated and refreshed in June 2020)

LEGO Minifigure DIY Shelf Storage. Complete details inside. Perfect LEGO storage and display solution.

To bring order to our LEGO Minifigure town, I had to do something and do it swiftly. Last year I found the coolest shelves and after LEGOfying them (yes, that IS a word), the kids were immediately on board to organize and display our mighty (and growing) collection of LEGO Minifigures. I love these little guys so much that I might just have to make a set of these shelves for our bedroom!

These DIY LEGO Minifigure shelves are the perfect storage and display solution, and they are easy to make! The shelves are perfect for any kid’s room, regardless of their theme. 

Our kids had a whale/ LEGO theme for a while and it was SUPER adorable!!!! 

LEGO Minifigure DIY Shelf Storage. Complete details inside. Perfect LEGO storage and display solution.

Everything You Need to Make a LEGO Shelf: 

Black ledge shelves

  • These black shelves are PERFECT for this DIY project. The ledge has a small lip that allows the LEGO plate to be concealed. It is a great fit, actually, a match made in LEGO heaven.

LEGO baseplates

  • I used three baseplates for this project.

Double-sided tape

  • You could use a hot glue gun for this project, but I wanted to have the ability to remove the LEGO plates in the future. The double-sided tape has kept the base plates in place without any wiggling at all.

LEGO Minifigure DIY Shelf Storage. Complete details inside. Perfect LEGO storage and display solution.

How to Make a LEGO Display Shelf

  1. Remove the shelves from their packaging.
  2. Place the LEGO baseplate on the shelf, leaving 1/4″ from the back edge.
  3. Cut the baseplate to fit with regular household scissors.
  4. Cover the entire top surface of the shelf with baseplates.
  5. Some shelves will have more than one piece, cut them to size, and fit it like a puzzle.
  6. Secure the baseplates with double-sided tape.
  7. VOILA! You are now the proud owner of a DIY LEGO Minifigure display shelf.
  8. Collect all your LEGO Minifigures, have fun putting them together and on display!

We have our shelves hanging above the boys’ LEGO bookcases displaying their largest sets. It is a great way to keep the LEGO Minifigures handy for play, but off the floor – which our feet appreciate!

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  1. Lauren says

    June 29, 2015 at 8:11 AM

    This is such a great idea!! I try to get the kids to keep their Legos at their Lego table in the playroom, but you can imagine how that goes 😉 Maybe having little stations around the house would avoid the inevitable horror of stepping on one!

  2. Courtney says

    June 29, 2015 at 11:04 PM

    My 6yo’s Legos were fine until the baby became mobile and interested. Now they’re EVERYWHERE. Always looking for storage ideas, thanks!

    • Mama in the Now says

      June 30, 2015 at 8:06 AM

      Oh yeah – mobile babies change your view of EVERYTHING – especially LEGO. LOL

  3. Nina says

    June 29, 2015 at 11:58 PM

    Genius! What a great way for the kids to showcase their little figures but also keep things organized. I can even imagine several of these along a wall.

    • Mama in the Now says

      June 30, 2015 at 8:07 AM

      Thanks Nina! I had to do something… we were being invaded! 🙂

  4. fiftarina says

    June 30, 2015 at 8:43 PM

    This is such a brilliant idea. I never thought of this before. Yes, I admit, currently my TV console has become a display table for those Lego creations, but it is kind of disorganized. Having separate shelves dedicated for Legos would make it way nicer. Great project!

  5. Nicole says

    January 5, 2016 at 9:05 AM

    Where did you purchase the shelves? Sorry if you answered, I didn’t see it.

    • Mama in the Now says

      January 7, 2016 at 11:17 PM

      you can get them on Amazon – there is a link in the article. They are AWESOME

  6. Simple Shapes Wall Designs says

    April 8, 2016 at 9:13 AM

    Great way to keep the LEGO minifigures out of the reach of younger siblings. I and sharing this on Pinterest.

    • Mama in the Now says

      April 10, 2016 at 11:45 PM

      Thank you SO much for sharing. Yes – the siblings… they do tend to make minifigures disappear!

  7. Mama in the Now says

    May 25, 2016 at 9:04 PM

    I am SO glad you found this useful!!! We love our shelves – especially because that means less LEGO on the floor to step on!

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