My DIY skills generally leave a lot to be desired, so I am fairly pleased with my recent efforts at a couple of bonsai tables. I had a cheap pine shelf that had been lying around the house for a while and made this...
Into this...
Being quite pleased with the result, I even resorted to picking up scrap, dumped in the field near my house, and turned this...
Into this...
They are a bit basic, but for someone who struggles to put a shelf up, I think they are not too bad. Its surprising what you can do with some scrap wood, a Dremel, glue and wood stain.