Floating (substantial) shelves?
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Where to get good floating shelves
Comments (8)I would not put books on the IKEA shelves. I have pottery on some IKEA shelves and they seem to be holding up well -- but they also don't get the contact, on-and-off action that a bookshelf would get. But this photo will give you an idea of whether they (or other shelves of their thickness) look substantial enough for your needs. \ I don't know that there are many floating shelves that "off the rack" can support the weight of books. You may have to look at getting something custom-made. I saw some interesting metal shelves once in dwell. Very thin steel metal was fabricated in an "L" shape with one leg of the "L" fastened directly to the studs of the wall, and the other leg sticking out horizontally to form the shelf. Then the drywall was applied BETWEEN the shelves. You could then attach a chunky shelf to it. But that would entail tearing your house apart! Barring that, I'm not sure how to do it. There are these from PB that have up to a 100# weight limit. (I think IKEA's are only something like 15-25#). Here is a link that might be useful: PB floating shelves...See Morereclaimed wood floating shelves
Comments (3)Agreed, try for a local woodworker, but if not--there are a number of sellers who offer these on Etsy. Two of ours are from Rejuvenation, but they don't seem to offer them currently. I will say that the salvaged wood shelf from Rejuvenation and the new wood shelf from our local lumber yard look very, very similar. (Rejuvenation didn't sell the size we needed for our deeper shelves so we had it cut locally.) Both are Douglas fir. We have two that are 8" deep and two that are 11" deep and find both sizes valuable--just depends on what you want to store there. (Our 8" shelves have cooking oils and vinegars in one area and coffee equipment in another; our 11" shelves have all sorts of things, but especially mugs, and are the right size to fit those three deep perfectly.)...See Morehelp with floating shelves stain color
Comments (2)So little info. Where are you putting the shelves ? Post a pic of that space here ina comment . DO NOT start another post.. Try to match fake and real wood will always be a bit of an issue but we need at least context....See MoreWhat wood for floating shelves??
Comments (2)I would use a stain close to your floor color...probably white oak. PS. I did white shelves in my kitchen (white upper cabinets) but somehow your floor seems lonely...give it a friend ;)...See Morebmorepanic
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