Floating shelf between two cabinets, no drilling into tile
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Comments (7)Most ceramic tile can handle having a cabinet hung so it rests against the tile. That is often more that 25#. However, that weight is spread out over a large area. It seems to me the weight of a 19" LCD TV and mount would be concentrated in a much smaller area(specifically along the bottom edge of the mount). That concentrates the weight on a much smaller area and increases the weight per square inch a lot. That might not be a problem if the arm/TV were never moved or there were no movement in the wall, but some kind of movement(settling/earthquake/heavy thunder/etc.) could cause the tile to crack. Also, if the tile were not securely installed, the weight could cause a crack. One way to minimize the danger would be to use the wall anchors to install a wooden panel to the wall(decorative kind of a plaque) and bolt the mount to the wood. Basically, I(nor anyone else) can say positively what you should do since we cannot see the wall/mount/etc. We can give general advice....See Moremicrowave on floating shelf
Comments (8)It looks to me like the shelf is laminated together from several thicknesses of plywood (which makes for a strong shelf), and that the rectangular area just above the double-headed arrow has been rabbeted out to accommodate a bracket that is bolted to the wall and then hidden when that shelf is slid over it. I'm sure there are at least two of these rabbets per shelf. The bracket is probably a small steel plate with a support arm welded to the center and holes for bolts on either side. That rabbet is a couple of inches wide because that's how wide the plate needs to be to accommodate the arm and two holes. That means that, during construction, the contractor would have doubled or tripled up the studs in each of the bracket areas to accommodate bracket plates that are a couple of inches wide. When dealing with single studs, the edge is 1-1/2" or less, so you can't securely get two lag bolts into it side-by-side; a plate with only one bolt would be iffy. It's a nice installation, but one that needs to be planned for before the sheetrock has gone up....See MoreWould this open shelf look OK between the wall oven and range hood?
Comments (35)Thank you all for weighing in on this decision. I read each and every comment and you gave me a lot to think about! We ended up going to Bargain Outlet tonight to order different countertop. The Soapstone Sequoia tops that we bought ended up not being long enough (Big oops) and they won't work in the final layout that we settled on. When we changed from a range to a cooktop, we could no longer do the cut for the range, and it threw our measurements off. Somehow we missed that little detail until today until we set the counter on the cabinets and realized it was 6" short. : P (Must have been DIY dilirium.) But...we think it might have worked out for the best. We had bought the counters months ago when a local store was going out of business, and then more recently we got the cabinets. Seeing them together showed us that while they could work, they weren't a super match for each other. When we picked up the cabinets, they came with a few small sections of Bella Noche laminate, and they looked great together. Since we were going to have to order counter anyway, we switched directions and ordered Bella Noche instead. We never would have picked it from the little sample cards, but seeing the remnants with our cabinets helped us to know that we'd like it. While we were at Bargain Outlet, we ordered a 30" wide x 18" tall wall cabinet to place under the short wall cabinet in our layout. Our plan is to leave the doors off of it so that I can have a little bit of open shelving, but it will be boxed in along the side of the range hood like many of you suggested. Playing around with the shelf last night made me realize I could have a lot of fun with an open area there to decorate. We also ordered a glass door for the corner upper to help it feel airier over there om the sea of uppers, and it will give us another spot for displaying pretty serving bowls, too. Colors for the oven cabinet, hood and island remain to be determined. I don't really want to paint all of the uppers at this point. We have a busy family that the factory finish will probably handle better than a home paint job. Maybe someday, though! Now I have to see what colors look nice with both the cabinets and the new laminate. Should I keep it simple and do black? (Our fridge is black... and the cabinet doors have black lines along the details of the trim.) There are flecks of dark blue in this laminate too, although it's hard to see in the sample online. Bella Noche:...See Morefloating shelf (or shelves) above a cabinet!
Comments (12)Keep the shelves neutral since your accents will most likely be colorful. Black or white would be my first 2 choices. If you know what you want on the shelves you can measure to tallest object and plan accordingly. For example if you have a tall picture frame, make sure to allow enough space between shelves. Plus the shelves are dressing the whole wall space above the cabinet. so add larger objects on the top to fill wall space like art....See Morebry911
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