Floating shelves... 2 or 3? Spacing?
We are having floating shelves between 2 sets of upper cabinets in our "buffet area." They will be purely decorative (seasonal, etc.). The shelves are 3.25 in thick (high). Originally, we were thinking 2. But now I am wondering if we should add a third. If we did 2, I am thinking they would be roughly 17 inches apart. If we do 3, they would be 12ish apart. We thought 2, because the third would be so high and 12 inches could be limiting on some decor items. And would items on the third
shelf look strange if they went above the crown moulding??We will start them after the 5th row of 4 x 10 subway tiles, so at approximately 20 inches above the counter (plus grout).Any suggestions? Advice on shelves only please. We are not changing anything else... tiles, counter, cabinets, etc. We like all these things. Just looking for recommendations on shelves. Attached are photos of the actual cabinets with 2 or 3 shelves photoshopped in.
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Or if you do 2, lower the second to 12" above the first one. Right now the second shelf is 1/2 way up the cabinet which cuts the wall in half. By lowering it, it stays in the bottom 1/3 which is more pleasing to the eye.,
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last yearlast modified: last yearI'd tile up to the crown molding and do two shelves. evenly spaced.
(unless you have something very tall you want to display on the top shelf)
sconces would be a nice addition tooconsider taking the tile up to the upper shelf. like this.
If you did a taller crown, you could do the 3
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