Making Floating Shelves Solid Wood

Use non hardening putty so you can dig it out if you decide to remove the shelf someday.

Making floating shelves solid wood.

These floating shelves are strong too. When i was trying to figure out how to hang the live edge floating shelves in our kitchen i had a lot of trouble finding instructions and hardware for how to hang solid wood floating shelves there are plenty of tutorials for diy floating shelves but they re the kind that are built from plywood and have the hardware concealed inside a wood box. Diy floating shelves solid wood. In the wood supplies you need 1 4 2x2s and 1x6s lumber lengths that you can plan to build both the frame and shelf tops.

Wood screws through the shelf s pilot holes and into the wall cleat. While floating shelves are not designed to hold your old set of encyclopedia britannicas this floating shelf is certainly capable of it. To build simple floating shelves determine whether you wish to start with traditional solid wood or a hollow core door then cut the wood down to the proper dimensions assemble the pieces and fix the shelf to the wall using a hidden shelf mount. I think this way of making floating shelves just looks a little more professional and like you are hanging one solid piece of wood on the wall instead of a hollow box even though it is actually a hollow box it s all about perception folks.

Hide the screw heads with wood putty that matches the color of your stain. No one would believe that a floating shelf is made from plain old lightweight and inexpensive hollow core doors. For an incredibly enchanting display of your art and decors the floating shelves are also a great choice. I always wanted to build my own floating shelves and had seen some similar ideas but they were not quite as solid so took a little time to think about how i could improve on the ideas i had seen and still keep it simple.

Hold the shelf against the wall and drive 1 5 8 in. Next use paint or stain for a lovely dark choco finish. Hide the screw heads.