Making Floating Shelves Solid Wood

Hide the screw heads.

Making floating shelves solid wood.

This is what i came up with. Hide the screw heads with wood putty that matches the color of your stain. While floating shelves are not designed to hold your old set of encyclopedia britannicas this floating shelf is certainly capable of it. These floating shelves are strong too.

In this video i take a rough live edge piece of maple and turn it into an easy to make b. 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. For an incredibly enchanting display of your art and decors the floating shelves are also a great choice. Diy floating shelves solid wood.

Use non hardening putty so you can dig it out if you decide to remove the shelf someday. Hold the shelf against the wall and drive 1 5 8 in. 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. 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.

Next use paint or stain for a lovely dark choco finish. No one would believe that a floating shelf is made from plain old lightweight and inexpensive hollow core doors. Wood screws through the shelf s pilot holes and into the wall cleat.