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Disclaimer: We’ve got a wealth of information on the perfect floating shelves for you kitchen, living room, or any room in your home. You can make these amazing shelving systems out of stainless steel, oak, birch, maple, or any other type of wood or wooden look. If you’ve ever wondered exactly how floating wall shelves stick to the wall, check out some of the examples shown below for a sneak peek into the theory and trickery involved in making these possible. We would like to inform you however, that our site does link to other websites as part of an advertising program. If you find invisible floating shelf systems for sale at other website, we can’t be held accountable for any transactions that occur between you and a third party. If you want to install some of these shelves, we strongly suggest that you read all installation instructions thoroughly before you begin to attempt installation. If you have any questions about the process, please contact the manufacturer of your system before you begin.
What are Floating Shelves?
Basically, they are any sort of wall shelf where the brackets used to support the shelf are hidden from view, creating the effect that the shelf is literally “floating” on the wall.
Pictured here is one of the simplest floating shelves to make. A common “L” bracket shelf support is used here. Instead of placing it below the shelf like normal, it is inverted and placed onto the top of the wall shelf. The books stacked on the top are used to hide the wall bracket, turning the simple shelf design into a floating shelf!
How to make a Floating Shelf
There are many ways to create a floating shelf effect in your own home using regular hardware and tools. Some are more advanced techniques than others. As depicted here, a ¼ inch hole is drilled into the studs in the wall along the shelf’s back. Corresponding holes are then drilled into the wall shelf (typically at least 1 ½ inches thick), then a metal rod is inserted into the wall at each stud. Finish up by gently tapping the shelf into the pins until it contact the wall at all spots along its back. Adorn your new floating wall shelf with pictures and decorations.
Use Floating Shelf Brackets and Hardware for cool effects
In this nifty example of a floating shelf, we have a pyramid of literature with ball of twine at the top forming a makeshift “pyramid” of sorts. Now, the shelf is too deep for the pinning technique, and the lack wall coverage makes the inversed bracket hardware technique tough too. Can you figure out how they got this floating wall shelf to hang on? Can you figure out what configuration of shelving hardware they used to achieve it? Find out by reading on!
Use Floating Glass Shelves for invisible support
If you guessed using a floating glass shelf you are correct! This style can also use a Plexiglass or store bought glass shelf with right angle clear bracket support. If the clear shelving is thin enough, it can even be tucked between some of the pages of the book, so that even upon close inspection it is completely invisible. The DIY setup shown here is a modern look that uses a combination of glass shelving, and stainless steel hardware.
Floating Shelves
