Floating Shelves

With just a bit of scrap wood and molding you can create this decorative wall shelf, perfect spot for hanging bathroom towels.

Build your own floating shelves using crown molding and this awesome free woodworking tutorial.

In this case, you will see how to build and install built-in floating shelves. Full instructions as well as a video.

Free tutorial on building this floating shelf including how to achieve this finish.

This is an easy build and mounted on the wall, these floating bookshelves are awesome. Here are the free plans.

Floating shelves make a great beginner projectâ Very simple to cut and assemble! Here is how...

Here is a great tutorial for building your own floating shelves.

This versatile cherry shelf goes together in a few hours, and with a quick-drying finish you can have it on the wall in a day. The extra-wide top makes it perfect for vases, antiques and collectibles.

Torsion Box shelves are a clever way to keep the weight down while building floating shelves. It involves using a thin layer of sheet goods on the top and bottom, held together by narrow strips of solid wood. Follow along at the link to see how to build them.

Crown molding can be used to create shelves of beauty. These wall shelves can display plates, trinkets, collections, knickknacks. Your wall mounted shelves will take a few hours time and a few special tools. These photos will show you how.

In this article I will show you three different shelves and give you some useful advice about building your own. First is a floating shelf made from stacked moldings, second is stock crown with dentil molding, and last is stock crown with beaded backboard.

Floating shelves such as these are easy to build and fun to decorate. Here is how to build them.

These box shelves look as if they are hanging from the ceiling, but they are hung from the wall for added strength.

Build this wooden ledge and add hooks. Its easy to build with this great tutorial.

Build these chic floating shelves using these free downloadable woodworking plans.

This floating shelf has a hole in the top for a plant to sit in. The free step-by-step plans at the link will walk you through the building process. Remember you can adjust the length of this shelf to suit your space.

This project takes you from firewood to live edge floating shelves. Beautiful.

Build these book holders and mount them on the wall to free up precious floor space in a kids room.

Keeping a childs room tidy is always a challenge. There is a constant clutter of toys, books, and stuffed animals to arrange and rearrange. Ira and Audrey Wise is son, room was wall-to-wall stuffed animals and they needed Ron is help with the perfect solution: wall shelves.

Build a set of awesome floating corner shelves using the free tutorial found at the link.

Build a set of floating shelves that appear to be hanging from a rope and pulley. Heres how...

This wall console floating shelf would come in handy beside a bed or just about anywhere you need a little extra shelf space. It would make a great charging station too. Here is how to build it.

Build floating crown molding shelves with this step-by-step tutorial.

Make and install lightweight shelves that seem to float on the wall without any visible means of support.

Build these floating shelves using crown molding and plywood. At the link you can download the free plans.

Not everyone has a fireplace mantel for the holidays, so why not build this one easily with a few tools, some pine boards and some crown molding.

At the link you can follow along with the instructions and pictures and you can also download the free plan to build rustic floating shelves.

These floating wood shelves turn an awkward angle into an architectural feature. Here is how to do it.

Build these awesome floating shelves with a hidden drawer using this tutorial.

Torsion-box construction creates sag-proof shelves that defy gravity.