Floating shelf

A floating shelf is a form of shelf with its wall fixings hidden within the shelf board, with no visible supporting brackets.

Diagram of floating shelf from the side.
A room with a wall decorated with floating shelves.

Description

A floating shelf is a form of shelf with its wall fixings hidden within the shelf board, with no visible supporting brackets.[1][2][3] It can be supported on hidden rods or bars that have been attached to studs. A thick floating shelf may be made of a hollow-core shelf glued to a cleat.[4] A floating shelf may have two or more channels open from the back towards, but without reaching, the front, into which slide fasteners attached to the wall, typically held in place by screws inserted through the bottom of the shelf.[5]

Use

Floating shelves are a good fit for a contemporary minimalist style interior.[6] They can be used to expand storage space, atop a radiator to double as storage, or inside a hallway to double as a console table.[7]

Supports

A supplier of typical floating shelf supports (though other options are available) suggests that floating brackets with a diameter of 12mm can support a shelf at least 22mm thick loaded with 20kg, and 18mm brackets can support 30kg on a 28mm shelf.[8] There are also corner shelves, which may use different supports to make them "float".

References
  1. Le Van, Marthe (2005). Shelf Expression: 70 Projects & Ideas for Creative Storage & Display. Lark Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-1579906900. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2021-05-07. Free from distracting brackets, floating shelves seem to defy gravity by having no visible means of support.
  2. Foster, Allen (January 14, 2021). "The best floating shelf". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  3. "Are Floating Shelves Right for Your Kitchen?". kitchenstarhouston.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  4. Joanne Kellar Bouknight (2012). Taunton's All New Built-ins Idea Book. Taunton Press. ISBN 9781600853883. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  5. Ettlinger, Steve; Schmidt, Phil (2017). The All New Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores. Cool Springs Press. p. 43. ISBN 9780760357736. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  6. Brown, Grace (August 6, 2020). "20 Home Office Wall Decor Ideas For A Creative Workspace". squaresigns.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  7. "Shopping Edit – 8 space-savvy floating shelves for modern homes". Ideal Home. September 23, 2021. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  8. "Floating Shelf Brackets". Regalraum. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
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