Have you ever wanted a sophisticated look in your home, or while installing shelves, has this crossed your mind? You may want anyone who visits your home to notice the shelves and wonder if they were built at same time when the house was being constructed. Whatever the case, you will be glad to know that there are so many modern shelving ideas and options available to adopt for your home.

One of the fantastic designs is the floating shelves. Actually, the shelves hide all supporting brackets within the shelves. In this design, the screws are inserted from the bottom of the shelves and hold it to the brackets. Also, the slide brackets are attached to the wall. This design gives one an illusion of the shelves hanging on the wall. Usually, they are constructed using very light material but the way they are mounted on the wall gives them the ability to hold a considerable amount of weight. To get it right when installing them, it’s advisable to first draw on a piece of paper what you would like. While doing this, you also need to consider the amount of space you have at hand to play around with. After sketching, approach a professional or you can do it yourself if you are comfortable with DIY.

Easy Steps to Follow

First, choose the type of wood depending on where you want to place the floating shelves. You can use cheap wood in the bedrooms and bathrooms and an expensive one in the living room. The frames of the shelves and the mounting strips are what you specifically need to cut out from the wood. While cutting the frame, you should have the image of a hollow door. To join the frames, apply glue and then nail them together. The ply wood skins should then be layered on the surface to give the frame a good finishing look. One can use staple on the skin while waiting for the glue to stick firm.

Mounting

It’s a good idea to have the frames painted and dried before mounting them onto the wall. As the shelves dry, mark and measure the positions you intend to mount the shelves. Use a tape to measure and mark. Pilot holes should then be drilled on the marked positions where batten are later attached using screws. Also, note that the side of the shelf with a hollow bay is meant to fit well over the batten and to be secured with screws. Normally, this is something that anyone can do when fixing floating shelves in their own homes, unless more classic details are required.

Shelves of any form always give a different feel to a home or even the office. Apart from this, you acquire new form of storage or display. It’s up to you to decide what kind of shelves will fulfill your expectations. The price of the wood should be a factor to consider if you are doing the shelves for home purposes. Cheap wood well painted could give you good results. If it’s for office purpose, then you need good wood. Lastly, you might also want a professional to do this work for you if you want to get an official feel from the floating shelves.