Tuesday, February 16, 2021

DIY Floating Shelves



I have a growing collection of embossed antique milk bottles that have outgrown their cabinet and wire holders.  In order to display them better, I decided to make some floating shelves.  All you need is:

  • Wood: 1x2s for the front, 1x4s for the bottom and back (if you prefer a higher back than a 1x6)
  • Wood Screws and wood glue to attach the back to the bottom
  • Nail gun to attach the front piece
  • Wood Screws to attach the shelf to the wall
  • Stain and/or sealant


Cut the wood to the length of whatever you're wanting to hold and assemble.  Choose a stain color of your choice.  After assembly, mark out the studs on your wall.  Since I was holding glass bottles which are much heavier than smaller knick knacks, I wanted to make sure that no anchors were used and the screws went straight into studs.  In order to do this, I drilled holes into the back of the shelves to line up with the studs.  Attaching the shelf straight to the wall also makes it flush with the wall rather than a small drop forward that you get with a hanger off the back. 

Flush mount

And the finished product is flush and built to size for whatever collection you want to display!  I added some old photos to match the bottles I was displaying.



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