So I guess the title, “Kitchen Floating Shelves,” isn’t entirely accurate; you can put these beautiful shelves, really, anywhere! I was so happy with how my shelves came out. Although I am not entirely finished, I could live with them as is. I have yet to pick out a color for the shelves; colors are so hard, you have to put a lot of thought into coloring your home. I am leaning towards redoing our kitchen island in the near future, so I am thinking that I want to base the color on the shelves around the color I choose for my island. Everything plays a role, and they all need to roll with each other. As cheesy as that may sound, it is so true. Everything needs to be complimentary to its surrounding features. One picture, molding, shelf….. or COLOR, can throw everything off. Anyways, long story short, my shelves are currently primed until I choose a color.

Okay….So how did I make the shelves. I used simple 2×4 wood panels and 2x3x8 strip boards. I also used wood glue, clamps, a kreg pocket hole jig, and of course screws. My shelves are 9 inches deep, 3 inches thick and 4 feet wide.

First, I made the actual shelves. The shelves are almost like giant pockets, sleeves that slip onto the base. I cut my 2×4 wood panels into two 9 inch depth pieces, long wise and then two thin 3 inch depth strips, long wise as well. I used pieces of the the 3 inch strips as the face of my shelf and then the 9 inch depth pieces as the top and the bottom of the shelf. I used a couple 2×3 pieces to help glue my shelves together. I used glue and clamps to hold all of my pieces together.

Secondly, I made my base for the shelf. I cut my base board a few inches shy of the width of the actual shelf, which is 4 feet long. Because I wanted my shelf 9 inches deep, I cut the legs 4 inches long. I only cut them 4 inches long and not the whole 9 inches because I had to keep the board that I am connecting the legs to in mind. A bit confusing, hopefully my pictures will be of more help. I used the kreg pocket hole jig to attach the legs onto the back of the brace.

Using a leveler, I figured out where I wanted to mount the shelves to the wall. Once I decided the placement, I mounted the brace to the wall. I tried my best to find studs. After attaching the brace to the wall, I slid my shelves onto the brace. I didn’t mention that I did use putty and sand paper to correct any blemishes, and following that, I primed it.

hopefully this was a little bit of help!

as always-Stay Pretty!