Solid Hardwood · Milled in New York since 2017

Floating Shelves, Built to Your Wall

Any species, any size to the quarter inch — walnut, white oak, maple, and twelve more. Every shelf is one solid board routed onto a concealed steel bracket rated to 300 lb, finished in food-safe zero-VOC hardwax oil, and priced instantly. No veneer, no visible hardware, no quote round-trip.

Solid walnut floating shelves on a concealed bracket
Into the Woods

Fifteen species, one shelf

Wood floating shelves in every hardwood we mill, shown in the rooms they're made for — and every species is also available with a natural live edge.

White Oak floating shelves — a home office, shelves over a matching desk
White Oak Shelf
Face Grain · a home office, shelves over a matching desk
Maple floating shelves — a sage dining room wall
Maple Shelf
Face Grain · a sage dining room wall
Ash floating shelves — a calm Scandinavian bedroom
Ash Shelf
Face Grain · a calm Scandinavian bedroom
Walnut floating shelves — a styled living room wall
Walnut Shelf
Face Grain · a styled living room wall
Black Oak floating shelves — a home coffee corner
Black Oak Shelf
Face Grain · a home coffee corner
Padauk floating shelves — a gallery-style living room wall
Padauk Shelf
Face Grain · a gallery-style living room wall
Cherry floating shelves — a warm hallway
Cherry Shelf
Face Grain · a warm hallway
Wenge floating shelves — a moody home bar corner
Wenge Shelf
Face Grain · a moody home bar corner
Walnut live edge floating shelves — a sunlit reading corner
Walnut Shelf
Live Edge · a sunlit reading corner

Want the raw edge of the tree? See the live edge guide › or compare every wood in the species guide ›

The Hovr System

The bracket you'll never see

  • ✓Aircraft-grade aluminum plate, steel rods — load-tested to 300 lb
  • ✓Rod channels routed into your exact shelf in our shop — nothing to align on site
  • ✓Installs into studs, drywall, brick, or masonry in two steps
  • ✓Included with every shelf — no visible hardware from any angle

Full bracket specs & install guide ›

By Room

Where they carry their weight

Kitchen floating shelves

Open shelving that holds real dishware — 10–12″ deep and 8/4 thick, sealed food-safe. Steam and splash are what the hardwax oil is for.

Living room & media walls

Long spans grain-matched in a single run, alcoves and asymmetric layouts cut to the quarter inch. Floating wood shelves that read as architecture, not hardware.

Book shelves & office

The 300 lb rating is the point — a 36″ shelf of hardcovers is about 60 lb. Depths from 8″ keep spines flush with the front edge.

Live edge walnut floating shelves installed on a kitchen wall
Size Guide

Depth, thickness, span

UseDepthThicknessMax clean span
Kitchen dishware10–12″1.75–2″48″ between anchors
Books / office8–10″1.75″36″ loaded heavy
Display / décor6–8″1.5″ and up (bracket minimum)60″
Bathroom6–8″1.5″36″

Between sizes? The Builder takes any dimension to the quarter inch — price yours ›

Why Solid

Solid hardwood vs. big-box “wood”

Macro of a solid walnut shelf corner — real wood grain through the full thickness

A Hardtwood shelf

  • ✓One solid board — sand and refinish it for decades
  • ✓Rated hardware, channels routed to fit
  • ✓Your wall's exact length, to the quarter inch
  • ✓15 species, live edge available, any stain
Macro of a big-box shelf corner — thin veneer chipping off a particle board core

A big-box floating shelf

  • —Veneer over MDF, or a hollow torsion box
  • —25–50 lb ratings on drywall anchors
  • —Fixed lengths with visible end caps
  • —“Walnut finish,” not walnut
Questions

Floating Shelf FAQ

How much weight can a floating shelf hold?
Ours are load-tested to 300 lb. Every shelf ships on the concealed Hovr bracket system — an aircraft-grade aluminum plate with steel rods that lag into studs, brick, or masonry. That is a shelf of cast-iron cookware or a full run of hardcovers, not just picture frames.
Do floating shelves work in kitchens?
Yes — open kitchen shelving is our most common install. Go 10–12 inches deep and 1.75–2 inches thick for dishware, and the food-safe zero-VOC hardwax oil finish shrugs off steam and splashes. Re-oil once a year in heavy-use spots.
Can I order an exact custom size?
That is the whole shop: length, depth, and thickness to the quarter inch, in any of our 15 hardwoods, priced instantly in the Builder — no quote round-trip.
How do the shelves install?
Two steps: lag the bracket plate level into your wall, then slide the shelf onto the rods. The channels are CNC-routed into your exact shelf in our shop, so there is nothing to align on site and no visible hardware from any angle.
Are these solid wood or veneer?
Solid, always — one thick hardwood board, never veneer over MDF or a hollow torsion box. A solid shelf can be sanded and refinished for decades, and it is why the 300 lb rating is honest.
What is the current lead time?
Every shelf is milled to order in our New York shop. Current lead time is 4-6 weeks, and every piece ships crated, nationwide.
Do you take on custom or one-off projects?
Yes. Beyond the online builder, we take on custom sizes, oversized pieces, matched commercial runs, and bespoke solid-hardwood millwork. Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll quote it by hand, usually within one business day. Start a custom project ›
Made to Order · Ships Crated, Nationwide

Your wall, your wood, your size.

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Current lead time 4-6 weeks · all shelves · bracket system · guides