![]() ![]() Mark the location of your studs onto your brackets.Hold your IKEA bracket up on the wall and center it.Start by finding your studs and marking them out on the wall (we used green painters tape).The wood adds the perfect amount warmth and texture to the office space.ĭon’t forget to check out our entire Home Office Makeover if you haven’t already! We LOVE how these shelves turned out! They have so much more character than the IKEA ones on their own. Nail each piece in with the pin nailer, as above. When we added our bottom piece, we put the glue directly on the wood veneer. If you choose to drill your shelves into the cabinet sides, like we did, it is a few extra steps, but very worth it if you plan to put anything heavy on your shelves! To glue the veneers in place, we used PL Premium and a pin nailer. The final step is to slide your shelf onto your new bracket and adhere the wood veneer on top. We chose to go with a dark walnut to add some warmth and colour to our home office. We always suggest testing out as many stains as you can on a scrap piece of wood to make sure that you like your stain choices in the space. When all of your wood veneer pieces are cut, you can stain them the colour of your choice. If your shelf is truly floating, you will cut 6 pieces (2 for the sides as well). If your shelf is between cabinets, like ours, you will cut four pieces. The number of pieces you have will depend on how many sides of the shelf are exposed. When your shelf is ready, you need to cut your veneer pieces. The next step is to cut your shelf down to the correct size, and to cut your wood veneer for all visible sides of your shelf.įollowing the instructions below, you will first cut your floating shelf down to size (or skip this step if you are using the entire shelf). If that does happen, you can cut it down on one side with a metal cutting wheel on a grinder or Dremel. We were lucky that our bracket fit perfectly into the space, but you could run into the problem of your bracket being too long. ![]() If you are drilling into tile, you can follow this tutorial! The instructions below who you how to attach your floating shelf to the wall by first finding the studs, then drilling new holes in the brackets that match the location of your studs, and then screwing the bracket into place. The shelves come with holes that you can use to hold them up, but we prefer to drill our floating shelves into studs. We bought the 74″ shelf, but IKEA also sells a 43″ shelf, if you are mounting a shorter shelf. ![]() The photos in the collage go from top left to bottom right. The great thing about this DIY, is that is starts by purchasing an easy IKEA floating shelf, which includes the brackets and hardware you need already. If you’re looking to make some DIY floating shelves for yourself, here is how we did our IKEA Hack. You may have even bought one for your home already! This project takes the super easy set-up of IKEA floating shelves, and adds a wood veneer wrap to completely change the look! Materials Needed for Easy DIY Floating Shelves If you’re ever been to IKEA, you’ve probably seen one of their floating shelves in their displays. For more info, please see my disclosure page.* When you buy a product through one of my links, I get a commission at no cost to you! Thanks for supporting my blog so I can continue to bring you posts like these. For Russel and I, we relish every comment and like and emoji! It’s so satisfying to see our work come together and to hear that we’ve inspired others to tackle a project or complete a reno, we’re always thrilled! These easy DIY Floating Shelves are one of my favourite projects from our new Home Office reveal, and I love that anyone could do it! There is so much excitement and anticipation. Jump to How-to Anyone can make these Easy DIY Floating Shelves! Wrap wood around an IKEA Lack floating shelf for an amazing modern IKEA hack you have to try! The results are beautiful!Įvery time we reveal a new space, it’s magical. ![]()
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