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Floating shelves for wife

Project by mgradwohl posted 695 days ago 2680 views 4 times favorited 14 comments Add to Favorites Watch
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Made of MDF and Big Box Crown.


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jockmike2

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posted 695 days ago

Really nice looking shelves. My wifie says she wants some just like them. mike

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Grumpy

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posted 695 days ago

Great design. Nice looking project. Well done.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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Betsy

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posted 695 days ago

They look great!

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rockomccombs

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posted 695 days ago

Nice, How did you hang them?

-Rocko

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mgradwohl

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posted 695 days ago

they are a 5 sided box (left, right, top, bottom, front). A board is milled to fit perfectly into the back. I then hang the board on the wall, screwing into studs. Then I slip the shelf over the board, and screw the shelf to the board from the top. They are very sturdy.

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clieb91

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posted 695 days ago

Matt, great looking set up.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

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chamoruboy

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posted 695 days ago

My wife too, wants these shelves, but in a dark color. I’m going to try to convince her to let me do it in bamboo, but I don’t think she’ll go for it.

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GaryK

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posted 695 days ago

Very cool!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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mgradwohl

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posted 694 days ago

chamoruboy,

I did a similar shelf like this, but much deeper for my in-laws. It is their fireplace mantle. I painted it black, and it looks great. It’s amazing how good paint can looked brushed on. Go to a good paint store and talk to someone who knows paint, and you don’t need a sprayer.

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TreeBones

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posted 694 days ago

I need to write this post in a hurry , before my wife sees it,. Very nice.

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Ad Marketing Guy - Bill

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posted 694 days ago

Great looking! Color is a wonderful compliment to the wall color. What type trim did you use?

-- Bill - - Ad-Marketing Guy, Ramsey NJ

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mgradwohl

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posted 694 days ago

The paint is the same paint we used on the trim in the house (bright white)—or very close.

The trim is just MDF Crown Molding from Big Orange

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rikkor

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posted 694 days ago

Looks good. I did a similar thing with a torsion box shelf.

Torsion box shelf

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Blake

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posted 693 days ago

I may do something similar in our living room. Nice job.

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