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Add a dramatic style statement in any room with these floating shelves.
| Part | Qty | T × W × L | Material | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Panel | 1 | 3" × 28" × 72" | — | ☐ |
| Top Shelf | 5 | 3" × 9" × 16" | — | ☐ |
| Bottom Shelf | 5 | 3" × 9" × 16" | — | ☐ |
| Filler Strips | 6 | 1" × 3" × 48" | — | ☐ |
| Hanger Cleat | 1 | 1/2" × 1" × 22" | — | ☐ |
| Item | Qty | ✓ |
|---|---|---|
| Plywood, 3/4" Thick Full Sheet | 1 board | ☐ |
| Board, 1/2" x 2" (1 1/2" actual) 36" | 1 board | ☐ |
| 1 1/4" coarse pocket hole screws | 20 each | ☐ |
| 2" x 8' rolls, iron-on edge banding | 4 each | ☐ |
| 1" flathead wood screws | 6 each | ☐ |
| 17-gauge 1 1/4" wire nails | 30 each | ☐ |
| Wood glue | 1 each | ☐ |
| 18" Hangman Picture Hanging System | 1 each | ☐ |
Overall cost: $$$. Lumber varies by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure.
Tip: Tricks for Clean Plywood Cuts When the cutting plywood for this project, it’s important to get cuts that are clean, straight, and free from tearout on the face. Here are a few tricks for doing that with a circular saw: First, buy a saw blade that’s made for cutting plywood. You’ll get a much smoother cut. Second, use a saw guide to ensure that you get straight cuts. Third, when you cut, lay the plywood with the best-looking face (the one that will show) facing DOWN. That way, the blade will be cutting into this face, rather than exiting it, so you won’t have problems with tearout of the fragile face veneer layer.
Now cut the Back Panel to size from a sheet of 3/4" plywood, as shown in the cutting diagram. Again, it’s important to make smooth, straight cuts by using an edge guide for your circular saw.
With the Back assembly together, you can apply iron-on edge banding to cover the exposed plywood edges. The banding is wider than the thickness of the Back assembly, so you can let it overhang, and then trim it using a veneer trimmer and/or a sharp utility knife. Sand the cut edges lightly by hand after the edge banding is on.
Next, attach each Top Shelf to the Back Panel using glue and 1 1/4" coarse-thread pocket hole screws, as shown. To ensure that the shelves will sit level on your wall, use a square to make sure that each shelf is perpendicular to the edge of the Back Panel.