To install a floating shelf using a floating shelf kit is actually super easy. I’m going to show you how I mounted this simple weathered looking one and the fun display I put on it.
A floating shelf is almost magical looking…
Isn’t it amazing how it just seems to float there on the wall without any support brackets? The secret is, of course there is a bracket, it is just hidden inside the shelf. In this post I’ll show you how easy it was to mount THIS floating shelf from.
The back of the floating shelf reveals the secret. There are holes that go into the shelf to make room for the bracket.
Once I determined placement on the wall for the shelf, I marked a level line with a small level like THIS. I highly recommend having one in your toolbox.
Next, I held the bracket on the horizontal line and marked the wall where the screw holes in the bracket were.
I didn’t have a stud where the shelf was to go, and I wasn’t planning to have heavy items on the shelf, so I used an anchor like THIS one.
I like to use these simple screw in type anchors for not too heavy a load. In this post I give you more details for using them.
Once the anchors were in place I screwed the bracket to the wall into the anchors.
Next step was to slide the shelf onto the bracket.
One more step…
This shelf came with a pair of set screws to keep it from sliding off the bracket. I simply tightened those little set screws to secure it to the bracket.
Here’s a tip: If the shelf is mounted below eye level, like mine is, position the set screws to the underside of the shelf. But if the shelf is higher on the wall above eye level, do the opposite, position the set screws to the top side of the shelf to keep it hidden from view.
All done! I’m so happy to have our beautiful model yacht on display again.
HERE is a floating shelf kit similar to the one I installed.
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