Just had to say a HUGE thank you to you Pete. I'm a computer nerd and very much NOT a woodworker. This is officially now my first completed DIY woodworking project. 2 shelves took me 3 days (including paint time) but was well worth it. I had to buy a table saw, drills an air compressor and nailers, and it was my first time working with them. Your instructions were clear, understandable and all in all excellent. THANK YOU!!!
Reminder note to everyone planning on making these: locate your studs before building your brackets, and space out the support boards on the bracket so that they're not blocking any studs. You can't really use dry wall anchors to hang floating shelves, so it's important that you have enough studs to mount on.
DIY PETE I wanted some floating shelves for my room so I watched the video and wanna try making atleast two on my own,plus the ones you made in the video look better than some I see online for $50 each,too bad I have no tools. No problem,if I ever need to start crafting something I know where to go for the tutorials 👍
Hi Pete. Just downloaded the plans for these/these shelves. This project is perfect for our small bedroom/office/sewing room. We plan to use collapsable fabric boxes for storing office stuff, sewing gear for my wife, and other misc. stuff. This shelf design will hold the weight and we won't clutter the room up with cabinets. Plus, we can easily take the shelves down, patch the holes, and repaint. I'm anxious to get started as soon as weather clears. Thanks, brother.
Great video! I took your direction to heart and made my first of four floating shelves last night. It went WAY easier and faster than I expected and I had the first one knocked out in less than an hour! (minus painting) Thanks so much for the video, helped me out a TON!
Wonderful job. The skill you displayed in building bench is awesome but yet simple, It makes the fence-sitter go for the woodworking. Thank you for the video.
I love that weatherd look ! I bult a new 9 surfboard rack for my living room .. and used some pallets for the flooring with 2 inch boards on every other 3inch board to give it that board walk look .. standed the 3inch darker and stained the 2 inch board lighter really made it stand out nice .. with the pegs i stained them as well .. the framing was a 4inch pine trim boards i bought at your local hardwood store .. bought them preprimed white and then bought spray can gray primer , hit the frame with that .then sanded off some of the gray to give it the weathered look ... I wish i seen this idea .. wow works AWESOME ! .. sorry i thought i would share my story about my weathered look build lol .
hi! That is awesome you build a surfboard rack!!! And cool idea for the distressed finish, I'm sure it looks great! Keep up the good work and have fun surfing!
Pete I watched this several times. I didn't build it like you did so that it just slid over the supports on the wall, but I used some leftover tongue and groove wood for some shelves. Don't know how to post pics here of them? However, video of yours helped a lot. Pro Tip: If you are going to use zip anchors in the wall, make sure you take all the slack out of them. LOL
Freaking GENIUS! I love floating shelves, and I have tried many different ways to build them over the years with varying success. Thank you Pete! That's my weekend plans sorted!
DIY PETE it looks amazing! And now i have added a nail gun to my toy collection! Wish i could post a pic to show you but very happy. Keep up the good work! Know anything about mortaring on to lath??! That’s my next project!
Really like this idea. I was looking as I want to make some that are hollow to go below my tv when mounted but adjust slightly to a have small access panel hidden by consoles to tuck in some wires from consoles and tv box in to and then into a further access panel in the actual wall which will go down into the mains and Ethernet connections. I’d put small circular holes in the two middle sections to thread wires through 😬
+Kai Luang Hi Kai! Thanks for taking the time to watch the video, I appreciate it! Have a Happy New Year and God bless you and your family as well Kai. Take care!
Done! As simple as it is, it's my biggest project to date: instagram.com/p/BQB7lv7gP-W/ Since mine is above my couch, it's longer but with less depth. 55" long, to be exact. Thanks for the motivation!
This is really a professional one. Would appreciate if you could help me recommending professional like you in New Delhi (India), as we have lot to do at our residence. Kindly do respond. Many thanks. Best regards, Nassa
I'm hoping I can do the finish and sanding at home. I live in an apartment so I'm going have to get people to cut this for me at Lowe's. The only item I can find that's rustic with this dark walnut finish is on etsy but they begin at 60$. Fingers crossed.
+Kevin Hays Thanks Kevin! Yes, we absolutely have - here are a couple: go over staining and sealing later in this video, ua-cam.com/video/h6_RljwsqiI/v-deo.html and do a large-scale acid staining and sealing in this video, ua-cam.com/video/ZSlzelQYEOU/v-deo.html
Gonna take a road trip out West! Cedar fence pickets cost $11.73 each here in NY State. Thanks for the plans though. Will use with pine so won't be nearly as pretty!
+Kade TeknoledG Hi Kade! That's so great you are getting into building. You will do great bud! And thank you so much for the donation :) I appreciate it!
Sure it’s easy! If you don’t have a table saw to trim down the 2x4’s you could always just use a 2x4 but turn it so it’s horizontal for the brace pieces. Your shelf wouldn’t be as thick but it would still work.
Thanks for the great video, I thought maybe I could steal the hanging part for a large shadow box I built and I can see it won't work for that, but wow, I love that shelf. That patina is so beautiful, it takes Mother Nature so much longer! :) I subscribed, can't wait to try some of this stuff. Now to continue the hunt for a way to hang my shadow box or whatever it's called. Nic Nackie Dust Catcher maybe? Have fun
+Rob D Hey Rob! Pricing work really varies. Of course, it needs to be worth your time and energy as you are in business for reason. I don't do too much custom work or work for clients - but I'd say if I were to price these along with installation - it would be in the $150 range.
Would you consider using full width 2x4 if you wanted to make a longer shelf? Whatever your plan to put on the shelf will pretty much dictate width of 2x4 against wall.
How much weight can they take? I'd like to make some shelves like that which can take my Wharfedale speakers. The shelves will be attached to a concrete wall.
There are two failure points: 1) Will it pull out of the studs. Mitigate this with decent lag bolts and they'll hold whatever you need. 2) Will the perpendicular 2-bys pull out of the lengthwise 2-by they are screwed into? If screwed in from behind with long screws (stronger than the pocket-hole approach), you'd have ample strength for speakers IMO.
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Just had to say a HUGE thank you to you Pete. I'm a computer nerd and very much NOT a woodworker. This is officially now my first completed DIY woodworking project. 2 shelves took me 3 days (including paint time) but was well worth it. I had to buy a table saw, drills an air compressor and nailers, and it was my first time working with them. Your instructions were clear, understandable and all in all excellent. THANK YOU!!!
Great to hear Gregory! I'm excited for you to dive more into projects. So cool! Have fun and keep up the good work!
Reminder note to everyone planning on making these: locate your studs before building your brackets, and space out the support boards on the bracket so that they're not blocking any studs. You can't really use dry wall anchors to hang floating shelves, so it's important that you have enough studs to mount on.
Thanks!
I need to sleep for work in the morning but instead I'm watching a DIY shelf tutorial.
+christian Munoz Ha, Well hopefully it is for the good :) Thinking about building something similar yourself? Cheers and thanks for watching!
DIY PETE I wanted some floating shelves for my room so I watched the video and wanna try making atleast two on my own,plus the ones you made in the video look better than some I see online for $50 each,too bad I have no tools. No problem,if I ever need to start crafting something I know where to go for the tutorials 👍
Literally same.
Aren't we all!!! : )
Yeah same here, lol
Hi Pete. Just downloaded the plans for these/these shelves. This project is perfect for our small bedroom/office/sewing room. We plan to use collapsable fabric boxes for storing office stuff, sewing gear for my wife, and other misc. stuff. This shelf design will hold the weight and we won't clutter the room up with cabinets. Plus, we can easily take the shelves down, patch the holes, and repaint. I'm anxious to get started as soon as weather clears. Thanks, brother.
Hey Bill! Sounds awesome, have fun with the build!
Wow! I always wondered how the hell floating shelves were attached to the wall lol great job! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Great video! I took your direction to heart and made my first of four floating shelves last night. It went WAY easier and faster than I expected and I had the first one knocked out in less than an hour! (minus painting) Thanks so much for the video, helped me out a TON!
Awesome! Glad it worked out well!
Feels like I just watched the behind the scenes of a magic trick! Great video!
haha, awesome! Cheers Andy!
Wonderful job. The skill you displayed in building bench is awesome but yet simple, It makes the fence-sitter go for the woodworking. Thank you for the video.
Thanks for watching!
Just wanted to let you know the shelves came out perfect and fully support my tv and all of my DVDs etc. thanks for the helpful diy projects!
+Ryan Chapman Great to hear!!! Thanks for the feedback!
great video. Nice and quick and concise, but also enough detail to get it done. THanks!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you. I feel like I'm ready to give it a go!!
Hey Pete, thanks for your work
Happy and prosperous new year to you and all your family
+Peter Mitchell Thank you Peter and Happy New Year to you and your family. Best wishes for a great 2016!
Great job Montana man ! This New Yorker will make his wife very happy now ;) I normally just wing it but this was super helpful. Thanks broski.
Awesome! Hope all is well in NY Alex!
I love that weatherd look !
I bult a new 9 surfboard rack for my living room .. and used some pallets for the flooring with 2 inch boards on every other 3inch board to give it that board walk look .. standed the 3inch darker and stained the 2 inch board lighter really made it stand out nice .. with the pegs i stained them as well .. the framing was a 4inch pine trim boards i bought at your local hardwood store .. bought them preprimed white and then bought spray can gray primer , hit the frame with that .then sanded off some of the gray to give it the weathered look ... I wish i seen this idea .. wow works AWESOME ! .. sorry i thought i would share my story about my weathered look build lol .
hi! That is awesome you build a surfboard rack!!! And cool idea for the distressed finish, I'm sure it looks great! Keep up the good work and have fun surfing!
Pete I watched this several times. I didn't build it like you did so that it just slid over the supports on the wall, but I used some leftover tongue and groove wood for some shelves. Don't know how to post pics here of them? However, video of yours helped a lot. Pro Tip: If you are going to use zip anchors in the wall, make sure you take all the slack out of them. LOL
Just made a bunch of shelves using this method. Thanks for the tips!
Awesome!
Freaking GENIUS! I love floating shelves, and I have tried many different ways to build them over the years with varying success. Thank you Pete! That's my weekend plans sorted!
Hope it went well, Nicky!
DIY PETE it looks amazing! And now i have added a nail gun to my toy collection! Wish i could post a pic to show you but very happy. Keep up the good work! Know anything about mortaring on to lath??! That’s my next project!
Really like this idea. I was looking as I want to make some that are hollow to go below my tv when mounted but adjust slightly to a have small access panel hidden by consoles to tuck in some wires from consoles and tv box in to and then into a further access panel in the actual wall which will go down into the mains and Ethernet connections. I’d put small circular holes in the two middle sections to thread wires through 😬
Thanks so much for this video. My husband and I made one this weekend.
Great to hear!
This is a fantastic looking shelf. I wondered how they were made. You do excellent work and I really love the colour of the vinegar/steel wool stain .
+Susan Renaud Thanks Susan!
Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Pete.
Thank you so much for this video May God always bless you and your family Pete
+Kai Luang Hi Kai! Thanks for taking the time to watch the video, I appreciate it! Have a Happy New Year and God bless you and your family as well Kai. Take care!
Thanks, Pete. I think I'm gonna pull the trigger on this build today. I've been thinking about it for way too long. Procrastination for the win. 😂
Hey Sean! Hope the project goes great, have fun!
Done! As simple as it is, it's my biggest project to date: instagram.com/p/BQB7lv7gP-W/ Since mine is above my couch, it's longer but with less depth. 55" long, to be exact. Thanks for the motivation!
This is really a professional one. Would appreciate if you could help me recommending professional like you in New Delhi (India), as we have lot to do at our residence. Kindly do respond. Many thanks. Best regards, Nassa
Thanks for watching!
Great Video. Made 2 shelves for my sons room which came out awesome.
Awesome! Glad the project worked for you!
Thank you for this video! Yesterday I went ahead and built my own floating shelf according to your directions.
Awesome!
surprisingly simple yet so stunning
Thanks!
Your video were very informative. i built 8ft versions and they turned out beautiful!
Can't wait to build your concrete coffee table.
Awesome Raymond! Thanks for subscribing, nice work on the 8 footer versions, and have fun with the concrete!
They look great! How much weight will they hold?
Yeah, vinegar stain? What a rockstar. Great project, Pete!
Cheers
curious....what does the vinegar do? Does it make the stain lighter?
nice work, having a workshop is a distinct advantage.
Thanks for saying hi!
Dude thats sweet, so simply and love the stain, I've never seen or heard of that method of staining before. Puttin' floating shelves everywhere, lol.
Love it! Have fun with the projects Jacob!
I'm hoping I can do the finish and sanding at home. I live in an apartment so I'm going have to get people to cut this for me at Lowe's. The only item I can find that's rustic with this dark walnut finish is on etsy but they begin at 60$. Fingers crossed.
Hey DIY PETE, thanks for the video.. this is a project I've been wanting to do for a while now and I really appreciate the simplistic walk through.
Awesome!
Awesome project!! You have the best DIY videos on the Internet!
Thanks so much Colby!
Thanks for the great video, Pete. One of these days i'll visit Boseman, because i "ain't gonna get no snow" here in Houston, Texas.
+David Letz Hey David! That's great, you'll have to make a stop up to Montana someday. There will be plenty of snow :) Cheers
Great tutorial ! Easy to follow with very clear instructions !
Thanks for watching!
Awesome My wife will love these, Great work Pete! You have inspired me to be more DIY in my house. Thank you.
+Brad Simmonds Hey Brad! So glad the project is inspiring you. Good luck with the project!
I agree, Pete, pretty slick.
Thanks for watching, Mitch!
Love, love, love these shelves! I also love that all your tools match!
Thanks so much Stephanie, and thanks for watching! I hope your projects are going well :)
That is so neat!!!
great video. probably the best made how to do it video I've seen.
+Emmanuel Torres Thanks Emmanuel!
Great video Pete! Simple enough instructions even for me and my boys to tackle! Thanks!
Thanks Kimberly! Hope you enjoyed making it with the kiddos!
about how much weight do you think one of these could hold? I'm planning on doing about a 4' shelf at 13" deep
very helpful me and my mother have been trying to figure out how to mount these shelves for a while. thanks
Have fun with the project!
We will thanks. New subscriber
Thank you so much for your support! Cheers from Montana :) - Pete
+DIY PETE your welcome from SC lol
I need this for my outdoor TV components!
Cool!
you made it so easy man! thanks for sharing
Thanks!
Thank you for this amazing demo and guide!
Glad it was helpful!
Nice job...the shelves look great. Cheers from Ontario!
Thanks Rick!
Great video. Thank you!
Thanks
This was very helpful. I am now ready--just need the tools. Thanks for sharig
Have fun!
Nice looking shelves. I like the way the color came out.
+Chris McDowell | CMR Woodworks Thanks Chris. Happy New Year.
Hey Pete, thanks for the info. I just finished the exact replica shelves thanks to your video and plans you provided. Looks awesome!
Awesome! So glad it went well!
I really enjoyed this. Never seen floating shelves done this way. Good Job
Awesome video dude. Your shelves came out lookin' slick. I'm going to try this project.
Thanks for watching Joe! You'll do a great job :)
Thanks Pete,,,,,awesome idea...
Thanks!
Nice build Pete. Have you ever done a video involving how to stain and seal concrete creations?
+Kevin Hays Thanks Kevin! Yes, we absolutely have - here are a couple: go over staining and sealing later in this video, ua-cam.com/video/h6_RljwsqiI/v-deo.html and do a large-scale acid staining and sealing in this video, ua-cam.com/video/ZSlzelQYEOU/v-deo.html
Love the video and description of the shelf making process. Would this be an advisable method to use for a wall span of 8-10 ft.? Thanks!
Happy New Year from Belgium!
+Chris Dupont Happy New Year Chris! Hope all is well over in Belgium and have a great 2016!
Outstanding video tutorial. Thank you for posting this.
Thanks Patrick!
I just love this channel. .... always making somthing I a regular Joe can make lol
+Thomas Delgado Thanks Thomas! Hope all is well man. Happy New Years!
Happy New Years Pete.. Please don't change the channel. And keep up the GREAT WORK
+Thomas Delgado I'll keep making project videos, thanks! It's feedback like yours that inspires me to do what I do. THANK YOU. Cheers!
I see your door frame in the video when your hanging the shelf. I love it do you have a video on that. Thank you
Thanks! I don't yet, but will have to add it to the list :) Cheers!
Gonna take a road trip out West! Cedar fence pickets cost $11.73 each here in NY State. Thanks for the plans though. Will use with pine so won't be nearly as pretty!
Holy smokes, that is expensive! Ours are about $2.50. Pine will look nice though too!
you the best man truely inspired gonna first get my tools then get to trying. i made a donation wasn't much but yea
+Kade TeknoledG Hi Kade! That's so great you are getting into building. You will do great bud! And thank you so much for the donation :) I appreciate it!
Great looking shelf. Have you ever tried to incorporate drop down hidden storage? I think that would work pretty good with this design.
Not yet, but love the idea!
Great work Pete! Happy New Year.:)
+Make it Extreme Thanks! Cheers and same to you.
in germany its 0:18 so happy new year
+Mathias Hoyt Hey Mathias! Thanks man! Happy New year over there. Cheers!
By the way i've build the beer caddy for my father his birthday is tommorow great date to be born
+Mathias Hoyt That's awesome, and your dad is going to love that gift! Nice work, have a good one!
Great video, thanks for sharing. I was wondering what type of wood should i use for the 2x4 frame?
Nice video. Very strong design.
Thanks for watching Kent!
Nice work! Going to give this a shot soon.
Have fun!
How much weight do you think one can support? is it as strong as one wall mounted angle brackets?
Loves these video, going to do the shelves this weekend!
+Raymond Lorscheider Thanks Raymond! Have fun building the shelves this weekend man!
thank you
You're welcome
So nice.
+forfuture75 Thanks
Great tutorial Pete, well laid out video. the shelves turned out great!
+Our Build Thanks James!
Wow. That’s bad ass
Thanks!
Nice project. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Just recently made some similar looking shelves. Turned out great. Very clean! Happy new year Pete.
+Hold Fast Films That's awesome, glad to hear they turned out great! Nice work, Happy New Year!
DIY PETE haha i was saying yours turned out very clean!
great job Pete..keep the vids coming
+Vinnie C Happy New Year Vinnie! Thanks for taking the time to check out the video man!
Could this method be used for a shelf roughly 120 inches wide?
you totally rock señor!
Thanks for watching Esme!
They look great Pete!
+Andrea Arzensek Thanks!
I would like to make one but with less need of so many high powered tools. Not a easy DIY 😏 But very impressive. 👍
Sure it’s easy! If you don’t have a table saw to trim down the 2x4’s you could always just use a 2x4 but turn it so it’s horizontal for the brace pieces. Your shelf wouldn’t be as thick but it would still work.
Thanks for chiming in to provide another solution!
those are great shelves happy new year....
+Tito Wambuch Happy New Year Tito! Hope all is well in Kenya bud.
i will give it a try
+Mike Fracter Have fun with the project Mike!
Great great video! Thanks!
Cheers!
so the width of the support frame needs to be 1.5" shorter to account for the 3/4" side boards correct?
CONGRATULATIONS!
Thanks for the great video, I thought maybe I could steal the hanging part for a large shadow box I built and I can see it won't work for that, but wow, I love that shelf. That patina is so beautiful, it takes Mother Nature so much longer! :) I subscribed, can't wait to try some of this stuff. Now to continue the hunt for a way to hang my shadow box or whatever it's called. Nic Nackie Dust Catcher maybe? Have fun
Thanks so much for the kind words and for subscribing Pam! And good luck getting that shadow box hung :) Cheers!
Wow this was pretty damn nice
Thanks Jay!
Hey Pete! These are wonderful!! How much weight do you think they should be able to hold?
Look really nice
+Rob D Thanks Rob!
Curious what you would charge a customer?I'm asking because I have people asking me to make them.I am awful at pricing things out.Thanks
+Rob D Hey Rob! Pricing work really varies. Of course, it needs to be worth your time and energy as you are in business for reason. I don't do too much custom work or work for clients - but I'd say if I were to price these along with installation - it would be in the $150 range.
Thanks Pete
Would you consider using full width 2x4 if you wanted to make a longer shelf? Whatever your plan to put on the shelf will pretty much dictate width of 2x4 against wall.
+Tim Flynn If I was doing a more heavy duty shelf, using a 2x4 would certainly be a good idea. Best of luck!
Beautiful work and vid thanks
Cheers, Thank You!
excellent work, well done, thank you for sharing it with us!
Thanks!
Thanks great video
How much weight can they take? I'd like to make some shelves like that which can take my Wharfedale speakers. The shelves will be attached to a concrete wall.
Michiel van Leeuwen you need tapcons. pre-drill and mark the wall. make sure theyre in the block, not the joints. it should hold.
There are two failure points: 1) Will it pull out of the studs. Mitigate this with decent lag bolts and they'll hold whatever you need. 2) Will the perpendicular 2-bys pull out of the lengthwise 2-by they are screwed into? If screwed in from behind with long screws (stronger than the pocket-hole approach), you'd have ample strength for speakers IMO.
smart!
New subscriber!
Thanks for subbing!