DIY Floating Shelves
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- It has been non stop over here with my laundry room makeover and I cannot wait to reveal the entire space to you. Unfortunately that is not until August but I can share some of the DIY’s I’m implementing into the space. Today I’m going to show you how I created these gorgeous jumbo DIY floating shelves. I hope you love them as much as I do! Remember that if you want to customize them for your space, change the measurements, switch up the stain color or paint! Get creative! Love you guys, stay rad xx.
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Now that's how to make a DIY video! Precise and to the point with fantastic and clever ideas on how to make the shelves. My wife has been wanting me to make floating shelves for her for a long time and now I know how to. Thanks so much for posting this video. 4:53
From one woman show to another, that was beast! 100% impressive and inspiring. I love it. Nice work.
Thank you!
Love your projects! :) A tip for hanging these types of shelves (or cabinets) in the future is to temporarily screw in a couple of pieces of wood to the wall as "ledges", then you can sit the back of your heavier shelf (or cabinet) on it while you attach it to the wall. You'll have one or two screw holes to fill after, but it makes it a lot easier for one person to hang stuff.
Yes I saw a couple other loving humans mention that as well and have implemented it into all my DIY's moving forward when needed. Appreciate that!
Agreed xx.
@@LivingtoDIYwithRachelMetz you could also partially nail in a couple finish nails and rest the frame directly on them. Once you put the plywood bottom on it will cover the holes from the finish nails and you won't need to fill them. I've put up crown moulding alone using this method.
I did not think of using 1/4” to do this at all. Brilliant!
They do really look like they're just one piece! I'm coming from the laundry reno video and I thought they were built in a completely different way! They look great!
Thank you so much Alicia!
I thought the same thing as well. I'm going to try to build the same thing and see what would be my outcome!
Wow!! Looks great!! Carpentry really gets my attention!! I would love to learn how to do all that. God bless and stay safe!!❤️
Great work! As someone else mentioned, try using temp ledges to help the weight or use the washing machine with some props to hold up the bottom shelf install, then use the bottom shelf with props to install the higher shelf after.
Using your drill as a hammer/mallet... Cool idea! Loved the shelves, and video. Thanks :)
I want to do this in my bedroom closet! I hope they turn out as beautiful as yours did!
Very impressive that you were able to put up a 10' shelf brace by yourself. It is encouraging to see that even something that long can be done by yourself. It doesn't hurt that you worked in the shot at 2:05. :-)
Yawwwwwn it's the 21st c what a boring ,old fashioned and sexist view you have ..Guess what some of us 'ladies' are actually qualified engineers around here .
@@sophiew1967 my point wasn't that she was smart enough or capable but a 10ft shelf is long, heavy and acward to work with. If you think you can do it, give it a a try and post it and see if you could do it as easy as she did it. I'll wait.
Cheers , have built the same in an alcove beside the fire, used smaller timber and swapped the ply for MDF worked a treat
Use thicker plywood for the tops folks.
😂 And try and assemble the thing before hanging it folks. Building it while it's already on the wall cn be bit tricky... Folks.
Excellent work Rachel, I've been looking for a contractor that builds these shelves for me, and they look at me like i'm an alien. Great execution. watching you build your own, makes me want to try my own. Thanks.
You got this!
Listen I am a very creative person and I have been laying in my walk in closet first decorating it in my head secondly trying to find the most simple way of adding shelves for my mini shoes I was about to go the long way until I seen this video This is truly creatively simplified if I can give it a hundred thumbs-up I would
I made these shelves and put them in my laundry room using your instructions with my own measurements I did three shelves on one wall and a small shelf connected to a cabinet over the washer and dryer on the other wall. I watched many videos on how to make floating shelves but yours by far was the best. Thanks
Thank you so much! That means a lot to me xx.
Not bad for a left-handed Carpenter I must say! I' m really impressed..I like your style! Has anyone ever told you that... "everyone is born right-handed only the gifted overcome it"".. ; ) mc
Good job. It's nice to see women taking a hands on approach to home improvements. If I were a female I would want to know how to create and fix things instead of relying on someone.
If I have a daughter I will teach her the importance of self reliance. I have a 2 1/2 year son but as a parent both men and women should pass on their skills to their offspring. I plan on teaching my son and other child if i have one how to cook also as I am in the culinary industry. Knowing how to cook, fix household issues and some basic auto mechanics are a must.
Sorry for the rant.
I love that so much! That is how my dad raised me - to be able to basically build, run, operate and pay for a house. Thank you for the love and support xx.
Living to DIY with Rachel Metz sounds like your dad is a good man. The most we can hope for as parents is that our teachings and knowledge passed onto our children will someday be further passed onto future generations. I find myself practicing skills passed onto me by my dad and other elders who have left this world and sometimes smile or wonder if they would be proud of the work I have done.
My grandfather was a cement mason and general contractor and my dad an electrician. I worked a few jobs with my gramps and learned something but I wish i was older or him younger to be able to go on jobs with him. A lot of family friends of my gramps and dad said my grandpa was a master of his trade and took pride in his work. I hear old stories of the house i live in now being converted to a 2 story back in 65 and my dad and uncle being on summer break and breaking their back on that project.
That is so incredible!
My grandfather has helped me learn and has even purchased me tools and to say I'm grateful is the least I could express.
mixwell1983 many females do. Most of the time no one sees it.
You are amazing I'm a mechanical contractor I'm very inspired by this video my shelves in the walk in closet fell down from all the weight. I have two daughters I always like to see girls do stuff like this on their own
This is so far my favourite DIY tutorial. I could binge on these (currently doing that now 🙃) so much more fun than buying the floating shelves as they are. Seems a lot more cost efficient and you get thicker shelves doing it yourself 👏🏼
Awe thank you!!!
Brilliant.. I have seen several videos on floating shelves, all of them (you are an exception) made the casing of the shelf so heavy with complicated miter joints etc. Your idea of providing thin skin on all sides of the shelf is simply out of box Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much!
You are the wind beneath my DIY wings for what a beginner (such as myself) would consider 'a big project.' I have stood in front of my washer & dryer countless times wishing that I had more shelving than the little shelf that I do have. You even dread asking what it may cost to pay someone else to do it for you. I have done lots of these projects - in my head, with a good imagination. Watching you do it makes me certain that I can do it too. It's an answer to my prayer. Thanks much for sharing!!
That is exactly how I try to put out every tutorial. I seriously love that you took the time to share some love and support xx.
Wow, what a fantastic job. I am very impressed and I will be attempting this in my laundry room. You see I said attempting lol 🤞🙂
How much weight can you put on these? The thin wood looks like a heavy item would fall through and break the wood if placed where it doesn’t have a board under it to support it.
It's handy to make sure everything fits in the space, and then stain each exposed piece of wood before truly installing. This is a great video!
I wish we could add a photo on here! We followed what you did. We did. A few things different with securing the shelves and they turned out beautifully. Thank you for this video! It was extremely helpful
Glad, I‘m not the only one tackling two person projects on my own 😂
It’s a small wonder, I‘ve never hurt myself or broken anything.
Like the idea...I‘m thinking about redoing the shelves in my kitchen and it would be super easy to incorporate spot lamps into shelves like that. I want something brighter than led strips, since the inbuilt spots in the ceiling are woefully weak. 👍
That’s a great idea! You are definitely not alone.
I found humor in the "view" as you discussed your training regimen, your trainer is doing a great job. ;)
Perfect floating shelves!!🌠 Rachel, you make it look super EZ....Inspired enough to definitely try building these for my She-Shed.
You can do it!
Great work Rachel, well presented , really clear. Given me some great ideas and tips for my project. Thanks :)
Good job. You know how to use the drill and finish nailer better than most apprentices
Not even close to most humans but I'm trying.
Wow, great effort in doing this solo!
Thanks!
I was enjoying this DIY video. And as soon as she was up on that stool and she addressed it. Killed it. Definitely wasn't expecting that.
Not sure what you're talking about but there are a ton of other TH-camrs out there you'll love the entire tutorial I'm sure! Thanks for watching as far as you did xx.
Living to DIY with Rachel Metz I watched the entire video.
At our workshop, our crew uses a very neat woodworking app for the iPhone called WoodMaster. Great little app for woodworking and has many handy features. We mainly build wall units and book cases and the app has a shelf-spacing calculator that saves us a ton of time. Not affiliated with the developer but just thought I'd share this with fellow woodworkers.
Thank you so much for sharing! I can’t wait to check it out.
Those turned out great! I'm a one-woman show too because mama don't like to wait for nobody. I did see on Modern Builds on his garage shelving video that he used a 2 × 4 to hold up his framework which I thought was an awesome tip for safely building by yourself! ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you Terry! That would’ve been much better.
You’re so talented. In my next life I would love to be carpenter
"You Go Girl"!!!!!
WOW...your'e amazing!!!
Well done, Thank you for sharing...God Bless your Good Work💖🙋🌻
Thank you so much, my daughter and I did my whole laundry room makeover last weekend used your example turned out amazing!!
Oh wow! I'm so excited xx.
Michelle Hamilton @michelle Can you share a picture of your finished laundry room...please😉
Looks great. Yah something that big/long of a shelve trying to get it level is hard. But you nailed them shelfs good job.
Haha thank you!
Looks really nice 👍
Excellent ..thanks for sharing much needed info!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Appreciate the honesty and humility. Lots of good tips here, some of which I observed but you didn’t comment on, like starting the screws before mounting the frame to the wall. Thanks for a great video!
Thanks for the feedback!
Wow !!!! I can’t wait to do this thank you for giving me the confidence
WOW Im so impressed !! And your confidence is amazing!!!
i'm sure you've learned since making this video, but you can fasten the 2x4 cuts to the 2x4x10, then the 2x4x10 to the wall, as you did. i related to the "one wo/man show", show whenever I build shelves like this, I attach the thin plywood to the front 2x4x10 and the EDGE 2x4 cuts, then slide it onto the frame already attached to the wall and fasten everything as necessary. These shelves are awesome though!
Except it would have been that much heavier for one small person to hold
Very nice clean shelves. Well done.
I appreciate that!
The shelves are gorgeous but I absolutely love the copper table you were working on!
Love this! I'm going to utilize it to make a floating sink vanity in my half bath.
Your video inspired me to start my own laundry makeover project. I used 2x3 wood as my laundry room is smaller than yours. I had three shelves installed, the upper two are bigger than the bottom one as I want the bottom one to be a display shelf and create a less claustrophobic feeling. I feel very proud of myself for doing this project. I hope I know how to attach the pic here so you can see my room.
Thank you for the love! I am so excited that you built your own.
I've never seen any of your videos before and this my very first one. I'm truly impressed with your ideas. Thank you for sharing and it honestly looked really easy to make. I'm a man and I have no problems in saying that I am totally inept/unskillful when it comes to building anything. You have not only inspired/motivate me, but have given me the confidence to be able to build these type of shelves. Truly awesome. :)
You need a stage & cameras following you around! We're in the middle of remodeling an attached in-law apartment into a master bedroom & I was pulling my hair out until I came across your channel (while at work 😅) You are amazing girl! Y gracias for all the inspiration!! 5:28
Thank you so damn much!
Killer job girl. Super impressed. Your in great shape and willing to build things with your hands on your own. Bazinga
So far so good. In Germany we cannot easily drill into the walls, our houses are not made of wood! So we first have to drill into the hard wall, insert a dowel and then attach the shelf. But there are extra metal rails for this so that you can properly load the shelf. I doubt that 3-5 real plants, books and pictures and decoration have space on your shelf and that the shelf does not break out of the wall.
I was looking for any way to have shelves look like they are floating but this idea was great , I never would have thought of that! You have a new subscriber looking forward to any new ideas you have
Brilliant
Wowwwwww!!!! I am working on my kitchen right now and was wondering to do with an open wall. Thank you for this!
Yay! Pumped to have helped. Thank you for watching!
Yes girl!!!
I’m a mini contractor and I love watching another woman do so much! Like damn girl... isn’t it so empowering and awesome to be able to accomplish even one thing? Lol
My dad has taught me so much. Sort of inspired to put up my work or vlog my crazy work weeks.
I don’t know how I’d even start tho
Love how simple you make the shelves. All other videos make it seem so complicated. Great job!
Thank you! 😊
Rachel- your channel is so inspiring and motivating! I bought my first sander to redo a dresser and nightstand. I made some mistakes, but overall can't believe I actually did it! Thanks for the awesome content and inspiration.
Wow thank you!
Amazing loved to see them finished.
Great idea, going to copy and make a smaller version. Thanks!
Very well done....bravo!! As I perused the comments below, I noticed a lot of people, mostly women, giving you love simply for being able to do something like this as a woman. Well, add me to that list, as it's very rare for a woman to have such skills. It's also quite rare for men born after around 1990. Skills like tire changing, basic carpentry, cooking, organizing, personal finances, & other very common stuff that comes up in life are so freaking important for so many reasons. I'm not only saying this because I'm a 45yo man, I really do believe, far beyond anecdotally, that Gens Y & Z are markedly less skilled than previous generations on average, while they're far more skilled in other arenas such as tech, & complaining. I kid (I'm not kidding).
Thanks for this!
Big Props, learning through experimenting and just doing, is how I go about most , O.K, All my projects, haha. I ve seen these done a few different ways, and with yours, I have yet, another. Thanks for sharinng,
Be Well, Be real, and BE YOU!!!
Thank you for the love!
This is what I love about TH-cam. Great video!!!!
Thank you!
looks fantastic and cant wait to see the whole room together
Thanks love!
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I was stupid lost my password. I would love any tricks you can give me
@Yousef Abraham instablaster =)
you've inspired me to do this in my office! Looks great!
Very nice. By far, the easiest I’ve seen, and also well laid out and short. Watched this on mute and I’m clued up for the most part. 😅
Awesome xx.
Wow, love the vid layout, actually understood at every step. Most go toooo fast, this one was just right. Strong fit women, much like my own daughters!! Well done, this weekends project
Thank you so much!
Love that copper-clad table!
Thank you!
This was great for a one woman show! Bravo! Shelves look great!
Thank you!
Amazing! ❤
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Great job. They are beautiful shelves
Thank you!
Wow this looks awesome and I am going to apply your ideas to my project. thank you
Appreciate it.
Rachel those i really like great job
Thank you so much!!!!
I'm absolutely inspired, and ready to build new shelves!
Thanks for all the love Donna!
Great job! You can also use spackle to fill in nail holes or any small ding and dents. I think its much easier to work with and more forgiving plus for the price of a container and the amount you get its a steal.
Thank you for the tip Martin!!
Great idea to get thicker shelves. Thank you
Dang loving the floating shelves! Great instructions, thanks!
Thank you!
You’re a straight inspo goddess! Yes sis!
You did amazing girl
Appreciate that xx.
You nailed it !! One tip.. than using a short level on a long shelve, check the cealing for level, if it's good just measure down on both sides and snap a chalk line, then on the second shelve simply measure down from the first shelve and make a few marks or snap a chalk line..o
You're the best! Thank you for this!
They look great. Great job.
Thank you so much Manny! Hope you're having a great weekend.
Thanks! I made these for my wife and she loves them
I wanted this so bad! Thank you!
Happy to have helped!
Awesome job
Those are so much nicer than your typical shelves supported with those ugly grey metal brackets. Impressive!
Thank you!
Awesome video. You made it look so easy for one person.
Thank you!
Love this! Thank you! Feels like this simplified my approach to what I’m planning.
Thanks for watching!
I'm digging that little copper work table.
Thank you!
That is such impressive and inspiring work, I'm getting a personal trainer.
Haha
I'm totally doing this when I makeover my home office - though I think I might use my kreg jig to attach the support studs. Can't wait to see what you have in mind for the accent wall!
I was so over the Kreg after my last couple projects I wanted to avoid it haha. Definitely the way to go though! 🙌🏼
So easy to follow!
Yay!
Girl you rocked it, they look amazing... no no no, you are amazing.
Wow thank you!
Great! A tip for working alone. Partially screw in the wall two or three screws depending on the size of the project being hung. Once the objectis hung back them out. Really easy.
Yes! Thank you - one person commented that when I posted this and I've used that tip ever since. Appreciate it!
Got the old school C-Clamps..... Salute
They look great!! 👏👏
👏🏻🙌🏻👏🏻🙌🏻👏🏻 You, my Dear are the bees fcuking knees of girl power! You get me all excited (NOT in a creepy way..lol) excited as in; You show what a woman *or anyone* can do if they put their minds to it. I suffer greatly with anxiety and depression and my self confidence is so low... that being said, YOU have motivated me to give things a go... I have myself a little drill and I’m building my tool collection... the best part, I’m using them and my confidence grows with each hole drilled and each nail knocked in. You are GOLD and I Love the bones off you! Thank You for sharing.xxx
Seriously melting my heart over here! I cannot express my love for you Laura! 😩 you are the human that keeps me going and going on this dream of mine. Thank you for being so incredible!
Amen! She is the 💩
AMAZING ONE WOMAN SHOW! ALOHA from HAWAII!
Thank you!
im a 14 year old kid that was looking for a way to make shelves to put my collectibles and this is the easiest way possible! Btw Paul is my idol
Thank you so much! Paul is the best!
Well done! Nice and simple.
Thanks Ben!
Very neat job Rachel!
Thank you!