LTA ConstructGeneral contractor · Englewood, CO (303) 396-3469

Custom carpentry · South Denver metro · 1 day

Live-Edge Walnut Floating Shelves

Two thick live-edge walnut shelves floated over a coffee bar on white subway tile, with hidden steel brackets and no visible hardware.

Before and after

Two live-edge walnut floating shelves over a coffee bar on white subway tileAfter
Subway tile wall with anchors set, before the shelves go upBefore

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The problem

A blank tiled wall over a coffee station. The client wanted warm wood shelves that looked like they were growing out of the wall, and did not want to see a single bracket.

What Luke did

Luke located the studs behind the tile, drilled clean through the grout lines for hidden steel rods, and milled two walnut slabs with a live edge facing out. The shelves slide over the rods and sit tight to the tile with no gap and no visible fastener. The underside is as finished as the top.

The result

A one-day install that changed the whole wall. The before photo is on this page because the difference is the point.

Photos

Floating walnut shelves beside a window with a woven shade
Floating walnut shelves beside a window with a woven shade
Underside detail of a floating walnut shelf with no visible brackets
Underside detail of a floating walnut shelf with no visible brackets

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