Product Description
We cut our solid, limed, light oak floating shelves from wide American White Oak stock. Planed square on all sides and finished by hand in a liming wax, all of our limed, light oak shelves are handmade to order. Use them to display your favourite ornaments and keep your must have books close to hand. Even fill an alcove with them for masses of practical yet beautiful storage.
We make our floating wall shelves in a range of depths and cut them to your specified width, suitable for solid, plasterboard and dot and dab walls. We produce this shelf in 44mm thick solid oak. (If you’d prefer something thinner, take a look at our new slimline version). For each type of oak floating shelf as detailed below, we can provide widths from 20cm to 150cm.
To order, simply select your fixing type and shelf depth. Then enter your measurements into the width box to calculate the shelf price. Add to your basket and we’ll do the rest. We cut your oak floating shelves to the exact size you specify. We pre-drill the mounting holes as appropriate and carefully finish the shelves by hand. Our team then send your order out to you with all the necessary fixings for simple home installation.
You can find a more detailed description of our square edge American White Oak on our finish buying guide. For delivery information please see our delivery page.
Finish Variation
Please note that the limed finish can vary in its appearance from what is shown to a significantly darker colour. This is dependent on the way the wax takes to the wood. If the colour of your shelf is a specific requirement then we highly recommend ordering a sample first. Please contact us if you would like any more information.
Solid Wall Shelves
Depths from 100mm to 400mm are available with our solid wall oak floating shelves. We supply shelves 300mm deep and above with our heavy duty floating shelf brackets. Our multi wall floating shelf brackets are supplied with the depths up to 250mm. All solid wall shelves are pre drilled and fixings are supplied.
Dot and Dab Wall Shelves
Depths from 100mm to 250mm are available with our dot and dab wall shelves. The longer thread section of our multi wall concealed floating shelf bracket ensures a secure fixing into the solid portion of a dot and dab wall. All dot and dab wall shelves are pre drilled and fixings are supplied.
Plasterboard Shelves
Due to the limitations of fixing solely to plasterboard walls, our plasterboard oak floating shelves are only available up to a depth of 150mm. If you are looking to fit a larger depth of shelf on a plasterboard wall we recommend that your fixing points are aligned with stud work. Please contact us to discuss requesting this. All plasterboard shelves are pre drilled and fixings are supplied.
Bare Wall Shelves
We also supply our wall shelves without fixings so you can use your own traditional brackets. (Please note this means we will not pre-drill any holes or supply any fixings if you choose this option). These are available in depths from 100mm to 400mm.
What Type of Wall Do You Have?
If you are unsure what type of wall you have, check out our blog post what type of wall do I have? For some tips and advice on how to identify your wall type. Alternatively you can contact us for further advice.
How to Fit a Floating Shelf
Please see the “Video” tab above for guides on how to fit our oak floating shelves. In order to meet the specified weight ratings we recommend that our shelves are fitted as per our videos.
Tools You Might Need
10mm Masonry Drill Bit – for solid wall and dot and dab shelves (100mm-250mm depths)
8mm Masonry Drill Bit and 14mm Masonry Drill Bit – for solid wall HD shelves (300mm depth and above)
12mm Flat Drill Bit – for plasterboard shelves
Cleaning Your Shelf
We recommend using a dry microfibre cloth to clean your shelf. We do not advise using any kind of liquid.
Specification
Elizabeth Ann Jones –
I am delighted with these shelves bought two different sizes to fit under a stair case. I was even more pleased when the finish was identical to my limed oak furniture. Great value for money. Highly recommend if you want to buy something bespoke.thanks to Dan.
Georgina Horne –
We bought three of the limes oak floating shelves and honestly I wish I had bought more. They were so easy to put up and look great in our living room and bedroom
Carl –
I’m afraid the shelf is a totally different colour to the website’s picture. Description says it could be darker but it is so dark in comparison. If you want the same colour as the picture. Do not order this shelf!!
admin –
As it states at the top of this product, the finish can vary based on the way the wax takes to the wood. Sometimes it is as light as shown in the picture and sometimes it is darker. We do make this as clear as possible and recommend buying a sample if you want an accurate representation of the colour.
Andy McKenzie –
I removed our old fireplace surround and made good so we could have a clear wall around our feature inset fire. We wanted a mantel piece to go above it and this was the most attractive option. Not cheap and takes a while to arrive but it is fabulous and well worth it, even better in the flesh than it looks on the website. We are really happy with the high quality and finish, better than we dared hope for.