A bestseller combines timeless yet modern design, sturdy construction, and versatile sizing. Our best floating shelves consistently demonstrate superior quality, which is why our customers return time and again for our dependable and stylish products.

The Foundation: Quality Construction & Materials

Our bestselling solid wood floating shelves lead the market because they offer classic durability and premium materials. These sturdy floating shelves feature unfailing construction, ensuring they last a lifetime. Shoppers love our high-quality material options, such as our popular oak floating shelves or a rich mahogany shelf. These natural wood floating shelves provide a classic foundation, perfect for gussying up any wall.

The Key to Popularity: Versatile Sizing

Versatility in size also contributes to why these are our most popular floating shelves. We offer a range of dimensions, from long floating shelves that make a statement at 60 inches to the more practical 3 foot floating shelves. Whether you need 60 inch floating shelves for a large wall, a small floating shelf for a nook, or even super mini shelves for trinkets, you can rest assured we have a solution. Want to start customizing your sizing? Simply drop us a line—we’re happy to help!

The Wow Factor: Smart & Unique Designs

Finally, our smart designs and cool floating shelves set our collection apart. While a standard modern floating shelf will always be in style, unique designs like our curved floating shelf or a functional corner floating shelf provide a chic update without being a pain in the budget. A shelf becomes a bestseller when it is perfect for a specific use, like kitchen floating shelves or a corner book shelf. This includes offering custom floating shelves to meet any need. And at NookWoodworking, the perfect floating wood shelves are the ones that fit seamlessly into your life.

At NookWoodworking, we specialize in high-quality, custom floating shelves tailored to your exact needs. All our shelves are crafted from beautiful and durable solid wood, ensuring you find the perfect piece for any room in your home.

Custom Sizes for Any Space

We offer a complete range of sizes to fit any wall. Whether you need long floating shelves like a statement-making 6 foot or 72 inch floating shelf, a versatile 3 foot floating shelf, or a small decorative shelf for a tight corner, we can craft it. We even create mini floating shelf options for displaying your smallest treasures and trinkets.

Premium Solid Wood Materials

The foundation of our collection is natural wood floating shelves. You can choose from premium materials like our popular floating oak shelves or a beautiful mahogany shelf. For a more rustic look, we also offer premium raw or unfinished floating shelves that highlight the natural character of the wood.

A Style for Every Design

Our craftsmanship goes beyond the standard floating rectangular shelf. We create a sleek contemporary floating shelves for modern spaces, an elegant curved floating shelf, and unique geometric shelves. From functional floating corner shelves and simple square floating shelves to specialty items like a floating record shelf or ledge shelf, we have a style for every design vision.

Shelves for Every Room

Our shelves are designed to be as functional as they are beautiful. We build sturdy kitchen floating shelves for your daily essentials, stylish bedroom floating shelves for decor, and organized office floating shelves to improve your workspace.

The best type of shelf depends entirely on the room's function. A shelf that works perfectly for decor in a living room might not be the best fit for a high-traffic kitchen. Here’s how to choose the right floating wood shelves for your space.

For the Kitchen: Function and Durability

For kitchen floating shelves, durability and easy access are key. You need sturdy floating shelves that can handle the weight of dishes, jars, and cookbooks. A 10 inch deep floating shelf made from solid wood provides ample, easy-to-clean surface area. These practical wood floating shelves make accessing everyday items in your floating shelves kitchen setup a breeze, turning a simple floating shelf for wall into a functional powerhouse, ready for any culinary adventure.

For the Office: Organization and Storage

When it comes to office floating shelves, the priority is organization. Long floating shelves are excellent as floating bookshelves, creating an organized shelf system that keeps your desk clear and your essentials within reach. Our versatile wood shelves for walls can even be used as floating closet shelves within a study to maximize every inch of vertical storage space.

For the Living Room: Style and Display

In the living room, the focus shifts to aesthetics and floating shelf decor. This is where living room floating shelves shine as decorative wood shelves. Use a sleek curved floating shelf to display art and photographs, a small floating shelf for a single plant, or utilize corner floating shelves to add visual interest to an empty nook. The right floating wall shelf becomes a statement piece that truly enhances your home.

What type of wood shelves last the longest?

When it comes to longevity, there's no substitute for quality material. The most durable floating shelves—the ones that last a lifetime—are always crafted from solid hardwood, ensuring you get beautiful and sturdy shelves that stand the test of time.

Unlike composites or softwoods, hardwood shelves have a dense grain structure that naturally resists dents, scratches, and sagging. When you invest in solid wood shelves, you're getting real wood floating shelves that maintain their structural integrity for decades. This quality is the foundation of all our natural wood shelves and the best wood shelves for wall applications. But of the hardwood options out there, what is the most durable type? We always recommend oak and mahogany, and not just because we stock them. 

Oak and Mahogany Wood Shelves

For exceptional durability, you simply can’t beat oak and mahogany. Oak floating shelves are renowned for their incredible strength, making a solid oak floating shelf a truly reliable choice. Similarly, a rich mahogany shelf offers superior stability and resistance to environmental changes. And wouldn’t you know it, both these oak wood shelves and mahogany options define our collection of natural floating wood shelves.

What to Look For in a Lasting Design

Beyond the type of wood, look for a naturally sturdy floating shelf design, much like the ones offered at NookWoodworking.  Thick wood shelves provide greater strength and create a more substantial look. Whether you're choosing unfinished floating shelves for a rustic feel or a finished wood corner shelf for easy maintenance, the combination of quality hardwood and solid construction results in truly sturdy floating shelves. These are the floating wall mounted shelves you can count on for years to come.

At NookWoodworking, we specialize in high-quality, custom floating shelves tailored to your exact needs. All our shelves are crafted from beautiful and durable solid wood, ensuring you find the perfect piece for any room in your home.

Custom Sizes for Any Space

We offer a complete range of sizes to fit any wall. Whether you need long floating shelves like a statement-making 6 foot or 72 inch floating shelf, a versatile 3 foot floating shelf, or a small decorative shelf for a tight corner, we can craft it. We even create mini floating shelf options for displaying your smallest treasures and trinkets.

Premium Solid Wood Materials

The foundation of our collection is natural wood floating shelves. You can choose from premium materials like our popular floating oak shelves or a beautiful mahogany shelf. For a more rustic look, we also offer premium raw or unfinished floating shelves that highlight the natural character of the wood.

A Style for Every Design

Our craftsmanship goes beyond the standard floating rectangular shelf. We create a sleek contemporary floating shelves for modern spaces, an elegant curved floating shelf, and unique geometric shelves. From functional floating corner shelves and simple square floating shelves to specialty items like a floating record shelf or ledge shelf, we have a style for every design vision.

Shelves for Every Room

Our shelves are designed to be as functional as they are beautiful. We build sturdy kitchen floating shelves for your daily essentials, stylish bedroom floating shelves for decor, and organized office floating shelves to improve your workspace.

Can’t decide between a bracketed and invisible shelf? It’s understandable! Both styles of shelves offer a unique look while storing your belongings. To help you decide what floating wall mounted shelves are right for you, ask yourself the following questions:

What Type of Look Do You Want?

An invisible shelf (aka bracketless shelves) offers a clean and seamless look. This modern floating shelf design works by hiding its bracket in the shelf itself with a series of metal rods (all included in your DIY floating shelf kit). If you want to pull focus only on the items you’re displaying, this self-mounting shelf style is perfect for you, as it creates a more minimalist feel than other bracketed floating wood shelves.

On the other hand, a shelf with visible brackets places your hardware on full display. This creates a classic and rustic look, especially with wood shelf brackets. Not into rustic? Not to worry. Other bracketed shelves, like a steel bracket shelf, create a more industrial look. Personally though, we think you can’t go wrong with wood bracket shelving, especially oak shelf brackets, as they provide strong support for your heavy duty floating shelves.

Where Do You Want to Put Your Shelf?

Another key thing to consider is just where your intended shelf will go. Is it a sturdy floating shelf you’re hoping to stack high with books in your library? Or are they distinctive wall mount shelves for that rustic kitchen you’ve been dreaming about? The style and feel of the room can help determine the type of shelf.

How Deep Does Your Shelf Need to Be?

The depth of your shelf is a key factor in choosing the right support. For standard depths used for displaying decor, photos, or holding everyday books (typically up to 10 inches deep), open wood shelves provide a strong and seamless look.

However, for deep floating shelves, such as anything more than a 12 inch deep floating shelf  we strongly recommend visible brackets. The extra depth creates more leverage on the wall mounting. A stronger, visible wood shelf bracket or steel bracket shelf provides the superior support needed to handle that increased force, ensuring your shelf is safe and secure, especially when holding heavy items.

The Bottom Line

Ultimately, consider this: If you want a sleek, modern shelf floating effect, choose the floating wall shelf. If you prefer a traditional or decorative style where every aspect of the shelf adds character, opt for wall mount shelves with brackets.