Floating Shelf
- Plank style — wide boards, continuous grain
- 1-5/8″ and 1-3/4″
- Our lightest, cleanest profile
Custom Floating Shelves Cut to your wall.
Solid Appalachian hardwood, hand finished in Middle Tennessee. Heavy-duty bracket in the box, pre-drilled and recessed if you want it. No plywood. No veneer. Ever.
Length
To 120″
Depth
To 12″
Species
Four
Shipping
Free
Configure Your Shelf
From $139
Configure & Order
As featured in
01
Shelf Type
Three ways to hang solid wood.
All three are solid hardwood all the way through — the difference is thickness and how the grain reads across the face.
Butcher Block Shelf
- Edge-grain glue-up, staves on edge
- Our signature 2″ thickness
- Reads substantial from across a room
Mantel Shelf
- 2-1/2″ through 5-1/2″
- Sized for a firebox surround
- Includes our floating shelf brackets
02
Wood Species
Each one changes a room in a different way.
Solid stock, hand selected board by board. Choose on colour and grain — all four are hard enough for anything you'll put on a shelf.
Black Walnut
- Deep chocolate brown
- Playful grain, moderate variation
- Dings darken and enrich with age
White Oak
- Neutral light brown
- Heavy open grain
- Extremely durable
Hard Maple
- Neutral blonde
- Tight closed grain
- Reads bright in a dark kitchen
Mountain Cherry
- Strawberry blonde
- Tight closed grain
- Darker streaks through the figure
03
Finish
Protection with character.
Conversion varnish in a satin sheen is our standard — a fully waterproof, ultra-hard film that needs no maintenance. Three other options in the builder if you want a different look.
Conversion Varnish
- 100% waterproof film
- Our most protective option
- Zero maintenance
- Our standard
Tung Oil
- All natural, food safe
- Darkest look; ages best
- Mineral oil wipe-down occasionally
Hardwax Oil
- Modified oil, water resistant
- 100% VOC free
- Food safe once cured
- Spot repairable
Unfinished
- Raw wood, sanded to 220 grit
- Finish it yourself, or match an existing piece
04
Dimensions
Your wall. To the 1/16 inch.
No stock lengths, no rounding up to the next foot. Give us the number your wall actually needs, down to the 1/16″. Anything longer than 120″ or deeper than 12″, email Orders@walnutwoodworks.com and we'll quote it.
- Length
- 12″ – 120″
- Depth
- 7″ – 12″
- Thickness
- 1-5/8″ – 5-1/2″
- Species
- 4 hardwoods
- Types
- 3
- Finishes
- 4
- Mounting
- Hidden bracket, included
05
Bracket & Install
The part nobody sees.
We make our own brackets — CNC cut and TIG welded in a six-axis robot cell, in the same building as the shelf. Every one is square, with accurate hole spacing.
Heavy-duty bracket, included
- 150 lb capacity per bracket, mounted into studs
- Stackable for longer runs
- Dishes, glassware, books, speakers
Pre-drilled and recessed
- We bore the shelf for the bracket rods here
- Back face recessed to swallow the backplate
- Mount the bracket, slide the shelf on
Or drill it yourself
- Drill guide kit removes the need for a drill press
- Full instructions →
Our Shop · Bell Buckle, TN
Built by hand. Hundreds of quality checks. One standard.
06
Lead Time & Shipping
Made to order means worth the wait.
Every shelf is hand crafted to order. Lumber is selected per piece — nothing is pulled off a rack.
Shipping
Free, lower 48
No surprise freight charge at checkout. Outside the lower 48, call or email and we'll quote it. How we ship →
Cancellation
5 business days
After that, lumber is bought and production planned. Changes can still be made until the piece is cut. Custom shelves aren't returnable, but we stand behind our craftsmanship.
Start to Finish
What happens after you order.
Every order receives a custom tracker link with access to our shop drawings and the current status of your piece.
01
Lumber
Boards hand-selected for your piece specifically. Colour and figure matched across the width.
02
Build
Cut, glued, flattened, bored for the bracket rods, recessed at the back, sanded to 220 grit.
03
Finish
Sprayed or hand-rubbed depending on the finish, then cured before it leaves the building.
04
Ship
Bracket, hardware, and instructions in the box. Free shipping anywhere in the lower 48.
Live
Order Tracking
9stages
Every step of your build, tracked and dated in real time.
Know exactly where your order is.
Most custom shops go quiet after checkout. We built the opposite: the moment you order, you get a private tracker link — live production status, every stage dated, and an estimated finish date you can plan around. No account, no emails to chase. We haven't found another custom wood shop that offers anything close.
Order #221419
📅 Est. completion — July 4
27″ × 8″ × 2″ · White Oak · Conversion Varnish
Production progress — 50% complete
- 📋Order ReceivedMay 2
- 🌲Materials SourcedMay 13
- ⚙️Milling & DimensioningMay 27
- 🔧Glue-UpJun 9
- 🪚Shaping & RoutingJun 18
- 🔄SandingJun 24
- ✨Finishing / CoatingJun 29
- 📦Ready to ShipJul 2
- 🚚Shipped / DeliveredJul 4
A sample tracker view — every order gets its own
Real-time status
A live progress bar that moves as your shelf moves through the shop — updated at each stage, not once a week if you happen to ask.
Every stage, dated
Nine milestones from Order Received to Shipped, each timestamped. You always know what's done and what's next.
One link, no login
Bookmark it, or send it to your contractor or designer. No account to create, nothing to remember.
Most custom shops
- A confirmation email, then radio silence
- Email to ask where things stand, wait days for a reply
- “It ships when it's ready”
Walnut Wood Works
- A private tracker link the moment you order
- Live status, updated at every stage of the build
- An estimated finish date you can plan around
It's the level of access we'd want if we were the ones waiting on a custom piece.
What Customers Say
The shelves speak for themselves.
5.0
★★★★★
Verified Google reviews
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Arthur Zuniga
Google review
★★★★★
I ordered six floating shelves 12" deep x 48" long and specified fully finished black walnut. The material is 2" thick and incredibly solid, true and well finished. I like the fact they offer a ready-to-install system, pre-drilled with concealed steel supports. The quality of the finish is equal to the finest furniture.
C
Chris O'Malley
Google review
★★★★★
Ordered 4 custom walnut floating shelves, they were outstanding in quality, fit & finish and included the best bracketry you can buy, easy to install, super strong and they look great!!!
J
Jennifer Boileau
Google review
★★★★★
We are in love with our new shelves! The quality and craftsmanship is amazing and it has put the finishing touch on our kitchen. We cannot thank you enough!
B
Brent
Google review
★★★★★
Absolutely unbelievable craftsmanship. Super easy to work with I couldn't be happier. I love my bookshelves.
C
Curt Trampe
Google review
★★★★★
I ordered a small shelf for my kitchen a few months ago. These guys did beautiful work. I had ordered a table top and a larger floating shelf from another supplier that I found on Etsy. WWW's work is head and shoulders better than this other supplier. I wish I would have found you before!
Every review — even the 1-star
Reviews on a company's own site are cherry-picked; we know. So read them all on Google, unfiltered. Fair warning: there's one lonely 1-star — no comment, no name, no order we can trace. Everyone else gave five.
Read our Google reviews →
Questions we get every week
Shelves, answered.
What is a floating shelf?
A floating shelf is a solid-hardwood shelf that mounts on a concealed metal bracket, so no supports show beneath it. Every Walnut Wood Works shelf is made to order from solid Appalachian hardwood — not veneer — with a heavy-duty hidden bracket rated to 150 lb into studs, in lengths from 12″ to 120″.
What sizes can you make?
Standard shelves run from 12″ to 120″ long and 7″ to 12″ deep — to the 1/16 inch, not to the nearest size tier. Set your dimensions in the builder above and the price recalculates instantly. For anything longer or deeper, email Orders@walnutwoodworks.com and we'll quote it.
How is the price calculated?
By size, adjusted for species, type, thickness, and finish — with the bracket and free lower-48 shipping already in it. The builder shows your total before you add anything to the cart. No quote request, no waiting on an email.
How much weight will it hold?
Each heavy-duty bracket is rated at 150 lb when mounted into studs. Brackets are stackable, so longer shelves get more of them. Mounted into drywall instead of studs, your capacity is whatever your anchors are rated for.
What's included with the shelf?
The heavy-duty floating shelf bracket ships with every shelf. Choose pre-drilled and recessed and we bore the shelf for the bracket rods and recess the back face so the backplate disappears into the wall — mount the bracket, slide the shelf on.
How thick are the shelves?
Our signature butcher block shelf is 2″ thick. Plank-style floating shelves run 1-5/8″ and 1-3/4″. Mantels are heavier — 2-1/2″ up to 5-1/2″. No plywood, no veneer, at any thickness.
What finish do they come with?
Conversion varnish in a satin sheen is our standard — a 100% waterproof, ultra-hard film that needs no maintenance. Tung oil, hardwax oil, and unfinished are all available in the builder.
Can I install these myself?
Yes, and most customers do. Mount the brackets into studs or blocking first. If the shelf came pre-drilled, slide it on. If not, use the drill guide kit — it removes the need for a drill press. Construction adhesive on the rods makes it permanent, though it's rarely necessary. Full instructions →
Ready to Build
Your wall isn't a stock size.
Neither is your shelf. Configure it, price it, and we'll build it in Bell Buckle.
Configure Your ShelfWalnut Wood Works builds custom solid hardwood floating shelves, butcher block shelves, and fireplace mantel shelves to order in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Standard sizes run from 12 to 120 inches long and 7 to 12 inches deep, cut to the 1/16 inch; longer and deeper on request. Species: black walnut, white oak, hard maple, mountain cherry. Finishes: conversion varnish, tung oil, hardwax oil, unfinished. Floating shelves are 1-5/8 and 1-3/4 inches thick, butcher block shelves 2 inches, mantels 2-1/2 to 5-1/2 inches. A heavy-duty steel floating bracket rated 150 pounds on studs is included with every shelf, and shelves can be pre-drilled and recessed for it. Configure type, species, length, depth, thickness, and finish on this page to see an instant price. Lead time 4-6 weeks. Free shipping in the lower 48. No plywood, no veneer.