Best for reclaimed wood: Emmerson Reclaimed Wood Floating Wall Shelves - £139, West Elm Best for natural-look shelving: Foret Live Edge Hidden Bracket Shelf - from £25, Etsy Best for IKEA-lovers ...

Natural finishes like wood are a great way to bring an element of the outdoors to your indoor space. Nothing says foraged from the forest more than these live edge floating shelves from West Elm.

Birch Lane Birch Lane Elba Wood Floating Shelf $135 at Wayfair Customers save about this handsome floating shelf, with more than 1,500 reviewers giving it an average 4.7 stars.

“With floating shelves, you want to make sure they are made of heavy material like metal or solid wood,” says Morse. “Generally, the heavier the material, the heavier the load it can hold.” ...

Y ou can buy floating shelves in stores or online for $20 to $80 each. But before you do that, consider building your own.

In a garage, floating shelves strong enough to hold stacks of wood can be supported by short lengths of pipe drilled into studs at a slight angle, so nothing tips off.

How to build floating shelves. 1. Mill your lumber to size. Construction-grade wood is meant to be hidden inside walls and in ceilings, so it doesn’t matter what it looks like.