Is there a room in which floating shelves wouldn’t look great? Spoiler alert: NOPE!  Floating shelves look good anywhere – especially if you know how to style them and where to place…

Floating shelves are an easy and on-trend way to add storage and flair to any space. But how much weight can a floating shelf hold? TLDR: A floating shelf can hold 45-50 pounds for every wall stud th…

Are you in a “get things done” kind of mood? If so, we’ve got you covered! Harness your inner beast and bang out some (or all if you’re feelin’ froggy!) of these projects…

Reading time: 5 minutes Today we’re talking wood. That’s right: the best, most versatile material in the world (at least in our opinion). At Shelfology, each of our shelves is crafted fro…

It's no secret: we are totally stoked about the recent obsession with open shelves. After all, open shelving and floating shelves are our bread and butter! Still... what looks great in a lifestyle mag…

By surrounding yourself with the things you love, you’re telling your story while giving your home personality and a sense of place. Floating shelves are the perfect display for thoughtful and p…

Fresh + Modern Living Room featuring Tromso FM5 Steel Floating Shelf with Hardwood Accent There is nothing quite like a well-decorated, minimalistic space. And Floating Shelves are on the front l…

//Our Founder and Chief Shelf Geek, Kevin Anderson talks shop with Associate Editor of Domino Magazine, Morgan Bulman about what makes the perfect floating shelf// Q: Define a floating shelf: What…

Nine Totally Capacious Planning Tips For Your Floating Shelf Project! Whether you are installing one of our Floating Shelf systems or building your own, Floating Shelves are an on-trend upgrade to an…

Floating Shelves are an on-trend way to elevate any space! With no bulky hardware or floor space required, floating shelves create space from nothing. Find the perfect shelf material and finish to go…

“We love how easy it is to customize shelves with Shelfology. We can get really specific with the sizing and choose from a range of colors, with additional design elements...” - Laura Hodges, House Be…

Greetings and Salutations budding Shelfologists! So, you’ve got a book collection to float on your wall. Put your worries aside friends, you’re in the right place for the solution to your bookcase…

So you have an amazing slab of wood you want to float as a mantel? Sweet! We have you covered. In this series we will go through the various ways to mount a floating mantel--live e…

Attention--World! We just spent one of the lamest years in history with some of the coolest, go-getterest designers and diy'rs ever! Thank goodness for A-teamers like you. This group of amazing people…

Watch this late 90’s kitchen get a modern update featuring the clean lines of our Aksel Floating Shelves. The team here at Shelfology was chuffed to start out the new year collaborating with blogge…

Aksel! Glenn! Come on boys, it’s time to go get screws! So, you’re a first time floating shelf or floating mantel installer and about to embark on your bracket installation. Let’s get you ready to…

This is the sister question to the last blog post about what makes our brackets so strong. At Shelfology this means four main things. Before I get to those though, the nature of this question leads u…

"How much weight can a floating shelf hold? And what's so special about Shelfology floating shelf brackets?"We get this question or some variation of it just about every day. What we have found is tha…

Now's the time to shelf safely with our shelf safety tips. Howdy friends! Kevin Anderson, Chief Shelf nerd + CEO of Shelfology here. Awhile back I was asked by a friend about shelf safety--yes! She…

Need help getting the right floating hardware? Here are five things to consider before you order: 1. Location - Where am I mounting the shelf? Consider the structure you are mounting the shelf t…

We have had many of you reach out with great questions about our products. Here are the top ten questions asked about floating shelves and floating mantels: 1. How much weight will the bracket hold…

Introducing--KTLR 1.0 Advanced Customer Update System Attention, everyone! KTLR 1.0 is the epitome of Shelf Intelligence. He--I mean It--is the zenith of evolutionary perfection--man and machine per…

Yeah I know, I said "Pantloads." We learned early on, like Transformers™, there’s more than meets the eye with floating shelves--or floating anything really. Perfect hidden support takes more engine…

COVID-19 sucks. We’re all dealing with it. Just know we remain 100% committed to shipping all orders in a most righteously fast manner. We are all about safety at Shelfology, and we have conting…

Heck Yes, We Can Float It! Our floating shelf, mantel, desk*, and countertop brackets are designed for no-nonsense experts like you. Case in point: every bracket we sell is engineered to perform a…

Introducing... More Colors Than A Unicorn Fart! 🦄 🌈 So, we’ve been consulting with our little pony friends... They say color is in, and I TOTALLY agree (black and white are so bina…

House Beautiful December 2019 Issue: "The Best Home Stores to Shop Now" | Page 13-15, "The Designer's Guide to Shelving" We are stoked that the folks at House Beautiful me…

If you are floating a shelf, the most important decision you can make is the choice of floating shelf hardware. Quite literally, everything is hanging on it. Specifically, the floating shelf br…

What is a Floating Wall Shelf? So we get this question all the time. Since we are shelf geeks, this is an easy one for us. Here is the short answer: A floating shelf is a shelf attached to a wall w…

I love this question. Let me learn you a few things. So an “ology” is a study or a discipline of some subject. Biology. Pieology. Proctology. The assumption being, that whom or whatever is doing the…

Dude. Tons. When we started Silicate Studio in 2012, we had a slightly different vision of who we wanted to be, and how we were going to take over the world. We envisioned building custom, modern…

Attention, world! We've been working on this for a long time and we're happy to show off the final product. Behold, our first how-to video! This is the first of many videos that will eventually become…