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By Natalie
 I have this problem with kitchens. If it's in a cabinet I either forget that I own one (or several...) or cannot find it when I need it. I also often get confused as to which cabinets hold which items, so go randomly opening doors to find things like cups.
 
Our kitchen window and door placement did not leave many options for upper cabinets (the kind that normally have glass doors) so Harris agreed to make me some floating shelves.
 
My requirement: They not be cabinets.
His requirements: TheyNOT look cluttered, be oversized, be too high, or be made of metal.
 
I came across an idea on This Old House for floating shelves and Harris improved upon the method. Over the course of the past couple of weeks we've measured, planned, and then forgot to finish the project. That happens when pipes break.
 
My smiling proud bearded man.
 
 
These are the metal screw rods drilled into the studs at some Harris determined angle.  There are also angle drilled holes in the shelf.
 
 
Daddy Daughter carpentry on the kitchen floor with the slab of something nice from Ikea.
 
 
 
Finished shelves this morning! They are incredibly strong, pretty, and give us a nice place to put dishes. Harris wants to add eye hooks for cups under the bottom shelf. I'm kind of just enjoying them floating out there right now.
 
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