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Heavy Duty Floating Shelves Supported By Hovr Brackets

Handmade heavy duty floating shelves that are as strong as they are good-looking. Built with the Hovr Bracket System, our shelves are designed to hold up to 150 lbs per stud without sagging, giving you rock-solid storage and display that blends timeless craftsmanship with serious strength.

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The Hovr Advantage: 13x Stronger & More Durable

Shelf Expression is proud to partner with Hovr Brackets. This system gives you 13x the strength which provides no sag or slanting over time. It allows for secure floating shelves that can hold 150 pounds for each stud they're installed on.

How Does The Hovr Bracket Work?

Instead of wobbly prongs or flimsy supports, the Hovr Bracket uses a precision-cut, two-piece aluminum design that locks together like a puzzle. The back plate mounts directly into your studs, creating a solid anchor point.

We pre-install the matching piece into your floating shelf so when it arrives, all that’s left is to mount the bracket to your wall and slide the floating shelf into place. No guesswork, no complicated adjustments—just a perfect fit and rock-solid hold.

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Why Settle for Outdated Hardware For Your Floating Shelves?

The typical floating shelf bracket hasn’t changed in decades—and it shows. The thin 2 or 3 prong design creates weak spots that can warp, sag, or fail under heavier loads, usually tapping out around 50 lbs per stud.

The Hovr Bracket is built for modern demands, using interlocking components and full-stud engagement to support up to 150 lbs per stud. That’s triple the strength, longer-lasting stability, and the confidence to actually use your heavy duty floating shelves for actual heavy duty tasks.

Experience The Essence of Handmade

Imagine home decor that’s handmade—crafted for your kitchen, bathroom, living room, or office and supported by Hovr Brackets

Imagine the quality of bespoke heavy duty floating shelves created just for you. No assembly lines, no particle board, no wordless directions. No outsourced customer service. Just clear communication between you and the craftsman.

Experience Shelf Expression and Display Your Joy.

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Testimonials

We're thrilled with our new floating shelves. If you are like I was, searching everywhere for quality floating shelves, just buy these. Honestly, you'll be glad you did. Ben couldn't have provided better customer service. Thank you, Ben!

Sarah S.

Super high quality. Hung them in my new kitchen. Very sturdy and will carry the weight.

We lit them with two LEDs under each. Beautiful floating shelves.

Ron M.

Beautiful solid maple floating shelves. Very sturdy. Hardware easy to install!! Absolutely love them. The perfect final touch to our kitchen remodel!!

Amy S.

FAQ

The Shelves

I need a size not listed, what should I do?

We can make anything between 5" and 12" deep, and 12" and 58" long. Order the size closest to what you need and let us know in 'Order Notes' on the cart page.

Need something longer? Email us and we'll see what we can do.

Can I customize my shelves?

Absolutely! These are made out of solid hardwood, so your creativity is the limit when it comes to customizing your shelves. There is a $50/shelf fee for any customization. Some of our popular customization requests:

  • Radius Corners
  • Routered channels for LED lights, plus a hole drilled through the shelf for wiring
  • Custom edge profiles
  • Plate grooves

How thick are they?

1.8". We start with solid 2" thick hardwood. Once we plane, surface, and sand your shelves, we're left with 1.8" thick shelves.

Shipping

What countries do you ship to?

We currently ship to the United States, Canada, Australia and the UK. To enquire about shipping to a different destination, please contact us.

How long will it take to receive my order?

As all of our shelves are hand made, our standard production time is 4-5 weeks.

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Great Quality

I’m always hesitant to buy floating shelves online due to not knowing how well they’re made or how much they can hold but I can confirm that these shelves are well crafted and hold a decent amount of weight! They look so nice and add great character to our space. We got the brown mahogany shelves and I am so happy with this purchase! They are worth the price and worth the wait (and I can confidently say this after looking at MANY shelves)!

These are the real deal.

These solid maple shelves were absolutely beautiful and sized perfectly to the dimensions I needed. The mount he uses is truly heavy duty unlike anything else you are probably looking at. The owner is great to work with.

Maple floating shelf

Excellent craftsmanship, quality. So happy with this, that i plan to purchase more!

Beautiful Craftsmanship

I couldn’t be happier with our new shelves. The craftsmanship is top quality. They were also easy to hang and very sturdy. I also appreciated that the correct drill bits were included to take out any guess work.

Great looking shelves. Pleasure to work with

Amazingly beautiful shelves. I'm still a month away from installing them, but they are beautifully built. The heavy duty bracket seems super easy to install and very sturdy. Plan to share photos when I finally get them up. Ben was such a pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend this company!!

Repeat customer for sturdy & perfect shelves

This is the SECOND time we’ve ordered maple custom floating shelves and we love them. As we slowly remodel our home room by room, I have a feeling Shelf Expression floating shelves will continue to be the finishing touch for each project! Excellent!

Very nice shelves. Good quality.

6 Walnut Floating Shelves

We are thoroughly enjoying our 6 shelves! The quality of the solid walnut used & the craftsmanship are impeccable. The mounting system is heavy duty, but easy to install. Each shelf has a sliding bar inside the bracket that allows you to slide the shelves about an inch left or right. Worth the price for what you receive!

Absolutely beautiful quality shelves!

Very happy with the Shelves and how it’s transformed my kitchen! Highly recommended. Thank you Ben.

Hands down the best shelving I have ever worked with

Best shelving as far as quality, installation support, customization, sturdiness and visual appeal. Love these, love this company, and look forward to my next design project working with these!

Beautiful product

Extremely well finished with no imperfections. Strong and precise wall attachment. Everything indicates handmade with high quality machinery. Already ordered a second shelf.

Beautifully Made

Very solid, quality built shelving. I’m so happy to have found Shelf Expression! I highly recommended this company and product.

Beautiful white floating shelves

Easy to hang and look beautiful. Very solid and no fear putting cookbooks in them.

Very sturdy & well-constructed

Shelf takes a while to arrive, but it is worth the wait: extremely sturdy and attractive, easy to install.

Amazing shelves!!

Ben was awesome to work with!! Shelves are great and of the highest quality.

Very please with the shelves. Exactly what I was looking for.

Amazing shelf

This shelf feels and looks like the shelf I always wanted but never got…. Until now.
Amazing color, finish and solid.
The included hardware made setup and install simple and quick.

Craftsmanship is very precise

Very happy with the results

beautiful shelves

Ben did wonderful work making my shelves. I was just able to have them installed and my kitchen looks amazing. I highly recommend the quality of his work.

Walnut Custom Floating Shelves With Heavy Duty Hidden Bracket

I love my shelves. They are beautiful and much more substantial than I thought they would be. Ben's attention to details and high standard for client service are beyond reproach. I was very well supported throughout the purchase and delivery processes. If you are looking for floating shelves or other items that are produced by Ben's company, I recommend that you buy from Shelf Expression.

Beautiful!

I’m so happy with my shelves! They were super easy to hang (as someone who isn’t handy).

When I had a question about my order, the team was super quick to respond and were extremely helpful!

It’s obvious that they’re a small business that really cares about what they’re creating. ☺️

Beautiful and Well Made!

We purchased two Live Edge Walnut shelves to place between two cabinets in our kitchen. The wood is gorgeous! The shelves were beautifully finished, and bracket used to attach the them is heavy duty. Shipping took a little longer than expected, but well worth it.

Love them

Perfect fit perfect finish!

Floating Shelves

The shelves are beautiful and high quality. The packaging was also really well done.