DIY Floating Kitchen Shelves

For the 5 years we have been in our house I have always thought the space above our kitchen sink was weird. I've never known what to do with that space over the years. I've tried a few different things and didn't really like any of what I tried. Last year I put up EAT in that space and that's how it's been ever since.

Blah!

Until now! We had some left over wood from the dining room table that Matt built and I knew the solution.

Floating shelves!

There is exactly 3 feet between the two upper cabinets. So Matt cut the wood down to size. I then painted the wood the same color as our cabinets.

I measured out exactly where I wanted the shelves to go. I measured 7 inches down from the top and 7 inches up from the bottom.

We used brackets to hold the shelves in place. The arrows are pointing to the brackets. We used brackets on both shelves.

I purchased $5 worth of trim from Home Depot and Matt nailed it up. I painted the trim to match the cabinets and I painted the brackets so they wouldn't stand out.

I threw up some cook books and anything else I could find around the house and it was done.

I love these shelves and this space now. I can put all sorts of fun stuff up there for the holidays or different times of the year.

In case you want to see a close up of the little quote block here it is. I found the quote on Pinterest. I made my own pretty version and just glued it to a square scrap piece of wood.

I thought it was a very fitting quote for our family.

Have a great week!