DIY: Window floating shelves

These shelves will shine a light on your favourite houseplants

Do you remember when we all gave traditional shelf brackets the boot and went crazy for floating shelves? Well, now the minimalist trend has been taken to a whole new level of ingenuity – and it’s a real coup for houseplant lovers. Introducing the incredible window floating-shelf.

An ideal way to get more greenery in your life, keep plants away from curious paws, and give light-loving plants a plentiful supply of natural light. They also look pretty damn stylish and the best part is, thanks to this simple DIY project from Design Sponge, you don’t need to be a DIY demon to create and put up your own. 

DIY floating shelves thejoyofplants
Copyright: Jessica Marquez for Design Sponge

What you’ll need…

  • Measuring tape
  • Painter’s tape
  • Acrylic shelf
  • Acrylic square rod “brackets” (These are not traditional brackets, but are easy to install and support the shelf like a traditional bracket would.)
  • 9/64 drill bit
  • Ruler
  • Pencil
  • Spirit level
  • Sheet metal screws (6 x 1 ¼)

For the full step-by-step instructions, head to the post on Design Sponge.

Window loving plants

Like us, cacti and succulents can’t get enough of the sunshine, so they will make happy companions for your floating shelves. Herbs also thrive in light-filled windows, so why not create your own kitchen window herb garden?

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