How Do You Build Floating Shelves On Log Walls?
Log walls provide a unique opportunity to add décor. The rustic, uneven character of log walls gives them an appealing charm, but it also makes it difficult to install a traditional shelving system to hold your photographs and other décor. The solution to this problem is to build floating shelves on log walls. Floating shelves kits come with narrow brackets, so you can install a floating shelf that runs across one log. It’s a much better alternative than shelving that hides your beautiful log walls. Mark the location on your wall where you want to install floating shelving on logs. Measure the length of the shelf in your floating shelf kit, and use that to help you determine where the shelf will look best. Using a level to make sure your line is straight, draw a chalk line, so you can see it on the log, that identifies where you want to hang the floating shelf. Hold your floating shelf brackets up against the wall on your line. Drill pilot holes in the center of the holes in your brack