DIY Floating Shelves with a Secret

See how I build these DIY floating shelves with wireless LEDs for my office makeover!
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Making DIY floating shelves has been super popular over the years, but you can set your floating shelves apart with some built-in wireless LEDs. Using a few easy techniques you can get crisp miters and build amazing floating shelves for your office, living room or kitchen.
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[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Check out the Office Makeover Playlist here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYLCdH6jms97ldU

[@rmora1]

Why countersink the screws or bolts holding up the shelves, it only weakens the support and does nothing else since they are not visible anyway?

[@oldskoolwayy]

This was cool, but entirely too much work.

[@ArcanumChronicles]

why not inlay power wires in the wall, you can get good thin wires in there, finish it with mud. even easier to fix if you have drywall

[@Chaucer89]

How long did the battery pack last?

[@rickybastien2556]

You should be selling these amazing shelves. I am buying by the way!

[@Lencho_01]

I like that you include the mistakes into your videos, its adds something wholesome to your work

[@Beardofy]

Definitely yes to tying in more electronics with your word working! I've been trying to plan a similar project except I want to run the low voltage wire through the drywall behind it. You just gave me a great idea exactly how to do it!

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Awesome, good luck!

[@countrymagic61]

Watching this video, I came up with a similar idea as you did. So...Ditto!, I have a wall in my front room I was at first contemplating a full wall build out. However, using the floating wall system will utilize less material, looks good, and easier to move around if needed. I also though of running the wires in the wall as you did.👍😎😀

[@meltmyfaceoff]

That is really cool, super nice job

[@alexandremartins7856]

How did you make the controls work together on the 3 shelves?

[@JDKaye]

I appreciate that you include/admit mistakes. Too often video DIYers present themselves like they can do no wrong - but we all make mistakes.

[@johnburgess2084]

This is the first of your videos I've seen. Great shop setup. Most importantly, I really like the way you not only talk about safety, but you really PRACTICE safety as well! Earplugs, glasses, push sticks, etc.

[@roneckler9937]

I've seen a lot of videos of DIY'ers doing LED lights, and I would have to say that your video is by far the best so far. I have been an electrician for 30 years now and have done more LED lights than I can say. You hit a home run on this one, however, I would have just run a power wire to the shelves and not used battery operated LED's, but that's what I do for a living anyway. Great job!

[@burtan2000]

The batteries will last a few days. Then charge. Then a few days. Then charge.

[@RyanTerry]

@@burtan2000 And you'll have to take all the stuff off the shelf to get to the battery! I'm done doing any battery devices. Seems like a great idea, but after a year of constantly having to charge things it's annoying.

[@tukuiPat]

@@RyanTerry if you watched the video, he accounted for that and made an accessible charging port so he wouldn't need to take the shelf off to charge it.

[@RyanTerry]

@@tukuiPat excellent. Yes, I quickly scrolled through towards the end so I didn’t see that. Thanks.

[@NateWithWho]

@@RyanTerry OR I would make a USB-c charging port to the side of the shelf, so you can charge whenever needed or constantly put on charge (but not sure if the battery would explode overtime)

[@matthew35673m]

For a truely hidden switch (with no standby power draw), consider using a “normally open” reed switch embedded inside the shelf. Then just place a strong magnet over the top of the reed switch to turn it on.

[@brevs8387]

That sounds like an awesome idea... something I need to look more into for projects of my own.

[@Mr.redacted.]

I like that

[@EdurtreG]

Can you explain more?

[@uncommonsensai9590]

I pray someday I’ll get to the point where this doesn’t sound like mandarin

[@rtanderson2]

I love incorporating electronic stuff into builds. Definitely would love to see more.

[@StormGod29]

Dude, seriously good job on conception and execution. I also enjoy blending woodworking, 3d printing, and microelectronics together. It is seriously a match made in heaven these days with what we can do.

[@srbrisken]

Great job on yet another project that I have on my list to do! Would love to see a nice still image of the entire wall showing both the shelves and the unit below.

[@mikencrew8885]

Great job Brad! Always enjoy your videos. Your one of my favorite to watch. You actually really helped me out when I first started wood working because mistakes where made LOL!!! And that really helped me push forward and not quit

[@accessfm]

Done something close to this with my kids floating shelves... But I drilled into the dry wall and dropped cables from each of the Floating shelves behind the dry wall to a wall dry line box and powered from mains usb power instead of battery packs. No worrying about charging or hot battery packs while charging then. Great job and looks so well. Well done.

[@AdrianDWolfe]

Damnnn very NICE, will be doing something like this in my living room for sure

[@MicBergsma]

First time watching this video on your channel, love it, looking forward to watch more and learn to build 🤙🏼🙌🏼 keep it up!

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Thanks, brother!

[@stiraf5257]

I rarely build a project just like the one in a video. So seeing new techniques or ideas is always welcome.

[@stephenrobinson8250]

Never been comfortable with electronics but you make it look so easy. Really nice shelves. Very well done! Keep up the great videos....

[@chaskinsnc]

This is great! I did something similar with my bar but, led’s on top to uplight the bottles on the bar. I ran the low voltage wire down the inside of the wall and plugged in to outlet below with LED transformer. New to the channel and looking forward to exploring!

[@JuanManuelTastzian]

Hi Brad, I just came across this video on my feed and gotta say, I absolutely loved your work, edit and pace. I have never done anything like this in my life, but I am wishing to do it in the future, so I really enjoy seeing videos like yours to learn and get ideas from. Keep up the great work! Just subscribed to see more in the future.

[@Motorpig251]

Dude, I've been doing odd and ends carpentry for about five years now. I'm so OCD when it comes to perfection. I have every tool imaginable, but still learning every time I build something. Today I built 4 floating shelves for each side of our fireplace. I used the tape method I saw in your video, and OMG! Game Changer! Thank you so much for posting this video. This made things so much easier!

[@viktoriaciostek6184]

I love the subtle comedy in your videos, the inception plug in was dope. I always use blue painters tape in my floating shelf glue ups. It holds strong and doesn't tar out any wood fibers when you remove it, nor does it leave any adhesive behind that you have to sand off or may clog any wood grain.

[@NARUHOTEL]

I obsses over making my office space as epic and pro level as possible. Videos like this just inspire me to keep trying to take things to the next level. 🤩

[@jonny555ive]

I totally respect your choice of teaching safety. It IS number one. I applaud you brother. 👍👍

[@Headdancer1]

Love the ”quick jig”. Lol. Keep the electronics coming too.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

😜

[@bopedersen89]

LOVE your building this and fixing that stuffs! implementing a couple/3 of your ideas into the reno this summer!! I'm game to see what interesting install methods you can come up with for say, led base boards, inset led steps... you get the idea😉

[@sapelesteve]

That was terrific build Brad and I always like how you shed some light on you projects! 👍👍😉😉

[@gregkorn8784]

Good Job Lori. Chuck was a good pick for a seat tester. I look forward to many more videos.

[@tylerpeters1181]

Looks like your producing leveled up! Love your content. Thank you for all you do.

[@tgottwalt]

I love electronics. Incorporating them into woodworking projects takes them to the next level!

[@phillipstanfill5392]

You reading my mind man. Have to build some for the bathroom. Thanks for the idea. Just waiting on my track saw to come in. Great job on the shelves.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Thanks, Phil! Track saws are awesome, you're going to love it!

[@ImagineItChannel]

This video helped me to build my own In-Wall L-Shaped long shelves in my living room. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@macarenabeeche9580]

Loved that you incorporated electric. I vote yes for more more electrical & woodworking videos!

[@staceybertotti671]

You have taught me so much! I wish I had the workshop/space like yours, I would be golden.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Glad it's helping, Stacey!

[@clarkholborn4715]

I hope that your sponsors stick with you. You are knowledgeable and entertaining.

[@Tinker1950]

Well, I was most impressed with the 46° mitre idea to get those sharp edges. Must try it out over this weekend with some test ply.

[@donnapounds9898]

I like the way you work and explain everything!🎉

[@jpcreativeimagery]

Great work! These came out really nice! A did a similar (in concept) project a little more than a year ago where I embedded LED's into a riser add-on I built for my office desk. I initially considered the aluminum muzata track, but it's quite expensive for what it is. Significant savings can be had if you just stick the LED's directly to the wood channel you routed, and either forgo the cover all together, or you cut acrylic strips and spray them with frost spray paint (to taste) as a cover that you can then either route a channel so it slides in or glue it onto a ledge you can route (as I did). I actually completed the cover and didn't even end up using it since the light is more intense without and I'm not looking under the riser anyway. Diffusion didn't prove to be an issue with the riser being about 9" from the top of the desk top. One of these days, I'll get a video up for the build as it came out quite nice.

[@dogwoodworking]

Amazing 🤩 I love the mount out of the off cuts 👍🏻

[@robandsharonseddon-smith5216]

I too like electronics. Combining with wood is fun. Please consider more. If you keep the woodwork good then you won't lose your wood subscriptions...

[@mirakarchitect7945]

Nice communication and graphic presentations and of course, a masterpiece construction.

[@thomasvirale9747]

Awesome video, great design and very clear explanations. It helps a lot for my shelve project. Thank you 👍.

[@eddiewarddie3030]

This is amazing! Great work, really enjoyed the whole process!

[@GuardianMB]

AWESOME DIY!!! Thank you for your great teaching!

[@JamesLundquist]

The builds you do and the production quality of your videos are amazing!! You deserve WAY more than 1.2 M subs!! Awesome work my friend!!

[@maurolimaok]

I don't have the tools, I don't make the stuff, yet, but I like this channel a lot.

[@shmulid]

Ad placement was smooth, and not a bother. Great Work!

[@RobDucharme]

I like that, in spite of the fact that I've seen several videos on how to make a very similar floating shelf, I still learn something new, or I'm able to follow along like I already do know. Not sure if I'll build a floating shelf like this anytime soon but this is a cool build.

[@staceylhemp]

best of the best

[@lilimilushkaapaudecarpio5005]

Great video, I love to see something easier since I don’t have that many tools. But I love electronics and love to see you create something cool with lights.

[@golgauntpc-xbox-ps6227]

Entertaining, informative, and a beautiful outcome. Great video!

[@countrymagic61]

Awesome idea!!! Looks so clean. I made my first floating shelf out of scrap 1/4 MDF and on the fly. It is small and is mounted just above my medicine cabinet to put all my meds on. I need to take it down and refinish it and make the support system a little bit sturdier.

[@catmastertrash2447]

Just found this channel in my recommended. You mentioned about getting into more electronics - you totally should! Actually I knew nothing about wood stuff, but LEDs, wiring small electronics, those I'm pretty familiar with now. It's worth it. I'm hoping to combine our two interests at some point but I have to learn more about building with wood first. Great video, subbed!

[@TheBatz65]

Burnishing the edge is a sweet trick to close up that little gap! It’s really hard to get the longer boards just perfectly mitered to not have any gap. Especially for the typical DIY table saw…. They just don’t cut as precise as needed. Looks great!

[@5055hunter]

Great project! Yes, please include more electronics!!

[@stereothrilla8374]

Well done sir! You make it look easy. Anyone who’s tried to build “perfect” box knows that this is far harder than it looks.

[@Dicer328]

I like it when the mistakes are not covered up in the final video production. Great shelves!

[@christophermacier]

Awesome project and love the electronics added in.

[@j-baz6454]

Great video! Thanks for making this. Lots of ideas I Intend to implement in my scheme.

[@stephengreco5115]

Love electronics and would be great to see more incorporated on your Chanel. Great video as always! Thx

[@Kkuts37]

Hi Brad, would love electronic tutorial. Have always been intimidated by this. Thanks!! Great job in the vid!!

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

thanks, Kathleen!

[@SteveDOES]

What a great build! Thanks for sharing.

[@OlBo98]

I am always amazed what you can accomplish with handcraft, and of course the right tools. I failed completely building a square.

[@elainev.thomas4259]

DIYs And Machinery tools Come along ways AWESOME 👍🤠👍

[@foodislife3390]

So cool. Love your enthusiasm, it is infectious! I would love to try both the shelves and electronics, but am a bit of a scaredy-cat , as in, likely to fail, so don’t try! But your instructions are awesome and I will be saving this video to check back on for when I get the courage!

[@stelis1006]

Great video! Love the tip about the 46° bevel!

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Glad it helped!

[@DrDoomBloom]

I love everything about this video. Awesome production value might I add.

[@djweso]

Since you asked, I love the electronics videos. They are the ones I'm most likely to watch. This is a great one.

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

Thanks for the feedback, Wesley!

[@Skynzor]

I so wish I had the tools to do all this amazing stuff :( Looks absolutely fantastic! Great vid and great tips!

[@drummerboy6178]

yes be nice, u basically have to have a full carpentry shop and a good knowledge of carpentry..be so easy to screw up that expensive plywood...he does a beautiful job.

[@tiloalo]

Ikea offers the same floating shelf, just need to add the led

[@tristanrujano]

That electronic switch for the lights was IMPRESSIVE, gotta try this one day :)

[@jamesspinks3956]

Great video! Very similar to the way I build floating shelves and as the electronics keep digging into that… so much you can do with low voltage and wood. I have 25+ years in the 12v/audio/video world and now I incorporate that into almost every project with lighting or moving panels. They have power supplies that are super small and thin just for low voltage lighting. Hardwired is the way to go vs battery especially for a no hassle no call back customer service point of view. Not a big deal for people like us to change batteries but most of customers want out of site out of mind hassle free!! Just my 2 cents. Keep up the awesome clean work and keep the videos coming.

[@evid1000]

You are right about going wired. These items are not much electricity draws and newer electronics can be worked via phone/alexa for a truly seemless voice turn on/off. Is there.a good video for hardwired floating shelf? I'm looking to use one over a bed that has built in light/wireless charger/usb ports.

[@vaka_senpai9862]

6:35 killed me :DD

[@wertherland]

Absolutely amazing. Thank you!!!!!

[@rjtumble]

These came out fantastic, great job.

[@spectator511]

yes please, do more electronics. Best regards from Switzerland

[@kathycollinstv1470]

Amazing as always. Thanks for using the track saw for so much if that build. I love mine but I haven’t ventured into cuts off the table yet. And please let me know when you add a “MISTAKES WERE MaDe” shirt to the merch!!

[@HighSchoolCreations]

Big big fan of electronics. Really enjoy your channel. Big inspiration for me and future shop/office updates

[@theepicnamedguy2317]

i honestly was thinking it was going to look wack, but i was wrong, that is hot af . 10/10 will build ty

[@TotalBoat]

Awesome build - they look fantastic!!!

[@themplar]

I love this idea. Thanks for the cool project!

[@harrison3639]

That jig was fire, I wanna see more of that lol.....electronics are fun to

[@jedics1]

Just what I always wanted, a shelf to remember to recharge as well! If you have a dry wall it would be easier to just run a wire inside the wall imo.

[@NancyRoy-dv7gw]

This is absolutly fantastic. You are very good at woodworking and you are interesting to listen to. I will experiment your tutorial soon. I am a begginer in woodworking and I am confident. No experience but lots of positivness ! Thank you again.

[@weapenofchoyss]

This was a FANTASTIC video!! You’ve got great personality. Super informative. Great explanations and you showed every part of the build. I WILL be doing this. THANKS FOR A GREAT VID!!

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

you're welcome!

[@AngieWilliamsDesigns]

Thanks for the link to this video. Great project. Great tip on installing floating shelves. I have a few I want to do. But living in a historic 1869 means plaster. And I’ve still not put anything on the walls yet. Except the shop…. Where there is drywall. Lol. One day…..

[@felixfromnebraska8648]

Great project, Brad! I love using LEDs in some of my builds as well. More specifically, some sports signs I make. Go Huskers! Thanks for sharing. Felix

[@kjsebestyen]

You've really upped your game on the montage music sections! They are inspirational!

[@SasquatchFab]

Hey guy, just a good heads up when working on electrical stuff: always put the switch on the ground leg instead of the power leg of whatever you’re connecting the switch to. That way if there’s a short it’s not a flammable risk.

[@dassvijayankumar1776]

Lovely and I am inspired by your working style.

[@beccamayberry9907]

These are awesome!!! So seem less looking and the lighting is super cool

[@howardappel3596]

Very very glad to see you stressing using a blade guard. Well done.

[@gllorena]

Love the tidiness!! Great job!!

[@brandylee2434]

Beautiful

[@robertdavies9957]

that 46 degree tip is amazing, thank you

[@lavaweb1]

Great Edit! And a freaking CLEAN install! Love it!

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

thanks, Scott! My Zooms look a lot better now 😜

[@johngardiner8847]

The project looks great! 👍 Would be nice to learn electronics and more led projects from this channel

[@lorenmeyer5290]

AWESOME job! Thanks!

[@nathanfife2890]

If you use hue lights you can connect them to a real light switch and control everything with other smart home stuff as well. I built a similar thing and I liked the hue option because there isn't a battery to charge

[@ModernBuilds]

Cool tape tip! Gotta grab some 🔥🔥

[@Fixthisbuildthat]

It holds like a champ, Mike. Although your gaffers tape looked cooler 😂😂

[@masontreadwellnz]

Hey Mike love your Bus project you did a couple months ago❤️‍🔥

[@paschadoudou]

💳

[@nzwakele]

How far is Joshua Tree from FTBT

[@juststevoo]

Mike: “Today, I’m gonna be picking up some filament tape from my local store…” Cashier: “Uh, sir? This is a Wendy’s. We don’t sell t-” Mike: “-ON MODERN BUILDS.”

[@richs5422]

Oh yes, woodworking plus electronics. Definitely!

[@rocktoone]

Love electronics! Please make some more stuff utilizing wires, lights and stuff!!

[@gary8033]

Love electronics, I just need a little more step-by-step instructions 👍👍✌

[@chrismellon127]

Yoooo they r badass!! I wasn’t sure i was gonna like it but once it was finished i love it!!

[@Noddyunplugged]

Beautifully done and great video!