DIY Modern Wall Shelf / Desk | Metal and Plywood | Modern Builds

Today on Modern Builds, I'm building an adjustable, floating wall shelf with built in media storage and a desk! everything is built from a single 2"x6" and a sheet of 3/4" pine plywood. If you're not interested in using metal for the brackets, 1/2" plywood would work fine, it would just look a bit more bulky. The written article with plans will be available on my website so make sure and check that out if you plan on building this project yourself.
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1 - 2x6
1 Sheet 3/4" Plywood
12 Gauge Cold Rolled Steel for Brackets.
"Or you could use 1/2" plywood"
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[@anniejanejackson]

brackets !!!!!! brilliant thanks Mike great idea

[@joshman8714]

Love how your new video are coming about now Caleb's on board. Keep it up Mike!

[@daveknott4563]

thanks. Also the quote "100%.." is - Wayne Gretzky . If that was intentional I can appreciate the humor of M. Scott. I'm a fan of the Office.

[@texastwitcher3392]

Thank you forvmakimg these videos. You inspire me to do more myself

[@MojojoJenkins]

Looks amazing and equally as functional. Bravo 😎

[@dr34dh34d]

So clean.

[@shaunboydmadethis]

Nice! Simple and clean. That's what's up.

[@Hubbmade]

I really like the idea of cutting out your own metal brackets. Cool, Mike, cool!

[@pralinemocha]

another great build! Love it

[@jaquelinevera5000]

That’s beautiful

[@vahmatieu]

That set up is so cool

[@BruceAUlrich]

I really like the metal brackets that you added to it!

[@freemov2101]

amazing! fantastic!!

[@UriValdez]

Youre a fantastic builder, keep up the good work!

[@lechateaudenikki]

This is just so good

[@michellemorrissette8455]

love this !

[@justalurkr]

Minus the safety violations, I love the project. Already thinking about how to make it a Murphy desk.

[@WorkingTimbersCo]

Awesome build! Perfect idea!

[@psychosaif]

Action Bronson!! nice!

[@marlacampos8063]

I'm a huge fan of your work

[@ConwayT91]

awesome project man!! i really like it!! has a mid century modern kinda feel to it!

[@daltonldavis1995]

Killing it with the uploads.

[@faisal_4337]

Good job . Keep yourself in this way , i like your videos 💗

[@MakersMadLab]

This beat had me jamming. love the project!

[@JoeF-sr4um]

haha love the Michael Scott quote on the dry erase board!

[@ryanjones6659]

Nice job! These are great, especially for small homes.

[@ModernBuilds]

No doubt! I appreciate it

[@malloryrobinson6418]

Love the video! Can't wait to see what your next project will be :)

[@jeremie4174]

Nice desk !!

[@BritoWorx]

This is amazing

[@JavierECT]

I need to make one of these!! thank you for the great tips:D

[@GilOsborne]

This is great, i'm moving into a smaller apartment and I think this will be perfect to save some space. Thanks!

[@ModernBuilds]

No doubt!! Thanks man

[@valtor99]

Cool project.

[@TheWoodYogi]

Great little modular design. Thank you :) ॐ

[@Jay91Byrd]

From Modern Baseball to Kendrick. Your music taste is awesome! (So are your builds)

[@ModernBuilds]

Thanks dude!!

[@chancedennis4206]

for your next project you can make a small garden house it would be very cool

[@smile2keeper]

What is the music close to the end?! The installing part... tnx .. great job!!

[@Tenekai]

Sweet. Lemme just get my plainer out...

[@VENKOwood]

*Good job*

[@leondriag]

You are so freakin’ talented!!!! I love it

[@George-rm7dd]

verrrrrry nice

[@NickDV007]

Good one 👍👍👍

[@felixhoffmannv.meinigen7776]

Greetings from germany,your videos r awesome!

[@bxcwoodworks]

Great work man!

[@ModernBuilds]

Thanks Brandon

[@drew657]

Awesome project, man. Been looking at something like this for a while. Might have to make trip to the lumberyard this weekend.....

[@basuramanya]

A Duce!!! nice project.

[@twes619]

Hi Mike. I've remodeled my house and did a lot of the work with my brother. I'm now really enjoying new projects, how do you come up with these ideas? I feel like I have to see someone do it, then get inspired with ideas. I feel like I could never just wake up and build that shelf from my own imagination. Just the experience and years of building for you?

[@PaulTranDIY]

Thanks for the ideas. Might have to try something similar. Thanks for inspiration.

[@ModernBuilds]

Right on! no problem!

[@PATMAN35]

NIKKA COFFEY GRAIN 😍😍😍

[@emmabrown5857]

Lol the michael scott quote on the white board!!!

[@sewthernbelle]

Can you do a series where you build stuff with hand tools? Just for a challenge...

[@ChiefMoonChunks]

Other than the drill press those were all hand tools, or did you mean non powered tools

[@joshyingling]

He doesn't own hand tools

[@allanpaganini]

Hi Mike How are you? Well, Your project is very nice, beautiful, easy and useful Great job and Congratulations.

[@mactriz5411]

Nice job ;-)

[@capiruiz]

¿One video every day? AWESOMEEEEEEEE !!!!

[@ModernBuilds]

Haha! I wish

[@capiruiz]

hahaha

[@ChelseaFavelle]

If you wanted to make a door for the record cabinet, would you have any hints or suggestions (other than just plywood, edge banding and hinges)?

[@dysfuntionalbubble596]

hi! i would like to know what speakers are you using for your record player? they look so simple and nice!

[@RavsAjay]

Hey Mike, another great stuff buddy it's very helpful, as you said I'm not a record guy. So may be I'll fit a drawer in it, let's see...!

[@ModernBuilds]

Nice! let me know if you do!!

[@musicismylove92]

0:55 yeah the drill press would make it a *hole* lot easier! yay unintentional puns :)

[@Tenekai]

That's not a pun

[@veronafede]

Hi! What's the material u use below the wood when cutting with the circular saw? thanks!

[@jmakes3745]

Just a quick heads up mike, the title says 'self' not 'shelf.' Great project though, really like the look of it - simple but effective :)

[@ModernBuilds]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@saulgoodman2018]

But sometime you just have to work on yourself.

[@nathanmitchell4839]

IKEA makes a similar shelf, on the IKEA site search 291.844.52 it's bamboo though, I'd prefer to make it myself though, custom hardware and supports are always fun to make, great video as usual.

[@Appiopini]

good project, it's an interesting idea and us have ideias, and I would suggest putting some drawers

[@ExNotesRec]

2 videos I one week! Feels like xmas

[@ModernBuilds]

haha!

[@MyATCtv]

Really like your design Mike... Keep it up!!! looking forward to have some collab with you one day. Greetings from Europe

[@olekmatter]

nice project! i really like this chair too... can i get it somewhere? :)

[@AndyofCT]

What mods would you recommend to make this freestanding instead of wall mounted? Swap 2x2s for the rear supports and add front legs for the box and desktop?

[@JungleBook805]

Just an idea for a future project idea...Have you done an interior window bench that has top storage?

[@diegobasterrica6311]

thumbs up for you

[@claytoncarpentry8824]

What kind of Table saw do you have? Do you recommend it?

[@toxik420]

Man please protect your fingers we need you on YT.

[@graciemagpie]

I love this, the attention to detail is great. I have a question: when making the dado, what blade would you use in place of a circular saw to avoid having to go back into the plywood with a jigsaw? I can't wait to give this a go, I've been needing a new desk. I think I'd make the deepest shelf a murphy to really maximize space.

[@ModernBuilds]

A router with a dado bit would be able to cut it all in one pass. just come back with a small chisel to square off the ends of the groove

[@TheDermensch]

Great project! Any chance you build a larger desk/workspace any time soon?

[@ModernBuilds]

Probably not in the near future, but I do have a desk build from a few months ago if you haven't seen it

[@LuisMartinez-hs1ob]

I just noticed the Action Bronson album on the picture frame lol.... this is awesome & you make good videos man!

[@ModernBuilds]

Haha! Thanks man

[@alecsalazar859]

Untitled Unmastered spinning on that record player !

[@craftedworkshop]

That Crafted shirt is looking super fresh! Awesome build man, clean, simple, and looks great.

[@thegamingnoose1889]

yea, wonder where he got the shirt from...

[@pearcrustacean]

This is fucking dope, I really dig it! Keep it up, proud of you!

[@802Leith]

quick fix for the desk swing out or slide out keyboard tray to extend the desk top it wont mess with the aesthetic too much

[@reforzar]

Nice shirt MM, this project looks pretty handy. How do you like the turntable?

[@awsomeo70]

Are there any brackets on the market that you would recommend for someone who doesn't have access to the tools to cut them out themselves?

[@brettanderson8526]

Hi, Where did you get that plywood? Is there a name for that variety with the thicker face veneer? Thanks!

[@Alyanna_0123]

Can you try to create a cabinet with a computer table on a small space bedroom please. :)

[@GreenRunningLama]

awesome vid brav - can you link me the radio headphones please? -I need one for work :)

[@ModernBuilds]

These guys? : amzn.to/2jB7BF7

[@serpiloguz6323]

HAHA I thought you started rapping after the info 😂

[@Jcope1382]

The deuce!

[@Selendryle]

Hmm, if I don't trust my wall/studs, I imagine you could add a backpiece with plywood and support 2x4 along the bottom and in a triangle on the sides |_\ though maybe weight it on the bottom.

[@einnorw]

really dig the floating looking. vinyl shelf is p cool too. maybe could of did something more interesting with the wood by staining it

[@ModernBuilds]

I like unstained wood, but you could definitely do that

[@NRCarrillo]

Hey, new to the channel and wanted to leave some feedback (hopefully thats okay!) The project was actually kinda neat and your personality & enthusiasm really set you apart, HOWEVER, this video is SO bright and OVEREXPOSED that I legitimately had a hard time discerning what was happening. The plywood and 2x4s literally looked white. I checked on my Xbox, laptop, and phone just to make sure that it wasn't a setting on MY end. It really did remind me of a movie scene where they visit heaven and its just a blinding white as far as the eye can see. It hurt to look at. Sincerely.

[@NormSedillo]

Title says self instead of shelf. Huge fan though!

[@zoeybuck7950]

I would love to watch you build my desk for me.

[@baltimoreace]

Be careful where you point those finger guns!

[@0TBpaT]

Oh look at all the machines THAT I FUCKING DON'T HAVE!

[@muhammadakthar2622]

Nice very inspired by dieter rams 606 I see

[@user-wj7pd6pw7d]

еще пару таких проектов и количество пальцев уменьшится. Будет как в том анекдоте, Я знаю технику безопасности как свои 2 пальца )) (0:31)

[@Monsterpala]

not bad

[@jnmks]

could you please make a phone charging dock? that would be cool

[@TravisInCanada1]

Dude your fricken table is moving while your cutting and your not using a push stick... come on...

[@saulgoodman2018]

Me personally, I would trust drywall anchors for something that will take a lot of weight. I would have checked where the studs were before I started. Or I would have put plywood into the studs, so this way you won't just have a blank boring wall behind it, you can paint it. Then screw the supports into there.

[@seriousprawn]

hey mike! just wondering, what kinda records do you keep in there? i noticed a lymbyc systym vinyl in one of your videos, so i figured you were a post rock dude haha

[@ModernBuilds]

Yeah man, a mix of a lot of stuff. everything from caspian, to real estate, balance and composure, o'brother, underoath, to anderson paak

[@seriousprawn]

Modern Builds nice nice!

[@ReduxGarage]

Mike, love your stuff but that quote on your whiteboard is killing me. Actually said by Wayne Gretzky.

[@nicoleesola8023]

*likes video before even watching*

[@virtuallyjas]

Nicole Esola didn't realize it was exactly what I did til i saw your comment lmao

[@guitarman3100]

Love the vids bro huge fan! But please do us all a favor and make and use a push stick. You're scaring us. I work in a cabinet shop, you gotta respect that table saw or it'll get you. We all use them in the shop, it's worth the extra two seconds to grab it. No disrespect Mike.

[@zachariahmelson8043]

what was the total cost of this project?

[@ModernBuilds]

$40 for lumber. metal was leftover from another project