How to Install and Secure Floating Shelves to the Wall | Installing Ikea Lack Floating Shelf

Hi you guys, it's Brittany from the blog the Beauty Revival. Today Jade and I wanted to share a tutorial on how we hang and secure our floating shelves to the wall.
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The shelves we use in our living room are Ikea lack floating shelves and we highly recommend them!

We had one shelf that came down once so jade had to think of a better way to fasten it to the wall. We will leave links below for all the tools and fasteners that we suggest.

The first thing I do when I open a package of floating shelves is throw away their mounting hardware. It's never heavy duty enough and costs just a couple of dollars to replace.

Next figure out where you want your floating shelf to go. Find where the stud are located within where you want to hang your shelf. This is the most critical step to get your shelves secure. Now ideally we would want our shelf to sit where it touches two shelves, but that would look funny on on wall so we will only be able to have one stud where our shelf will set.

You may have to drill new holes on your mounting bracket, as I have shown you, if your brackets holes do not line up with where your stud is in the wall.

We use drywall anchors, and they are great for anywhere wether they hit a stud or not.

Once the shelf is in place you can then take wood screws and drive them into the studs.

And thats. Now mount your shelf, and screw the little screws in the bottom to hold your shelf to your mounting bracket!

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[brookecarmichael]

what drill bit did you use for anchors and drywall holes

[pegeggeggleston]

Great video and instruction. Thanks for sharing and continued success. Love PegEgg

[jenniferduenes]

Did you have to use a special drill bit to drill through the metal? Thanks for the great tutorial!

[LauraL]

So, did you replace the bracket the shelf came with? If so, what bracket did you use? Where can I find it?

[catherinenguyen]

Glad I found this video as I was having trouble with the ikea wall sliding off my drywall as well. Just curious, how long has the lack shelf stayed up after you installed the shelf into the he stud with the drywall anchors? Thanks.

[monicadrew]

I’m just now watching this video. Where do you get your artwork for the floating shelves? I have a hard time finding small prints.

[sofiapantoja]

hello! I found your video because I recently bought these shelves and after installing them i realized that the shelf is sagging. How did you prevent this? was it those specific anchors you used or adding holes to where you had studs? i'd like to exhaust all options before I return them. thanks!!

[peach]

Hey there, i came to this video bc we are confused about how these shelves stay on and don’t slide off. But I feel like you kinda skipped over the last part. Is that a necessary step? How did you know where to screw the screw into the mounting bracket? How did you screw it into the metal? Did it have a hole in the bottom of it already?