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.

[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!

[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.

[matthewm]

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.

[johnburgess]

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.

[roneckler]

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!

[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.

[Lencho_]

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

[jamesspinks]

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.

[MicBergsma]

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

[Motorpig]

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!

[dylan-nguyen]

Hey Brad, I use to work warehouse. Highly recommend you buy Uline brand tape. Strongest and their tape gun is buttery smooth.

[jedics]

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.

[nathanfife]

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

[macarenabeeche]

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

[NghtRder]

I am building my own house from scratch at the moment and it will have a complete smart suite of things in every room, I was already thinking about power devices but I think I will run 12v into every wall so I can add things as needed without having to runn more wiring, much like running Ethernet back to a central cabinet I will setup a central acces point for 12volt for maintenance

[uprightcr]

I think it would have been easier to just run some low voltage wires through the wall.

[viktoriaciostek]

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.

[Skynzor]

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

[TheBatz]

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!

[TomCee]

I would have gone with wired power inside the wall, but that’s just me. The 5v would route from a box behind the cabinet and plug into each shelf in or through the supports. This also eliminates the power switches.
That said, great job and thanks for the detailed, but not boring instructions and hints. Even the goofs were worth seeing.