Here is another view of the fireplace

The space seems to be clean and modern. Based on the second photo, I would say that white shelves don't work here. Walnut would work, but not the rustic version you have listed above. It needs to be something modern

Here are some ideas that might help (two in dark finish and one in white)

Thanks for your suggestions ! I’m close to just making my own shelves if I can’t find something off the shelf in the size I need.

Would love to incorporate some live edge wood into it.

But my slight fav at the moment is the white wedge. We have some mid century pieces in that room and it ties in well with those.

I just wish they had some more color options so I don’t need to spend more time painting anything.

Thanks!

You could use the white wedges if they come in a decent size. I see you have a white piece of furniture there as well.

It is difficult to find the right sizes. We had to build a few shelves ourselves

Live edge might be a good solution, because it walks a line between modern and rustic if finished nicely. The white wedge doesn't work at all even with some white furniture. You need to keep the finish warm with your current fireplace look. I think white looks like "builder cheap". JMO

Thanks Flo, the wedge I’ve seen in person at West Elm and it looks like a quality piece, but I agree we need to warm this space up and the live edge shelves could certainly do the trick.

Really appreciate the feedback.

Thanks Lezlie , nothing is set in stone yet. So totally possible to go With a symmetric stack.

I wanted to do a cabinet at the base but the AC duct works makes that a challenge unless I can find something that doesn’t block the duct work.

Thank you for the feedback!

Make your own. cheaper and they look better. I've done walnut, teak, ipe and oak that I've ebonized. I even did my own 8' window sill out of a great piece of pecan. Nothing you can buy looks like the boards you find in a lumberyard.

Is it possible to do the floating shelves in the same finish as the fireplace?

@Beth

That looks like what’s going to happen here. I’m just a bit time crunched with the holidays coming so if I can find a nice off the shelf solution. ( no pun intended) I would go that route.

Thanks !

@gary definitely is , I was just looking to do something warmer in that space. I like the texture some natural wood bring into it.

I was also considering incorporating the left over Tiger wood from floor. But not many large pieces left so it will be time consuming to make them up.

Thanks for chiming in

great looking space Banchitta. love the fireplace and the zebra. I think walnut, or a black walnut, would be your best bet. Or if you can find it,,,this was the pecan wood I used for my window. stuff is like cement to drill.

@ Beth Thanks!
That’s a gorgeous piece of wood. I reached out to a friend of mine who has a ton of hardwoods laying around his shop. Hopefully he has some chunky walnut laying around we can work.

When the space is fully completed we are going to do some real photos of it. Right now there is no furniture in that room and obviously it’s not finished.

Thanks for the feedback.

Banchitta, just so you now, Beth is a real expert on woods and finishing woods and tile too, so she is a great resource as well. Just in case you haven't seen her postings here, wanted to mention that.

Thanks Flo, I’ve seen her comments on other people’s posts so without a doubt she knows what she’s talking about.

And to update ... I decided to just make my own. I built everything else so far ... might as well not be lazy now.

Sounds like a plan! Good luck, very nice room. Looking forward to seeing final pics!

thanks Flo! Banchitta, can't wait to see how they turn out. home made is always better than store bought anyway. (let me know if you want tips on setting a crushed stone inlay w/resin!)

@Beth ... Damn you, stop giving me good ideas and more work.

I also have a cnc at my shop :X

@beth my buddy has some left over 1” marine grade mahogany plywood and edging at his shop.

So going to use that and do some floating shelves at different depths from top to bottom.

Maybe 12” bottom shelf and tapper inward as we go up.

Or so that’s the concept at the moment

@beth

what are those round things? great looking wood whatever they are.

if you have the cnc, you could do some cool designs for the inlay! I just practiced on this piece to see how it would work. routed it and inlaid turquoise and other stone.

had this chunk of walnut, so I did it on here too. would be easier to carve out w/a machine doing the design though! ;)

Awesome Beth. See that look at several sources around here. Like the air plants! Cool idea!

Nice design beth. I've seen some coffee tables done that way,,I think it was glass and some stones.

Both look great! However, the space looks more contemporary and the wood option could work, if you get the right color and placement. It shouldn't be to busy to maintain the modern minimalistic feel. The white could work but not too many and a different size is a must

@beth , love the inlays.... maybe I’ll do a version 2.0 of these shelves after the holidays and spend some time on the cnc reworking it.

Those round things are designed to hold a 45lb gym weight and have casters installed in them to make a rolling wall. So he has tons of that wood left over and It works with my color scheme.

So yea essentially I’m going to take the non lazy road and make my own.

thanks guys. I looked at lots of ideas. wasn't sure how it would work so I experimented w/that first one. it's easy enough to do, just a bit tedious waiting for it to dry and then sanding and polishing.

@beth what kind of cnc do you have ??

I don't have any of those..., just your basic router w/different bits. I freehand draw it and try to have a steady hand!

I would love to have something like this for the inlay work!

@beth

This is a good way to dip your toe into some cnc routing.

https://www.inventables.com/technologies/x-carve

very cool. a bit above my skill set I think! in my next house w/my huge workshop!

@Beth here is the finished design.

Banchitta,,,beautiful! very nice

Only took 3 months

haha. well, it was worth it. i'm sure getting those shelves cut at that angle, all 8 times, was a painstaking task! better you than me.

Looks very nice! That wasn't such a long time..we're still working on our ceiling panels after a year:) That's what happens when projects can only be done during down time, which seems to be non-existent

@Beth

It was just a lot of nonsense on these

We cut em down from the plywood via Track saw , so that handled the angle

Then edge banded everything , glued and trimmed

Then off to the drill press to make the holes for the hidden hardware ....

Then Dado cut the recesses into the back to hide the hardware

Sand , poly , mount

Thank God it’s done lol

@printesa

You know how it goes , the shoemaker always has holes in his shoes :)

exactly:) It's getting there, but still some work. Some are difficult to fit since there is no such thing as perfect squares. Here is a photo in progress

Banchitta, any reason why you didn't use a solid wood? curious why you went w/plywood? are the shelves too deep for solid?

@Beth

My buddy had some marine grade 1” Mahogany ply left over from a project , so it was a freebie. Material was perfectly straight.... only headache is obviously the edge banding... and other challenge was that the hardware was 7/8” so cutting the pockets into the back of the shelving was a real challenge.

ah, ok. well you can't beat free and straight! i've never edge banded, so kudos to you!

Really looking good. Free can't be beat but I do wish the shelves where thicker, but alas, not in the cards. You might have been able to do a "faux" edge? Probably sick of working on it! So, now styling the shelves will be important. I would keep what you place on the shelves very minimal. Stricking pieces and keep heaviest on lower shelves. In your case, about 1/3 with objects and 2/3 open with nothing. Different than normal styling rules 1/3, 1/3, 1/3rd. Books, open, objects. I commend your dedication and I can relate to you being glad it is done!

@Flo

Thanks for the feedback , definitely going to be a challenge to decorate the shelves. I was shooting for a thicker board , but can’t beat really high quality lumber for free ;)

Here is one example. Minamalist. Depends on “inventory” you might have? Any collections?

that looks fantastic , thanks Flo! ill let you know what I find

Great, nothing like "shopping in your house (and garage!)" Never know what suddenly will look great!