Looking to buy a white wall shelf made of oak? Our white wall shelves are made from old oak with a vintage white finish, light and fresh with the character of real wood. Choose 26 or 36 mm thick, 40 to 160 cm long, always with concealed mounting for a flo Show more
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Our white wall shelves are not painted shelves, but genuine oak wall shelves made from old oak with a vintage white finish. The result resembles a whitewash look: light and fresh, with the character of oak. That makes a whitewashed oak wall shelf a great fit for a Scandinavian, country style or modern interior.
As standard, the shelf has a live edge front with the natural edge of the wood. Prefer a straight sawn front? Just add this to the comments with your order.
You can choose between two thicknesses. The best choice depends on what you want to put on the shelf and how sturdy you want it to look.
You can order a white wall shelf in steps of 10 cm, from 40 to 160 cm long. Need a size in between, for example 44 cm? Choose the next size up (50 cm) and add your desired length in the order comments. We will then cut the shelf to your exact size.
Every whitewashed oak wall shelf comes with a concealed mounting system, also known as a hidden shelf bracket. The brackets are fully hidden inside the wood, so you see nothing of the mounting and the shelf appears to float on the wall. Each wall bracket holds up to 30 kg.
Prefer a floating shelf in natural oak? Take a look at our floating oak wall shelves.
A white wall shelf keeps a kitchen light and calm, especially combined with white tiles or a light wall. As a kitchen shelf above the countertop, the 36 mm shelf at 25 or 30 cm deep is the usual choice. It easily holds plates, jars and cookbooks.
Looking for more contrast instead? Then a black oak wall shelf is a bold alternative.
No, our white wall shelves are not painted. They are genuine oak wall shelves made from old oak with a vintage white finish. This keeps the character of the wood visible, similar to a whitewash look.
That is the big difference from a white shelf made of MDF or chipboard, which has a smooth, even layer of paint. A whitewashed oak wall shelf looks and feels like wood, and every shelf is slightly different.
Each wall bracket of the concealed mounting system holds up to 30 kg. The total load of the shelf depends on three things:
Planning to put heavy items on it, such as plates or a row of books? Then choose the 36 mm shelf.
The white wall shelf is available in lengths from 40 to 160 cm, in steps of 10 cm. These depths are available per thickness:
Yes, sizes in between are possible. This is how you order a custom size white wall shelf:
For other sizes in natural oak, see our custom oak wall shelves.
No, the white wall shelf has a standard maximum length of 160 cm. Still looking for a longer white shelf, for example above a sideboard or across the full width of an alcove? Please contact us and we will look at the options together.
Is natural oak also an option? Then we offer an extra long wall shelf up to 350 cm.
Yes, a whitewashed oak wall shelf is a popular kitchen shelf. It keeps the room light, especially in a kitchen with white tiles or light cabinets.
For plates, pans and storage jars, choose the 36 mm shelf at 25 or 30 cm deep. Only need space for herbs or a few cookbooks? Then 15 or 20 cm deep is usually enough and the shelf looks slimmer.
You mount a white floating wall shelf with the concealed mounting system we supply. In short, it works like this:
The brackets disappear into the shelf, so no supports are visible and the shelf floats on the wall. Use plugs and screws that suit your type of wall.
