A pink office chair holding a white pillow is placed in front of a spare bedroom closet turned into an office. The closet wall is covered with gold and white wallpaper. Two light wood floating shelves hang above a third wood floating shelf that serves as a desk. A small white rug is placed on the warm wood floor.
21 Incredible Long Floating Shelves Perfect for Any Space
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Published: September 1, 2022
Updated: December 4, 2023
If you’re thinking you need more shelf space around your house, you should consider adding long floating shelves to your home. These shelves look amazing in the kitchen, bedroom, and office. You can add them to a children’s schoolroom or practice area. Try putting long floating shelves in a nook above a desk.
Long floating shelves can store bowls, mugs, and canisters. They can also be used to hold decorative items such as pictures, candlesticks, and potted plants. They’re such a versatile addition to your home that you can’t go wrong.
So we curated the best ideas to show how you can add incredible long floating shelves to any room of your house. The shelves will look amazing while increasing your storage space!
02 of Floating Shelf Above a Grey Bed
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This bedroom features white walls and a beige carpet. A grey bed with pink bedding is pushed against the wall underneath a long floating shelf filled with pictures. A grey lamp sits on a wooden bedstand near a light wood cabinet. A small wooden stool is placed at the foot of the bed.
03 of Light Wood Floating Shelves Above Grey Dresser
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Two black lamps illuminate two light wood floating shelves hanging on a white kitchen wall. A plant in a brown pot and a white table lamp sit on a light grey dresser with silver pulls under the floating shelves.
04 of White Oak Floating Shelves on White Dining Room Wall
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This dining room boasts two white oak floating shelves filled with black, brown, beige, and white crockery on a white wall. A light wood buffet table holding a black coffee maker and dark grey canisters is pushed against the white tiled backsplash under the shelves. Two white chairs are pushed under a wood table.
05 of Vertical Shiplap Walls With a Floating Shelf
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Three small bronze lamps hang from a vertical white shiplap wall above extra-long floating shelves over a white desk with a light wood top. A small black stool is set next to a white office chair on a grey rug on the warm wood floor.
06 of Floating Shelves Surrounding a Landscape
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A landscape hangs between two short brown floating shelves underneath a long floating shelf on the white office wall. Pictures, brown containers, and a wicker basket are placed on the shelves. A wicker chair is pushed underneath the long grey desk.
07 of Thick Blue Floating Shelves
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This living room boasts thick blue floating shelves underneath a television on a white wall. Wooden vases, white pots, and pictures decorate the floating shelves. A grey area rug is placed on the light wood floor.
08 of Oak Floating Shelves in a Pantry
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This pantry features vertical shiplap, oak floating shelves, and white cabinets with black knobs. A collection of evergreen plants in white pots, glass containers, and a wooden tree are distributed on the shelves.
09 of Long Floating Shelves on White Dividing Wall
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This open living space features white walls and a white sofa on a white rug. Two extra-long light wood floating shelves line the dividing wall above the white counter. An off-white rug is placed in the kitchen on the warm wood floor near two wood barstools pushed underneath the corner of the counter.
10 of Floating Shelves: Extra Long Above Black Faucet
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This kitchen boasts wooden floating shelves that are extra long, hanging on a white wall above a black faucet. A gold lamp illuminates the shelves. A black coffee maker stands on the white countertop next to a large black cabinet.
11 of Floating Shelves on Kitchen Wall
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Two long floating shelves hang on an offset off-white tiled kitchen wall. A stainless steel coffee maker, a black stand holding white mugs, and a plant in a wicker basket are placed on the light grey counter on white cabinets with black pulls. A large plant in a wicker basket is placed on the warm wood floor next to the white cabinets.
12 of Floating Shelves on White Shiplap Walls
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This living room boasts warm wood floors and a black lamp hanging on a white shiplap wall above long wooden floating shelves holding a group of pictures with white mats in beige frames. An off-white bowl is placed on the white cabinets with black knobs underneath the shelves.
13 of Warm Wood Floating Shelves in Nook
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The warm wood floating shelves hang in a living room nook above a dark grey cabinet with gold knobs. Plants in white pots, a black basket, a white pitcher, books, and pictures in gold frames are displayed on the shelves and the cabinet.
14 of Floating Shelves in Living Room Nook
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This living room nook features light wooden floating shelves with white canisters hanging above a dark grey cabinet. A white lampshade on a black lamp illuminates grey and white pillows on a brown sofa. A beige area rug is laid on the off-white carpet.
15 of Virtual School Room With Floating Shelves
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This virtual school room features white walls and a beige carpet. Two long, thick wooden floating shelves hang above a long white desk with a grey top. Two black chairs are pushed underneath the desk. A grand piano is placed on the other side of the room.
16 of Dining Nook With White Floating Shelves
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This dining nook boasts white floating shelves filled with black, grey, and beige decor pieces. A brown booth with a wood table is pushed against a wooden console table underneath the floating shelves. Baskets, grey plates, a white vase, and a small group of books are placed on the console table.
17 of White Oak Floating Shelves
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This dining room boasts long white oak floating shelves hanging on a white wall above a light wood buffet table. The shelves contain black, beige, and white crockery and a picture. Two white chairs are pushed up to a light wood dining table.
18 of Stunning Floating Shelves on Dark Blue Wall
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Thick wood floating shelves filled with white crockery hang on a dark blue dining room wall. A long wood plank is laid on white cabinets filled with white mugs, bowls, and containers. Three metal chairs are pushed against the white table with a dark wood top on a light brown rug on the warm wood floor.
19 of Long Floating Shelves on White Wall
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Long wooden floating shelves filled with white crockery hang on a white kitchen wall above a group of glass canisters. Two small pine trees sit on a brown countertop on white cabinets. Four black barstools are placed next to the counter on the dark wood floor. A stainless steel stove is positioned next to a stainless steel refrigerator.
20 of Thick Wood Floating Shelves on Light Blue Dining Room Wall
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This dining room boasts a light blue wall with white shiplap wainscoting. Two thick dark wood floating shelves hang on the wall above the white wainscoting. The shelves are filled with white crockery, black signs, green plants in grey metal baskets, and pictures in white frames.
21 of Coffee Bar With Floating Shelves
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This coffee bar boasts three warm wood floating shelves hanging on a light blue tiled wall. White and brown mugs hang from the bottom shelf above a black countertop on a white cabinet with silver pulls. The dark wood floor extends into the kitchen.
