Melannco Arlington Floating Wall Shelves for Bedroom, Living Room, Bathroom, Kitchen, Office, Nursery, Set of 4, White

I love the fact act that they are about 3.5” in depth so they don’t stick too far out from the wall. There’s a narrow path between the foot of the bed and wall where these are mounted and didn’t want to worry about bumping into them. They’re lightweight and very affordable. You can get creative on the layout…and they’re easy to install. Everything you need is included. I would recommend these!

I was a little put off by these just for the fact that they were uneven shelves and I couldn't seem to decide if:1. They would be strong enough. Especially based on the reviews and previous pictures posted.2. That I could make them work in such a way that appeased my somewhat anal retentive symmetry/order obsession.I figured at such a low price, it wasn't much of an investment to take a risk.They came super fast. Sooner than they were supposed to arrive, actually. Having just moved and lost one of my bookshelves to a staircase drop, this was much appreciated as I was hurting for shelving.So I take them out of the box and I immediately am relieved by the dimensions, look and feel of them. I had a best and worst case scenario built in my mind based on pictures...it's hard to gauge with such personal things sometimes. It was definitely a best case scenario turn out.The setup is SUPER simple and all you really need is a screwdriver, which is all that I used. They have little paper cutouts to represent each shelf and all you do is poke a hole through the indicated area with a pencil and mark the wall perfectly with that. Then you can place the shelf on the wall in line with the dots and put the included tiny level (which I will be keeping) on to see if it's even.I would personally recommend doing away with the anchors. Not only could I not get them in, but they seemed to affect the wall in that the more surface space you take up in the wall, the less secure it is and the more likely drywall around it is to crumble and the screws to bend. I found this out when I tried to screw in a big enough hole to fit it. From my observations, not advisable. So I moved my initial holes a bit over from the original ones so they'd be covered by the shelf, but far enough away that the previous holes wouldn't affect the stability of the new ones and voila-super stable shelf. I would also recommend screwing the screws in as much as possible while still being able to get the shelf on them for max stability and strength.I tentatively started testing out the first shelf. First by testing it out with my hands and seeing the resistance that came back from force. Impressive. Then I put my incense burner on it. Didn't budge. Then my incense stick cup. Still good. Then my coffee cup full of pens and pencils. All good. I would however advice trying to put the biggest, lightest objects on the largest shelf and fewer, heavier items on the preceding sizes.Next was the second largest. As you can see from my photo, I have two Halloween jars on this one. I use these to hold change. And change can be HEAVY. I just emptied them recently, so they're not as heavy as they can get, but still pretty substantial. It held up.Next was the second smallest. I was most concerned about this because the statue of Fortuna is MUCH heavier than it looks and quite pricey. Perfectly fine.Then for the smallest I put on my brand new wax burner. This is probably the most stable shelf because the screws are so close together and again, it's heavier than it looks and also super fragile. The idea of wax everywhere if it falls isn't a pleasant idea in my mind. I have the absolute confidence that won't happen.All in all it took me about half an hour to go through this entire process and I'm quite pleased with the result.To be fair, I'm reviewing this immediately after putting them up, but should anything happen to them, I will edit this review to let you know. I spend quite a long time looking at other reviews, so hopefully I've saved someone out there some time with my own as these were the sorts of things I was looking for and wanted to know.

I'm not the most handy guy around, so anything that involves a drill can be a bit daunting for me. Mounting a TV is about the extent of my hardware ability. These shelves can realistically be mounted by anyone willing to invest the time, although I'd say they're not as simple as some of the other shelves I've gotten on Amazon.For starters, the mounting mechanism on them is a sort of keyhole design, where a screw head fits into a larger hole on a circular bracket before sliding down into a smaller area that won't allow the screw head to come out. Simple enough. However, for these shelves to be mounted perfectly flush, you have to make sure you have both screw heads with exactly the same amount of clearance from the wall. This can be rather tedious. The screws can't be all the way into the dry wall mounts or you won't be able to get them into the mounting bracket, and if they're too far out, the sturdiness of the shelves is quite poor. Thus there's a lot of experimentation to find the sweet spot for mounting these shelves - getting them to mount is easy, but getting them to be flush with the wall and sturdy enough to support weight is a different story. What they really need is a way to tighten the screws down once they're in the bracket, but as you're basically just hanging these shelves on the screws, that's not possible. I don't know, maybe I did something wrong but setting them up was much more time consuming than I was hoping for.All that said, they're quite attractive once setup. The can support pictures, plants, etc. You won't get any matching pieces with one set though, so if you're a fan of symmetry then you'll have to buy 2 sets. We have ours mounted over our bedside tables and in the bathrooms, and they serve their purpose quite well in both regards.Aesthetically, they're a 5 star product. But having purchased other shelves from Amazon that were a breeze to install and incredibly sturdy, there's some room for improvement here.

People saying poor quality or leaving 1 star because of damage due to shipping should be ignored.I worked as a carpenter for over a decade, Are these solid oak? Or high quality crown molding custom shelves? No, of course not look at the price. What they are is easy to install, pretty sturdy , and nice looking. I don't know how much weight I would trust with these, but for spices or actions figures or pictures they do the job just fine.Know that the depth of the shelves is about 4 inches, but the lip takes up part of that, giving you about 3 and 1/2 inches in depth that is usable.The one thing I really appreciated about these is small but such a nice addition .Included is a mini level, and it is accurate, I compared it with my professional grade level that I used to install the shelves. That is just such a great little addition for the average person that may not even own a level.

As another reviewer noted, they look nice. And as they also noted, they are very thin and feel very cheap. They are PLASTIC. I question whether they will sag on the surface; don't know if there is any support under the top and it sounds like - when you tap no it - it is a 'no' on that question. For almost 40 bucks, they should have been wood, or engineered wood at the very least.I paid this price as I thought they were some kind of wood. NOPE. If you are okay with plastic, keep looking as I am sure there is something cheaper than slightly less than 40 bucks.