Checkerboard Maple & Sapele Marquetry Mid Century Wall Shelf | Maximal Floating Checked Shelf

Seller's description

🇬🇧 Handmade to order in England | 📐 Custom sizing available
📦 Fast tracked international delivery with UPS

✦ At a Glance

▪ End-grain Maple & Sapele checkerboard front edge
▪ Premium Baltic birch plywood shelf
▪ Double-thickness plywood front lip
▪ Inset rear bracket for a clean floating appearance
▪ Bold mid-century modern and maximalist design
▪ Multiple widths and depths, including custom sizes
▪ Fully assembled and ready to install
▪ Universal wall plugs included for drywall and masonry
▪ Supports up to 22 lbs (10 kg)

📌 Description

A distinctive checkerboard floating wall shelf handcrafted from end-grain Canadian White Maple, rich Sapele hardwood and premium Baltic birch plywood. Designed as a decorative picture ledge, wall-mounted bookshelf or statement display shelf, it combines practical storage with playful geometric design.

The front edge features a bold checkerboard pattern made from individual end-grain Maple and Sapele blocks. The contrasting pale and reddish-brown hardwoods create a striking graphic detail, with the natural grain adding warmth and character.

The double-thickness Baltic birch plywood front lip highlights the exposed plywood layers, while an inset rear bracket creates a clean floating appearance.

Install with the front lip facing up for a contained picture ledge, or facing down for a more open wall shelf.

Perfect for displaying books, framed artwork, ceramics, plants and collectibles in living rooms, bedrooms, nurseries and home offices.

Its geometric checkerboard design complements mid-century modern, maximalist, eclectic, retro and contemporary interiors.

📐 Dimensions

▪ Width: Multiple options available
▪ Depth: Multiple options available
▪ Overall height including bracket: 2.2″ (5.6 cm)
▪ Usable shelf depth: approximately 1.5″ (40 mm) less than total depth due to the front lip and rear bracket
▪ Custom widths and depths available on request

⚖️ Maximum Load

▪ Supports up to 22 lbs (10 kg) when evenly distributed and securely fixed
▪ Load capacity depends on appropriate wall fixings

🌳 Materials & Finish

▪ End-grain Canadian White Maple checkerboard detail
▪ End-grain Sapele hardwood checkerboard detail
▪ Premium Baltic birch plywood shelf and bracket
▪ Finished with Osmo Satin Natural hard-wax oil
▪ Smooth, durable and water-resistant finish

🛠 Installation

▪ Supplied fully assembled
▪ Mounts through two pre-drilled holes in the rear upstand
▪ Universal wall plugs included for drywall/plasterboard and solid masonry
▪ Illustrated fitting instructions included — see image gallery

🧰 What's Included

▪ Fully assembled checkerboard wooden shelf
▪ Wall mounting screws and universal wall plugs
▪ Wooden plugs to conceal screw heads

⚠️ Please Note

▪ Please check that the supplied universal wall plugs are suitable for your specific wall type and construction before installation

📦 Shipping & Dispatch

▪ Handmade to order in our UK workshop
▪ Production lead times vary — please check your order details for your estimated dispatch date
▪ Fast, fully tracked international UPS delivery
▪ Any applicable import duties, tariffs or local taxes are the customer's responsibility

🖐 Handmade in England

Each shelf is individually handcrafted in England using carefully selected Maple, Sapele and Baltic birch plywood.

The checkerboard front is made from real hardwood end grain, with natural variations in colour and grain making every shelf unique.

Small-batch, carefully crafted and designed to last — never mass produced.