BAMEOS Floating Shelves Rustic Wood Wall Shelf, Small Bookshelf for Living Room, Office, Bedroom, with Metal Bracket

I love these shelves.PROS: I admit I was skeptical when I got them because they seemed a little too thin and flimsy for what I wanted to use them for and I was afraid they wouldn’t hold the weight. Instead I was delighted to find out they held up PERFECTLY. I placed my three consoles on each shelf and I have to say they hold up the weight fine and I’ve jiggled it around to be sure. They look really good and give me the extra storage space I needed underneathCONS: the only problem I saw with these shelves wasI do not recommend using the white plastic (forget the name) that is supposed to grip the nail better in dry wall. But instead purchasing your own since the one it came with us extremely thin and would collapse in on itself while trying to instal. I added a photo comparing a white one that they provide to a blue one that I purchased. But after replacing it they were good to go !

I loved how easy it was to put this together. I did it with very little effort in about 30 minutes for all three shelves. I like that you have the option to hang them either direction, with the shelf on the bottom or up top. I preferred the look of having the shelf on the bottom, it meant the metal arms served as bookends without needing anything else and they look sharp as heck on my walls. The anchor pieces can be a bit finicky, but overall I'd definitely purchase this again.

Overall, I do like them, they look nice where I put them and with the wall anchors they feel sturdy enough to hold a decent amount of weight. Installation was easy enough if you've ever put up shelves before, there is nothing overly different or complicated about it. It comes with 2 anchors and 2 long screws to hang each shelf, which is plenty if you do it right. You do not need to use 4 anchors for each shelf unless you are putting some seriously heavy stuff on these, in which case I suggest you look elsewhere anyway. Additionally, there are predrilled holes for attaching the bracket to the wood, but i didn't not use them because I wanted a little more of the wood to show on the other side of the bracket, but this was still easy to do by hand without the predrilled holes. Also I will say definitely have someone help hold the shelves up when marking where to drill the holes on the wall.It IS real wood and the color is nice, not sure why some people complained about the wood type, it feels normal to me, albeit one of my shelves did have a few scuffs on one side, they weren't very noticeable and I just made it the side no one would see when hung.I also like the satin black look of the brackets, HOWEVER the reason I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is because the brackets were not properly packaged with any cushioning or covers so they arrived with noticeable scuffs on the corners where the paint had been chipped/rubbed off from clanging together during transit. I posted some pictures of this. It wasn't the end of the world for me because I was able to cover the scuffs with some black sharpie, which did the job well enough, but obviously it's not perfect if you inspect it up close. I put my shelves in a darker area by my back door so I'm fine with it because no one will probably ever notice but if you need them to display things in a prominent area of your home, they may not be the best.

Perfect for what I was looking for

These shelves are perfect for my books. They hold a lot of weight. I have about 8-10 hardcover books on one shelf. They don't move! Plus, they're cute and easy to assemble.1 stocky man with a powerdrill is not included but I highly recommend.

One of my boards came out of the package completely scratched. I didn't return it since my items would cover up the scratches. It was super easy to install and line up correctly. The instructions are a but confusing, but the placement is incredibly intuitive. The boards were different sizes (about an inch discrepancy), but I put them in different places of the house. Sadly, two of the small screws did not fit into the pre-drilled holes (holes were too big) and I needed to use a glue gun to fix it. Overall, this would be a 5 star if I didn't have those scratches and the screws fit into the holes.

I’ve had my shelves up for a couple months now and they have held up great! I have a decent amount of books on them and have had no problems. I bought more shelves to add to my library!

The screws that go into the wood just fall out with no effort. Plus they look like nice and kind of heavy duty but, the brackets are cheap.. don't waist your money!!