3. Floating Kitchen Shelving Ideas

A floating shelf is one that looks like it’s hung on the wall without any visual way of supporting it. That way, it essentially looks like it is floating on the wall. The modern trend is to replace the cabinets with floating kitchen shelves.

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Be careful if you decide to rip out all of your cabinets and replace them with floating shelves. While this looks beautiful on social media and in design magazines, it’s not very functional in practice.

The first dilemma is that there’s nothing protecting your flatware or other kitchen items from the grease and other food particles that can get into the air while cooking.

This means everything is going to be dirty all of the time. The other problem is that there’s no way of hiding the clutter. If you’re the type who has 1 million kitchen gadgets, this is not the kitchen storage solution for you.

4. Bracket Kitchen Shelving Ideas

A shelf bracket is the support piece that gives your shelf strength and lets you mount the shelf onto your kitchen walls. But your brackets aren’t just functional pieces. Because they are visible, you can also make them decorative.

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For a craftsman, rustic, or farmhouse kitchen, you could choose a wood bracket. They’ll have carved scrollwork. Modern and industrial kitchens will look good with metal brackets. They could have a sleek and streamlined style with minimal detailing. Luxury or elegant kitchens could have brackets that are gold with lots of intricate designs built into them.