So, when we decided to use open shelving in our kitchen, I knew right away that I wanted live
edge wood shelves.
Not exact matches
That pool cue I was looking for was handily hidden on the side of the
shelf looking exactly like the
edge of the
wood, it can be frustrating but then maybe that's the point.
The kitchen
shelving is made from
wood that has its
edges purposefully left raw, bringing in a reminder of nature inside.
He then lined those 2 pieces of
wood up at the very
edge of the
shelf before adding the next board.
But before we fired up the circular saw and cut out some new
shelves, we used some iron - on melamine
edging tape to cover up the exposed particle
wood strip that ran down the center of the unit...
The richness of the
wood is echoed in the
shelving and window frames, while the sleek black slate floor gives the space a modern
edge.
She ended up going with these wooden floating
shelves and painted the
edge a purple - ish pink to add a bit of color to the
wood.