Timber Vintique

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Rustic Live Edge Floating Bookshelf Living Room Or Office

$117.00

Timber Vintique


Size: 10"W x 12"D
Custom dimensions on request

Every piece is built to order — send us your target size and we confirm feasibility and price before you pay.

In stock

Made to order — about 4 weeks from payment to delivery, sometimes 6.

  1. Order placed
  2. Details confirmed
  3. Built by hand
  4. Shipped & delivered

We keep you updated at every step

From the moment your order comes in, we stay in touch — order confirmation and detail check first, then build updates and photos from the workshop, then tracking and a scheduled delivery window. From payment to your doorstep, you always know where your piece is.

We send photos of your finished piece before it ships.

White-glove delivery, included

Room-of-choice placement and full unboxing, on us.

Made to order in solid wood

Free US shipping — fully insured

Returns within 30 days of payment, freight arranged for you

Details
Available sizes
10"W x 12"D16"W x 12"D24"W x 12"D32"W x 12"D40"W x 12"D47"W x 12"D
Material
Solid teak
Custom sizes
On request
Lead time
About 4 weeks — sometimes 6

Natural grain. Finished by hand.

Built around the character of teak, this wall shelf is hand-finished so the wood still looks and feels like wood.

What is included

Only the wooden wall shelf is sold.

Not included: books, bottles, electronics, baskets, and displayed collections; loose mounting or installation hardware; other non-wood accessories; decorative objects and styling props.

Details at a glance

  • What's sold: wooden wall shelf
  • Available wood: Teak
  • Available sizes: 10"W x 12"D
    16"W x 12"D
    24"W x 12"D
    32"W x 12"D
    40"W x 12"D
    47"W x 12"D
  • Not included: books, bottles, electronics, baskets, and displayed collections; loose mounting or installation hardware; other non-wood accessories; decorative objects and styling props

Natural wood, one piece at a time

Wood grain, knots, edge contours, and color naturally vary from piece to piece. Product images show the expected character rather than an identical grain pattern.

General care

These products are not waterproof. Their durable wood-and-finish construction is designed to handle ordinary accidental spills when liquid is wiped up promptly. Avoid standing water, soaking, submersion, and harsh cleaners.

SKU: MPK-WFS-08373-01

Dimensions & assembly

Exact dimensions for each size are listed on the option you select above. Most pieces arrive fully assembled; wall-mounted designs include hardware and a template. Measure doorways and stair turns before ordering — most pieces pass a standard 32-inch doorway.

Care: wipe with a soft, dry cloth and oil the grain once or twice a year to keep the surface nourished.

Shipping & returns

Your piece ships free in a protective wooden crate. Freight delivery comes with a scheduled window and tracking; white-glove service — carried inside, placed, packaging removed — is available at checkout.

Returns: 30 days from payment. Pieces need to be unused and in original condition — we arrange the freight pickup and walk you through repacking. Damaged or defective on arrival? We repair, replace or refund at no cost. Made-to-order pieces can be changed or cancelled while the build has not started.

Solid teak · Floating shelf

A live-edge board for the books that stay

The piece

Plate I
Plate II

A shelf that floats a piece of the tree on your wall.

Each shelf is one solid teak board, ten inches wide and kept at its live edge, so the bark line the tree drew stays on the wall. The board is chosen by a thirty-year selector, dried twenty days in a controlled kiln, then finished on every face — because a floating shelf is read from below as often as above.

A shelf that bows under a loaded row of hardcovers is the flat-pack story everyone knows. Full-thickness teak on a hidden steel bracket does not sag or pull loose, and it moves with you lease to lease when the walls keep changing. It carries the small permanent collection — the five books you actually reread, one framed photo, a pot of something green.

  • Holds a working row of books without visible brackets
  • Twelve-inch depth takes plants, frames, and speakers
  • Mounts in living room, office, nursery, or hallway
  • Finished on every face — reads clean from below
  • Sold single; order sets cut from matching stock

It fits real homes.

Bedtime within reach

Bedtime within reach

Mounted low in the nursery, covers facing out, it holds tonight's three stories at knee height. Small hands pick without asking for help, and the pile never migrates to the floor by the crib.

Arm's length from the desk

Arm's length from the desk

Eight-fifty-eight on a Tuesday, camera on: the reference you need sits one reach above the monitor, and the shelf reads calm behind you — one clean line of wood. A coworker asks about the grain before the call starts.

The five-book edit

The five-book edit

January, coffee going cold, you cull the living-room row down to the books that earned their spot this year. Twelve inches of teak forces the honest edit; the rejects go in a box for the little free library.

Available sizes
10"W x 12"D16"W x 12"D24"W x 12"D32"W x 12"D40"W x 12"D47"W x 12"D
Material
Solid teak
Doorway fit
Fits standard 32-inch doorways
Lead time
Made to order

Every piece is made to order, and dimensions vary from one to the next. Need a different size for your space? Tell us your measurements and we'll build it to fit.

Teak, up close.

Grain that reads quiet

Tight, straight, even grain runs the length of the shelf face — the calm figure that made teak the wood collectors ask for by name. Under a desk lamp the low sheen catches the front edge first.

Grain that reads quiet

The finish nature applied

Teak carries its own natural oils. We hand-rub more into the top and the underside, deepening the golden tone to a warm satin that never feels like plastic — with a faint sweet, leathery scent the first week on the wall.

The finish nature applied

Density you can feel

At roughly 700 kilograms per cubic meter, with some of the lowest shrinkage of any hardwood, the board stays flat under a loaded row even when winter heat dries the room.

Density you can feel

Golden now, silver whenever

Indoors, teak deepens toward honey rather than graying — silvering takes outdoor sun and rain. A light sanding and fresh oil bring the shelf's gold back anytime.

Golden now, silver whenever

From plank to piece.

The wood selection

The wood selection

Selectors with thirty years at the stacks pull teak boards one at a time for a live edge worth keeping, then dry them twenty days in a controlled kiln. Stock with twist, checks, or dull figure never makes the cut.

The shaping process

The shaping process

The shelf is bandsawn slightly proud of its line, the natural contour preserved — leaving material for the handwork that sets the final profile.

The hand refinement

The hand refinement

Face, underside, and bark line are sanded through successive grits until the front edge feels right against an open palm.

The final inspection

The final inspection

Oil goes on in thin coats, buffed between each. The maker checks flatness, bracket fit, and finish before the shelf ships.

One maker follows each piece from rough plank to the final coat of oil, and signs off before it is crated.

The Timber Vintique workshop

No two boards alike

The grain that arrives is yours alone.

  1. Every board is cut from a different tree — the photos here are a reference, not a promise.
  2. Your piece is photographed in the workshop before it ships, so you see your exact grain.
  3. Small knots and mineral streaks come with real wood. We leave them in.

Delivery, done properly.

White-glove option

Choose white-glove and the crew brings the piece inside, places it in the room, and removes every bit of packaging.

Crated for freight

Each piece travels in its own wooden crate with corner protection, built to cross the country without a scuff.

Scheduled window

You get a delivery appointment and tracking — not a truck that shows up unannounced.

Honest returns

30 days from payment. If it isn't right — unused, in original condition — we arrange the freight pickup. Made-to-order terms are stated up front.

Questions customers usually ask

What sets these shelves apart?
Each shelf is milled from a full-thickness solid board, finished on every face, and reads as a clean line of wood — no visible brackets, no hollow core to sag. It can be sanded and re-oiled for years, which a veneer shelf cannot.
How precise can the sizing be?
Every shelf is cut to order: length to the inch, depth to the job — six inches for frames, ten for books, twelve for kitchen dishes. Sets are cut from matching stock so a wall of them relates.
What holds them to the wall?
A hidden steel bracket ships sized to each shelf's span. Anchor into studs for heavy book rows; the included anchors carry frames and plants on plain drywall. Nothing shows but the wood.
What ongoing care is needed?
Wipe with a dry cloth and re-oil the front edge yearly — the surface hands and sunlight find first. Loaded shelves appreciate an occasional check of the mounting screws; solid teak takes the weight without bowing.
How are they packed for transit?
Shelves are made to order, individually wrapped, and shipped in rigid cartons with bracket, template, and hardware included. Photograph the carton on arrival; tracking is sent as the order leaves the workshop.
Is this listing for one shelf, and what fits on it?
One shelf per listing, ten inches wide and twelve deep at its fullest point — room for a short run of books, a trailing plant, or a small gallery of frames. The live edge means depth varies a little along the front, and no two share a line.

Made to order

Built for you. Signed by the maker.

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Just-opened wooden crate revealing the corner of a natural-wood piece

A letter from the workshop

The Workshop Journal

Wood care notes, new pieces, and rooms we've delivered — a short letter, once a month.

Read the journal