How to Mount Decorative Shelving

Hanging decorative shelves can give you a stylish way to display photos, books and tiny treasures that you have collected. You can improve the appearance and style of your home simply by hanging a few decorative shelves. Decorative shelves are easy to mount on any wall in your home.

Things You Will Need:

• Shelf


• Drywall anchors


• Screws


• Screwdriver


• Drill


• Pencil


• Level


• Measuring tape

1. Choose the location of your shelf. Pick the room in your house where you wish to hang your new shelf, and choose its wall location. A decorative shelf should be hung above 5-foot-6-inches, or at about the height of an average adult's head.


2. Hold the shelf up to the wall. Use a level to ensure that the shelf is perfectly straight across.


3. Once the shelf is straight, use your pencil to mark the location of the wall mounting brackets. This will serve as a template for you to install the drywall anchors.


4. Use your drill to drill the drywall anchors into the wall at the marked locations. The anchors should be flush with the surface of the wall.


5. Hold the shelf up to the wall and place the screws into the drywall anchors. Use a screwdriver to tighten the screws into the drywall anchors.


6. Place the level on the shelf once again to double-check that it is straight.


7. Place your belongings on the decorative shelf. Be sure that you follow all of the weight guidelines for your shelf so as not to cause it to fall off of the wall.