Erie Canal Heritage 3″ Reclaimed Barn Wood Floating Shelf & Mantel

Description

Erie Canal Heritage 3″ Reclaimed Barn Wood Floating Shelf & Mantel

The Erie Canal Heritage Series is built from genuine reclaimed structural timbers salvaged from 1800s barns and historic structures throughout Upstate New York and the surrounding region.

These aren’t modern boards made to look old. They are solid, old-growth timbers that have already lived one life supporting buildings for well over a century, now carefully rebuilt into substantial three-inch floating shelves and mantels.

Because the barns themselves date to the 1800s, the trees used to build them were growing long before modern forestry. That history shows in the wood: tight grain, extraordinary density, sawmill marks, nail holes, weathering, knots and variations that simply cannot be manufactured or convincingly reproduced.

Every shelf is different. That’s the point.

Built to Your Space

Choose your length, depth and finish from the available options.

Custom dimensions are also welcome. If you need an unusual length, depth, corner configuration or have a particular space you’re trying to fill, contact us and we’ll be happy to build around your measurements.

These substantial shelves work beautifully as fireplace mantels, statement floating shelves, kitchen shelving, laundry-room shelving, bookshelves, and display or accent shelves.

A True Hidden Floating Mount

Every Erie Canal Heritage shelf includes our reinforced hidden mounting system. Once installed, there are no visible brackets or supports.

Rather than relying on tiny brackets or lightweight hardware, the mounting system uses substantial internal supports engineered specifically for these heavy solid-wood shelves.

All required mounting hardware is included for standard drywall or plaster walls with wood studs. If you’re installing into brick, stone, tile, metal studs or another wall construction, let us know and we’ll help determine the appropriate hardware.

Real Reclaimed Wood

Expect your shelf to have character.

Depending upon the particular timber selected for your order, you may find original nail holes, sawmill marks, knots, checking, filled utility holes, weathering, tool marks, color variation and occasional scars from more than a century of use.

We preserve the character that makes the timber special while turning it into a clean, functional piece suitable for your home.

Finished dimensions can vary slightly because we’re working with genuine reclaimed structural lumber rather than factory-milled modern stock. Length will be built to the dimension ordered, while thickness and depth can vary modestly as necessary to clean and square the original timber.

Finished by Hand in Upstate New York

Each shelf is individually built and finished to order in our Upstate New York shop.

These are not decorative hollow-box shelves. They’re real, solid pieces of historic timber, intended to look substantial, feel substantial and remain part of the home for generations.

If you’re unsure which size, finish or configuration works best for your project, send us your measurements or even a photo of the space. We’re always happy to help.

Brian Murphy
Owner & Builder
Barnwood Designs • Upstate New York