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Clear cast acrylic
¼″ thickSolid piece100% virgin PMMA
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Why clear cast acrylic

Clear storage, made for your space.

Give the things you display a place of their own while keeping the wall in view. Each shelf is made to order in Canada from one solid piece of clear cast acrylic, about ¼ inch thick. Light passes through and helps reduce shadows. Choose your length, depth, corners, and mounting details for the space.

  • Clear display that lets light through.
  • One-piece formed cast acrylic.
  • Custom length, depth, and finish details.
  • Standard pre-drilled screw mount with included hardware.
  • Moisture-resistant material.
  • Custom fabricated and hand-finished in Canada.
Common sizes

Optional customizations

Mounting lip height

Mounting holes

Hole count
2

Personalization notes

Supporting files
Up to 5 files, 25 MB each.

    A shelf that leaves the room in view

    The display takes the spotlight.

    A clear, low-profile shelf gives collections, perfume, plants, bathroom essentials, kitchen spices, and the small things you want close at hand a place without hiding the room behind them. Light passes through the acrylic, reducing shadows and keeping objects visible from above and below.

    Each shelf is custom fabricated and hand-finished in Canada from one solid piece of nominal ¼-inch virgin PMMA cast acrylic. Choose the length, depth, mounting direction, corners, and other details for your space. For an unusual size, wall, or intended load, explain the application in the order notes so the configuration can be confirmed.

    Create your shelf
    Clear acrylic shelf installed against a pale wall with a dark blue wall beyond
    A clear shelf in its setting

    How it is made

    Shelf Science

    The shelf is formed as one piece, without bonded panels. Cast acrylic resists moisture and humidity and has some natural flex. Its loaded angle depends on the shelf dimensions, incline, wall, mounting, and where the weight is placed. See the capacity explanation before relying on a numeric load for a particular installation.

    Made for your space

    Made for your space.

    The clear look is only the beginning. Set the size, then choose the details that make the shelf work on your wall and for what you want to display.

    • Clear displayLight passes through the shelf and helps reduce shadows around the objects you want people to see. The wall remains visible behind the display.
    • One-piece cast acrylicFormed from one solid piece of nominal ¼-inch virgin PMMA cast acrylic, without bonded or joined panels.
    • Made to your dimensionsEnter the length and depth your space calls for. Use the order notes for an unusual size so we can confirm the build.
    • Made to order in CanadaEach shelf is custom fabricated and hand-finished for the configuration you select.
    • Ready for everyday roomsCast acrylic resists moisture and humidity, making it useful where a clear shelf and easy-to-care-for surface matter.
    • Mounting choicesChoose lip direction, angle, and hole layout. Standard pre-drilled screw-mount shelves include screws, anchors, acrylic cup washers, and cover caps.
    • Finishing detailsChoose square or rounded corners, a front edge retainer, and cable slots or cutouts where needed.
    • Configured for your loadAn upward incline can help a loaded shelf settle toward level. Tell us the intended weight and where it will sit so we can confirm the design.
    • A straighter long shelfLong, narrow shelves may use split rear mounting tabs to reduce bowing. Tab width, placement, and incline can be adjusted for the intended load.
    • Space for special requestsUse order notes to explain custom placement, openings, or other fabrication details that the standard options do not cover.
    Clear acrylic shelf mounted against a pale wall with blue sky beyond
    Clear acrylic in natural light
    Rounded clear acrylic shelf mounted against a textured wall
    Rounded corners and a quiet profile

    The shelf from every angle

    See the details.

    Explore the shape, finish and details in real spaces.

    Long clear acrylic shelf showing its polished edge and single-piece mounting lip
    A longer shelf, a lighter profile
    Compact clear acrylic shelf with a polished front edge and pre-drilled mounting lip
    The light in every edge
    Clear acrylic shelf with rounded front corners and three mounting holes
    Soft corners, crisp detail
    Long clear acrylic shelf with a straight front edge and pre-drilled rear mounting lip
    A clear line across the room
    Clear acrylic shelf installed against a warm wall
    Installed clear shelf
    Close view of a rounded clear acrylic shelf and its rear mounting lip
    Rounded edge and formed lip
    Clear shelf holding a small flower against a textured wall
    A display that keeps the wall visible
    Clear acrylic shelf shown from above with its formed rear lip
    One-piece form
    Clear wall shelf with flower and coloured pencils
    Space for the small things
    Compact clear acrylic shelf with rounded corners
    Compact shelf, close up
    Two compact clear acrylic shelves showing their shape and rear mounting lips
    Small shelves, same clear form
    Several clear acrylic shelves in different dimensions and corner shapes
    A range of sizes and corners
    Mounted clear shelves photographed with objects and water bottles
    Mounted shelf demonstration
    Multiple clear wall shelves photographed with flowers and water bottles
    Another installed demonstration

    From your measurements to your wall

    Make it yours.

    1. Measure the space. Length runs left to right along the wall. Depth is how far the shelf projects into the room.
    2. Choose the finish and mounting. Select corners, lip direction, angle, mounting holes and any cable openings in the configurator.
    3. Tell us the details. Add notes for anything the standard controls cannot explain.

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    Why this shelf has a split mounting lip

    A long, shallow acrylic shelf can bow along its length when the rear mounting lip is continuous. For this size, we use separate mounting tabs to help the shelf stay straight while keeping the shelf surface in one solid piece.

    Comparison of a bowed continuous mounting lip and a straight shelf with split mounting tabs
    Split mounting tabs reduce bowing in long, narrow shelves.

    Tab width is adjustable from 2″ up to the shelf depth, with a maximum of 6″. Tabs are 2″ tall by default, with a centered hole when pre-drilled holes are selected. By default, the outside tabs start at the shelf ends, with the holes centered in the tabs. You can adjust their positions in Mounting holes.

    Shelf capacity, made visible

    How capacity works

    A slight upward incline gives a loaded shelf room to settle toward level. The shape made at the factory matters, as does where the weight sits.

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    Same shelf. Three manufactured angles.

    Read down each column as one centered weight changes from 10 lb to 15 lb. Every drawing shows a 10 × 10 in shelf with a thin ¼ in deck and a continuous 3 in mounting lip.

    Swipe sideways to compare all three angles.

    Manufactured flat Front starts levelManufactured with slight incline Front starts a little upwardManufactured with more incline Front starts further upward
    Starts level
    Starts slightly up
    Starts further up
    Front may dip
    Still upward
    Still upward
    Dips farther
    Closer to level
    Still upward

    The changing angles are schematic, not measured deflection. A flat 10 × 10 in shelf may dip below level around 10 lb. In an owner example, a shelf made with about 3° to 4° of upward incline can approach level around 25 to 30 lb, depending on mounting and load placement.

    02

    Spread weight along the shelf.

    Longer, well-mounted shelves offer more places to distribute items. These are placement examples, not a load rating.

    10 inOne item near the center
    24 inTwo items spread apart
    48 inFour items spread across the length

    Each pictured weight is 5 lb for illustration. Our 40 to 50 in long and 10 in deep inclined shelf example discusses roughly 40 to 60 lb spread along the length. That is not a point-load or universal rating.

    Plan the whole installation. Depth, lip or tab design, wall, fasteners, incline and item placement all affect the result. Keep heavy items closer to the wall, and ask us to review an uncertain setup or a load around 35 lb or more.
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