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In the kitchen designed by Steve Marchetti, wooden shelves float against the white-tile wall-a modern, minimalist look that emphasizes the pottery collection. Open shelves have always made sense in the kitchen and pantry, keeping items visible and in reach. These are classic designs.
So Victorian: a fancy wood shelf is supported by chamfered braces; note the gallery around the perimeter.
Open shelves return at the corner and rest on triangular brackets in a preserved 1830s pantry.
In a Victorian Revival kitchen,
each ornamental pine shelf also has pegs on the backer board.
An original built-in hutch in the keeping room of a 1797 house in Maine now serves as the butler’s pantry. Open shelves are joined to decoratively cut end pieces, with a simple box cabinet below.
Stacked shelves on shaped wooden brackets are a staple. Rounded edges lend a finished look.
Architect Sandra Vitzthum found inspiration in a drawing by household-scientist Catherine Beecher.
Decorative iron brackets support a single wood shelf in a large Victorian kitchen.
