The new Floyd Shelf operates similarly: mount the brackets onto a wall and clamp a board in place. "We really wanted to refine the leg first as a pilot piece before jumping to a wider line," Hoff says. "Once that was in place, it was a pretty natural evolution to the shelf and the utility set, since both of these pieces utilize many of the same manufacturing processes."  Photo 3 of 11 in A Clever System Turns Nearly Anything into a Shelf  by Diana Budds

A Clever System Turns Nearly Anything into a Shelf

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The new Floyd Shelf operates similarly: mount the brackets onto a wall and clamp a board in place. "We really wanted to refine the leg first as a pilot piece before jumping to a wider line," Hoff says. "Once that was in place, it was a pretty natural evolution to the shelf and the utility set, since both of these pieces utilize many of the same manufacturing processes."