After my move from a traditional to a more contemporary home with an open concept space, I needed to change a few things but still use a lot of my traditional furniture. The floating shelves really gave my trad stuff the open and airy feel I craved. Wayfair was the only site that had the depth shelf I was looking for. The white was too stark so I directed ( I mean requested) my husband to paint them our wall color. P.S. I know I am supposed to put something on the shelves.