Great shelves, i returned their competitors after amazon routed my purchase to them for some reason and reordered these.
heads and tails above the others on amazon. I have no idea why but when I was ordering these (bought 2 24 and 2 36 inch shelves, both gorgeous) my reorder of another set of 24 inch shelves delivered me to a different company. When the box arrived, I opened it and inside was a simialr product, a 24 inch shelf stained with invisible mounting hardware. The difference was, the metal pin to install on the wall was different, not as nice. The hardware was cheaper, standard black wood screws with some plugs for drywall, and the stain, OMG, was AWFUL. it looked like it had been very quickly rubbed down with a rag and stain. Inside the box was literally still oily from it having been so recently stained.<br /><br />I immediately returned them and wrote to the falling tree asking to send me a link to the product i had ordered before. The falling tree version is similar to the rest in that its hardware and yes, it's true, just a simple piece of cut wood with holes milled into it. However, while you COULD go buy a piece of wood at lowes and have them cut it, you would also have to buy the stain, and the drill bit and drill, do the measuring, find and buy the hardware for the wall, stain it, sand it's edges, and let it dry. So, as someone who does exactly that type of project often, I can tell you that it is worth the time and money to just buy these unless you want to invest all that time and research and footwork. I like doing that kind of thing, and when these arrived similar to how I would make them, I appreciated having spent my off work hours relaxing or working on other projects instead of taking care of making these shelves. They are stained well, rich smooth beautiful walnut brown with the grain showing through. The hardware is solid as a rock and has thick screws, and the hardware is also shiny vs the others which was roughly ground down if that matters to you. People giving poor reviews for these don't seem to understand what they are buying. If they wanted a rustic refurbished piece of natural wood, they can buy that. This is a new, fresh cut piece of pine that is sanded gently and  stained well, drilled for you, hardware included in a box. So, if you want awesome looking shelves, buy these. They are great.
Rating: 5 stars