The Mortise & The Hare is a US-based handmade furniture brand, and this solid walnut live-edge floating shelf is one of its core products, built around a patented suspension bracket system.
The brand states the shelf is 100% solid American Black Walnut with a hand-finished live edge (bark removed, natural edge preserved) on the front, while the back is precision-milled flat for mounting stability. Shelves are supported by what the brand calls its patented HOVR™ bracket system, and the listing states the bracket-and-shelf combination is engineered to hold up to 300 lbs on shelves 1.75 inches or thicker, backed by a "Level For Life" guarantee. These load and warranty claims come from the brand's own marketing copy rather than independent load testing, so buyers planning to mount heavy items should still follow standard wall-anchor best practices for their specific wall type.
The shelf is offered in a 12" W x 4" D x 1.75" H size starting at $109.99, a larger 24" W x 8" D x 1.75" H size at $289.99, and a custom-dimension option also starting at $109.99. Each order includes the shelf itself, the HOVR bracket pre-installed, a hardware kit, and an installation guide. The brand also states it plants a tree per shelf sold through a partnership with One Tree Planted — a stated sustainability initiative rather than something independently verified here.
At the time of this review, the shelf had a 5.0-star average from 3 reviews — a real rating, but a small enough sample that buyers should treat it as an early indicator rather than a large-scale track record.
Because these are handcrafted to order, the brand states a 2–3 week lead time before shipping — worth planning around for buyers on a tight timeline, since this isn't a stock-and-ship item.
See current pricing and sizes for the walnut live-edge floating shelf here.
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