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Design custom shelving online, built in Ballard

✓ Custom dimensions
✓ Baltic birch
✓ Built in Seattle
✓ Most orders delivered next day

How it works

Three fast and easy steps to fine woodworking in your home

Measure what needs to fit, configure the exact piece, and we contact you to schedule delivery, usually next day.

1

Measure your space and your things

Check the wall, alcove, and the objects this piece needs to hold.

3

We schedule delivery, usually next day

After checkout, we contact you to schedule delivery into your home, usually next day.

Product reviews

Customer reviews from featured products

Chad

Design-It-Yourself Richard

24 hrs from concept to install. Designed on Sunday afternoon. Delivered on Monday morning. Installed and loaded by lunchtime.

Amazing. Love it.

Published May 23, 2026

Matt

Design-It-Yourself Richard

I needed to create a set of shelves in my son‘s closet. It was a very tight area and required very precise measurements. Using shelf.me’s tool was easy and working with Pete was awesome. I can’t wait to start on our next project in the laundry room!

Published May 22, 2026

Eric

Compact Shelf with Drawer

Shelf.me was a perfect solution for an awkward space I had in a guest bathroom. I couldn't find anything pre-made that would fit well and the options that kinda fit were cheap pressboard crap. I am not a wood worker so building something like this myself was not really an...

Published May 22, 2026

Waid

Cube Case

We recently ordered a custom 9-cubby shelf and had a great experience from start to finish. I was able to design the exact size we needed using their online design tool, and it was surprisingly easy and straightforward to use. Delivery and setup was fast, and the shelf feels...

Published May 22, 2026

Kate

Design-It-Yourself Richard

We’re downsizing and our shelf unit completely transformed our small apartment space into a stylish, organized home. The guys were great to work with— responsive, helpful, and very talented. Can’t wait to tackle the garage next :) Thanks ShelfMe!

Published May 20, 2026

Brad

The 'L' Corner Shelves

Pete took my crazy idea for rounded corner shelves and created a great piece.
It fits perfectly in an unused corner and houses tons of books!

Published May 20, 2026

Munira

Shoe Rack

Our family has A LOT of shoes that overflow everywhere so I wanted to upgrade our store-bought shoe racks to something that would maximize our shoe storage capacity. Enter Shelf.me!

I was able to design a pair of matched shoe racks that look like built-in shelving because...

Published May 20, 2026

David

Design-It-Yourself Richard

I was looking for storage for our family's golf clubs. Shelf Me helped me design something that fit our basement space perfectly, and that was exactly right for our clubs. The finish is excellent and the shelves are sturdy.

Published May 19, 2026

Brad

Brad foot locker

Easy process, fits to perfection at end of bed.

Published May 15, 2026

Mo G

Shoe Rack

My son designed this custom shoe rack for me, adding a hole over the heating vent in the floor so that the warm air flows up and over all the shoes. The craftsmanship is excellent, and the rack is sturdy enough to sit or stand on. And I have warm, cosy, shoes all winter long!

Published May 15, 2026

Vanja

Vanja End Table

A very cute night table for my daughter. I customized this piece with the oversized round legs, a nice pull for the drawer, and painted the drawer front in pastel purple. She loves it!

Published May 15, 2026

Vanja

Heavy Duty Printer Table

This turned out as a nice and practical addition for my office. It keeps my workspace tidy. There are a couple of different drawer sizes for papers and a wide open shelf for the unfinished projects or prints I don’t want to throw away just yet.

Published May 15, 2026

Chris

Vanja End Table

Sometimes you end up with an awkward space that is heavily used, but not quite right for any off the shelf solution. Working with shelf.me to customize this hygienist desk for a dental office was a fruitful collaboration, with a practical and attractive design. Integrated curves...

Published May 15, 2026

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Why Shelf.me works

Design it yourself.
Get it tomorrow.

3

minutes to design

1

day to deliver

0

consultations needed

Size it, design it, add to cart. Your shelving is built, assembled, and delivered directly from our Ballard factory: no boxes, no styrofoam, no plastic bags, no tools, and no wasted weekend.

Self-service first

Take it as far as you want without ever booking a consultation.

Fast by default

Most orders move from design to delivery by the next day.

Help if you want it

We are here for ideas and guidance, but you do not need us to keep moving.

Craft and materials

Close-up of Baltic birch plywood edge grain.
plywood edge grain

Furniture-grade Baltic birch with crisp, durable edges.

Joinery detail in the Shelf.me shop.
joinery detail

Joinery that is built into the design, not bolted on as an afterthought.

Hand sanding process in the Shelf.me shop.
hand sanding

Hand-sanded between coats so the finish feels deliberate and tactile.

Eco-friendly poly being applied by hand.
eco-friendly poly

Two coats of eco-friendly poly for a warm finish that holds up in real life.

This isn't flat-pack - it's furniture.

Ballard born

Wide view of the Shelf.me Ballard shop with built-in shelving on display.

Built in Ballard. Come say hi.

Our design shop is at 1912 NW Dock Pl. Walk in, see the wood, and talk through your project. Or don’t. The whole thing still works online.
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Design shop
1912 NW Dock Pl, Seattle, WA
Serving
Currently serving the greater Seattle area.
Made here
All Shelf.me manufacturing happens in Ballard.
In-person design help
Want a second set of eyes? Come by the Ballard shop and design with us.

About Us

College roommates, still hustling

We (Pete & Steve) met first day of freshman year many years ago, and lived together off and on throughout college. Both of us went on to build software companies, Steve building web companies, and Pete building data storage companies.

During COVID, Pete decided to shelve a room floor to ceiling and spent a month grappling with CAD, track saws, and pocket holes, wondering if there was a better, faster way. After he'd been working on Shelf Me for a year or so he got Steve involved, and they've been working on building Shelf Me ever since.

We've bundled a ton of love into Shelf Me, and we hope that you can build beautiful things with it, and that you love your Shelf Me shelves as much as we love building them.
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Customer reviews

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