The Essential Shelf melds simplicity and elegance for spaces big and small. Bold, horizontal shelves appear suspended as they float atop curved supports, adding structure but softness to this timeless design.
The Essential Shelf melds simplicity and elegance for spaces big and small. Bold, horizontal shelves appear suspended as they float atop curved supports, adding structure but softness to this timeless design.
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Receive discounts of 20 to 40% on select products in the RJ Living catalogue ("Offer").
The following ranges are excluded from the Offer: Bonnie & Neil, Citta Design, Lighting Republic, and The Rug Collection (from 9:00am AEDT on 30 May 2025, until 3:00am AEDT on 11 June 2025).
Offer is valid from 9:00am AEDT on 30 May 2025, until 3:00am AEDT on 1 July 2025.
Offer applies to retail customers only and is not available for trade accounts.
Products subject to this Offer will be marked as such on the RJ Living website.
Offer is valid in respect of orders placed through RJ Living Showrooms, via phone or email communications with RJ Living, or on the RJ Living website (where the offer will be automatically applied at checkout).
Offer applies to new orders only, and cannot be applied to old quotations, as these already include a pre-existing discount.
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directly to notify a date and time window for delivery.
Metro Melbourne: 2-5 Business Days
Metro Sydney: 5-8 Business Days
Metro Canberra: 7-10 Business Days
Metro Brisbane: 7-10 Business Days
Metro Adelaide: 7-10 business days
Regional Victoria: 7-10 business days
Metro Perth: 12-16 business days
Northern Territory 6-8 weeks
Regional Australia & All Other Areas: 14-20 business days
Natural Osmo Oil.
A natural, low-sheen oil and wax finish that highlights unique timber tones and textures
Product Use:
Indoor Use
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Warranty
We’re about creating spaces that’ll stand the test in time, and our Satisfaction Guarantee is our promise to
you. We offer a minimum 12 month warranty and many products featuring an extended 2 year warranty, while our 7
day change of mind period (*T&Cs Apply) gives you time to see if your purchase fits your space and aesthetic.
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Dispatch times and order collection dates are as per the product lead time, which has been extended slightly to
allow for our move. Orders are dispatched on a first in first out basis, meaning for fastest dispatch we encourage
order placement as soon as possible, especially during EOFY where order demand is higher.
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Cut offs apply to orders including in stock items only, so if speed of delivery is a priority, ensure you order
items featuring an In Stock dispatch status.
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Melbourne Metro - Order by Midnight 16th December
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Other Regional Areas - Order by Midnight 5th December
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Adelaide Metro - Order by Midnight 12th December
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Perth Metro - Order by Midnight 5th December
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Tasmania
All Tasmanian Postcodes - Order by Midnight 5th December
Northern Territory
All Northern Territory Postcodes - Order by Midnight 25th Novemberr
The Essential features spacious shelves, minimal supports and little else, allowing the pieces you display to be the focal point.
Refined Curves
Solid Oak shelves and supports feature gentle curvature, providing a soft visual aesthetic.
Better Together
For those spaces you need even more storage, the Essential works great in pairs, or even mixing and matching small and large units.
Designed to Inspire, Crafted to Endure
We create products we love, with the hope you’ll love them too. Designed for the Australian Lifestyle and backed by a Two Year Extended Warranty, all RJ Living products are crafted to last. With enduring aesthetics and customer feedback central to our design philosophy, we take great pride in these pieces, ensuring you can create a space with confidence that truly reflects you.
Across all timber products, our processes have been refined to ensure not only high quality pieces, but that they’re created in the most sustainable manner possible. All timber we use in our products is thoroughly tracked, ensuring responsible harvesting. We engage independent legal verification of all timber, tracking the individual forest of harvest, and much of our timber carries PEFC or FSC certification.
Beautiful quality timber and excellent craftsmanship.
JT
Josiah T.
Reviewing
Essential Shelving Unit Oak - Large
I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
2 years ago
High Quality!
The shelving unit is very sturdy and of high build quality. There is no assembly required and all joins are doweled behind the screw to maintain a high quality finish. It is full solid oak construction and will last a lifetime if cared for right. The "X" Bracing across the back adds extra character and sturdiness to the build which most other shelves at this price point do not have. I do recommend using some treatment product to prevent the wood from drying out over time.
My unit did arrive damaged which i am unsure of how as the packaging was great and showed no signs of damage. They offered to fix it but I requested a replacement. Chrisna was a gem and an absolute pleasure to deal with throughout the whole process. I could not recommend RJ Living more as their customer service has been unfaultable!
A
Anonymous
Reviewing
Essential Shelving Unit Oak - Small
I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
3 years ago
Stylish and Functional
I purchased the Oak Essential Shelving to blend in with the Oak Entertainment unit for my small apartment. The shelving fits in perfectly whilst giving a feeling of “space”. Beautifully crafted, solid and enough shelving to display my nick nacks.
The staff at Richmond show room were very helpful and I’ll certainly buy from RJ Living again.
AI
Amanda I.
Reviewing
Essential Shelving Unit Oak - Large
I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
3 years ago
Beautiful unit
We are so impressed with this shelving unit, it’s such a solid unit and so very well made. We loved that it was delivered assembled. The only disappointing thing was the time it took for it to be delivered, but we understood this was due to Covid and just the way things were at the time. Overall, we highly recommend the shelves, love them!!
A
Anonymous
Reviewing
Essential Shelving Unit Oak - Large
I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
3 years ago
Beautiful shelving unit
Love my new shelving unit. I bought the small unit a while back and loved the quality, so I had to get the large. They look great together in my living room and I really love the solid oak construction.
