Different Types Of Shelves
To keep our things organized, we need quite a number of shelves. It’s easier to find things when everything is arranged properly. Of course, everyone wants their place to be clutter free! Here are a list of different types of shelves to keep your things neat and in place.
Back-of-door organizer
The back of a door that opens into a utility room or closet makes a handy hanging space. The trouble is that most doors don’t offer a good mounting surface for hardware. The solution is to screw a piece of 3/4-in. plywood to the back of the door. Add construction adhesive for hollow-core doors. Cut the plywood 3 or 4 in. shy of the door edges to avoid conflicts with the doorknob or hinges. Now you can mount as many hooks, magnets and other storage gizmos as you like.
Tall Closet Shelves
There’s a lot of space above the shelf in most closets. Even though it’s a little hard to reach, it’s a great place to store seldom-used items. Make use of this wasted space by adding a second shelf above the existing one. Buy enough closet shelving material to match the length of the existing shelf plus enough for two end supports and middle supports over each bracket.
Twelve-inch-wide shelving (about $9 for an 8-ft. length) is available in various lengths and finishes at home centers and lumberyards. We cut the supports 16 in. long, but you can place the second shelf at whatever height you like. Screw the end supports to the walls at each end. Use drywall anchors if you can’t hit a stud. Then mark the position of the middle supports onto the top and bottom shelves with a square and drill 5/32-in. clearance holes through the shelves. Drive 1-5/8-in. screws through the shelf into the supports.
Joist Space-saver Shelves
Don’t waste all that space between joists in a basement or garage. Screw wire shelving to the underside of the joists. An 8-ft. x 16-in. length of wire shelving and a pack of plastic clips (sold separately) costs $21. Screw a wire closet shelf to the underside of joists to create a shelf that’s strong, easy to see through and won’t collect dust.
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In choosing the right type of shelves that will work best for you, consider the area available in your house or work place. You don’t want these shelves to be an eye sore once it is in place if the area happens to be too small for your shelves. Remember that these shelves are meant to organize your things, so that everything is well arranged and is pleasant to look at.