Shelves for LPs, scores and books

[mathias broucek]

I seem to remember some recommendations a while back for robust shelving for storage. It's for books, scores and LPs (CDs have been losslessly ripped and stored in flight cases.

Any suggestions?

(We're based in N London.)

[teamsaint]

If you want something to carry a variety of different size items, Jali flexible shelving might work really well.

You can plan your bespoke system in the online planner.

Not too expensive, very flexible, and you need a modicum of DIY skill to install. Look pretty stylish, and the quality is excellent.

https://www.jali.co.uk/designer?id=S014

[mikealdren]

I have Ikea shelves for my LPs and large books, the sections are exactly right for the 12" LP and the 4 cm thick shelves are very strong.

[vinteuil]

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... we have used this system quite a lot. It's not particularly cheap, but it's very robust, and there is a range of widths/depths/heights which provides a fair degree of flexibility -

http://www.shelfstore.co.uk/

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[Pulcinella]

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... we have used this system quite a lot. It's not particularly cheap, but it's very robust, and there is a range of widths/depths/heights which provides a fair degree of flexibility -

http://www.shelfstore.co.uk/

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Seconded.

[mikealdren]

Just looked on the IKEA website, they don't seem to do the shelves I have but the Kallax are similar (thinner shelves than mine) - http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/s...-art-10307491/

They do other sizes and I think they're very good value.

[Richard Tarleton]

Even if you're not a DIY-er it's worth sketching a rough design but with the exact dimensions you require and getting a price from a local carpenter or joiner to build them for you, tailoring them exactly to the space. The wood will be a fraction of the price from your local DIY superstore or builders' merchants - it really goes against the grain paying £11 for a small bit of wood and a couple of metal brackets just because somebody in Sweden has already drilled a couple of holes in it for you

So much nicer to have proper joints, rebated and glued with invisible biscuit joints in place of all that metalwork....Living in an old property with few right angles or flat walls it has been essential over the years, but the results are infinitely more pleasing than factoryised flat pack, and are unique.....

[gradus]

Vitsoe is good though pricey.

https://www.vitsoe.com/gb/606

[BBMmk2]

We bought ours from a firm called Heartland Interiors, via amazon, Ours is 7' x 9'. Very robust. Holds a load of CDs and can be used for anything, especially books, as well.

[Richard Tarleton]

Some simple DIY "shelving solutions" from scratch for limited spaces which shop-bought systems simply don't address.....


Alcoves (front and side supports for rigidity, supports LPs) - Total cost around £60, equivalent factoryised system £3-400. Dedicated strip light extra.


Minimal support, making use of convenient door frames (the brackets are shop-bought, but kept to minimum) - around £30


Above door in passageway - again, shop-bought wooden brackets (£12)


Built to fit exact space, 10 shelves, total £70 (more like £500+ as a factory system)

Even getting someone else to do these for you is likely to be vastly cheaper than one of those Scandi systems.

[teamsaint]

Some simple DIY "shelving solutions" from scratch for limited spaces which shop-bought systems simply don't address.....


Alcoves (front and side supports for rigidity, supports LPs) - Total cost around £60, equivalent factoryised system £3-400. Dedicated strip light extra.


Minimal support, making use of convenient door frames (the brackets are shop-bought, but kept to minimum) - around £30


Above door in passageway - again, shop-bought wooden brackets (£12)


Built to fit exact space, 10 shelves, total £70 (more like £500+ as a factory system)

Even getting someone else to do these for you is likely to be vastly cheaper than one of those Scandi systems.

I'd agree that there are decent , very low budget alternatives available for those with modest DIY skills. ( that means me !!)
Did you do the bottom one yourself? looks smart !

I added 6 X 6 / 8 ft CD shelves to an existing set of twin slot shelving , 15 cm deep for CDs, at a cost of about £50. Looks pretty tidy.( Pictures on request !!)
I bought the stuff from Ironmongery Direct, who were excellent and very cheap. https://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/...elving-systems

As a contrast, I designed but didn't buy a 166.2cm x 215cm x 16cm flexible shelving system from Jali, with 11 shelves, which delivered would have been £375, with white primer finish. I reckon that was good value. I'd previously bought a Jali unit for a similar price to tidy up a tricky corner, and it did a fabulous job, far better than I could have achieved.

[Richard Tarleton]

Did you do the bottom one yourself? looks smart !

I did indeed (all of them) - basic white wood, the long shelf was more expensive yellow pine. Varnish adds a touch of class and covers a multitude of sins, as does paint

[teamsaint]

I did indeed (all of them) - basic white wood, the long shelf was more expensive yellow pine. Varnish adds a touch of class and covers a multitude of sins, as does paint

I may have to try that using yours as a template.

Then I'll have to fill it with new CDs.................

In the past have also shelved out a few alcoves, and some nooks and crannies, ( the crannies were harder than the nooks) all with decent results.
I've actually got a bit of spare space now that all the kids school books etc have been re homed in charity shops....

[vinteuil]

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... alcoves can indeed be well-served by diy brackets / planks of wood etc : we have done quite a few of those here. But free-standing shelves, with exposed sides - well, beyond my skills. One of the things I have liked about the shelfstore system is the flexibility and range. In the kitchen we have used the shelfstore system to construct a quite delicate set-up, just 14cm deep but a couple of metres in height, which carries all the glass jars for spices nuts pulses pastas sugars salts flours etc; up in the loft much deeper constructions for books not currently needed, files, manuscripts, tools etc. Neither of these things wd've been possible for us to build on a diy basis.

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[Cockney Sparrow]

I've found the steel single slot brackets plenty strong enough for CDs and paperbacks. As the bracket is thinner, you can fit more CDs in. (Double slot for LPs though)
http://<br /> https://www.ironmonger...helving-system

Also IKEA IVAR is good for storage in functional rooms - flexible, strong, been going for decades.