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Preassembled Units

With preassembled units, you can fasten the shelves to the wall in one try, and transport them as one piece if you move.

All-in-one brackets and shelves: You can buy small, lightweight shelving units, combining brackets and a shelf or shelves, to screw to the wall. They may be designed to hold specific items such as jars of spices or videos. Some are decorative, others more functional. Some designs incorporate other features underneath the shelf, such as a single drawer, a towel rack, or curtain rod, and are excellent space-savers.

Stacked shelf units: You can hang a set of shelves fitted into a frame on the wall. Some versions involving lightweight frames supporting wooden shelves are floorstanding but need to be fastened to the wall at the top for stability.

TIPS:

Check what the walls are made of before putting up the shelves. On most walls, screw the shelf supports into the studs for weight-bearing strength, rather than use hollow-wall fasteners.

Use a wiring detector to check that there are no electric cords, gas or water pipes hidden in the plaster where you want to mount the shelves.

Built-In Shelving

Tailoring shelves to fill an architectural gap, such as an alcove beside a chimney breast, an under-stairs triangle, or over a door, is an extremely practical use of space. For the most exclusive custom-built shelving that adds classical storage facilities to a room, you should call in a carpenter. Then you can decorate the shelving with paint finishes and shelf-edge trims, and add display lighting to your own specifications.

As well as the track-and-bracket systems, the most common methods of installing alcove shelving yourself are listed below. Wooden battening is the easiest type of shelf support to fit along two or three sides of an alcove. The batten is clearly visible, but if you can, paint it the same color as the wall so that it merges into the background. Measure and install each shelf independently because the walls of the alcove are unlikely to be true. Shelf-end supports, made from thin strips of aluminum or steel fitted to the sides of a narrow alcove, are an unobtrusive option for short shelves that don’t need to carry too much weight. There are various types, ranging from slotted metal strips with small studs that fit into them to carry the shelves, to plastic or metal studs that screw into wood lining the side walls. Alternatively, you can install a right-angled metal strip on each side of the alcove - and along the back for a heavy load - and either rest the ends of the shelves on top, or buy a grooved shelf that slides over the bracket and hides it completely.

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