Showing posts with label wire closet shelving. Show all posts
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Saturday, May 24, 2014

Umbra Flip Wall-Mount Multi Hook

Umbra Flip Wall-Mount Multi Hook, EspressoUPDATE ((I've now had this hook rack for 2 years and it is still exceptional. It was so nice that we took it off the wall and with us when we moved across the country. We happen to have a coat closet in our new apartment but brought this along because we new we could use it somewhere. I am still surprised by the quality of the materials. This hook rack held some of the heaviest coats for months at a time. Everything is in great shape still and I would recommend them to anyone. I have not got a single complaint with this product))

Original: I bought this product because I didn't want a coat rack.

This came well packaged. I was worried how I would affix it to the wall and if I would have to find studs in the wall. The company went around this problem by including plastic plugs to insert in the wall first and then drill screws into the plugs. It came with a paper diagram of how to space the screws.

The product went up easily and is so sturdy I bet I could do a pullup on it. It also comes in a dark espresso color. This exceeded my expectations and looks great too.

Great looking very modern. Space saving is excellent to put in a hallway if your garage entrance is in a narrow area like mine. Unobtrusive and holds different kinds of coats just fine. I have a heavy trench, a puffy jacket, a lightweight jacket and a leather motorcycle jacket hanging on mine at any given time.

Mounting is a cinch and anyone can do it. You should have a drill, but technically, you can do the entire job with some creativity using simply a screwdriver. Comes with all the hardware you need and a template to make sure you put the holes on the wall in the right place. Be sure to have a level to make sure your template is straight before drilling!

This has been on my wall for a few months and holding up just fine. Everyone that sees it thinks it is great. Two people I know have purchased one. In fact, I'm writing this because I noticed there were no reviews as I was adding one to my cart to buy my second one!

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Excellent coat rack for a hallway or area where you don't want protruding hooks. Looks sleek when hooks are in either position. Holds everything I have hung on it securely, from heavy coats to aprons to clothes on hangers. Nice quality, smooth operation of hooks. This is my second purchase of this coat rack. Both the natural and dark finishes are very nice. The dark looks much more formal.

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It's a good-looking and sleek rack, although a bit pricey for what you get. The hooks are a bit close together, and hanging up anything bulky, like winter parkas, on two consecutive hooks would be a tight fit.

However, as this rack comes with only two drywall screws for mounting, it's not really designed to hold 5 parkas in the first place. It does hold four lighter jackets of mine rather well though. I wouldn't trust it for hanging much more than that without ripping through the drywall.

The rack is mounted by using a template to drill two drywall screws with plastic anchors into the wall. You must leave the screw heads about 1/4" out of the wall so the heads can slide into two keyhole slots cut into the back of the rack itself. For that reason, even if you did drill the screws into studs, the rack is really hanging onto the two screw heads only. I wouldn't load up the rack with a heavy load since I'd basically be testing to see if the drywall gave out before the screw heads tore through their slots.

I do like the rack. It looks quite slick, and it's nice for mounting behind a door as it doesn't protrude too far from the wall and the unused hooks can fold up out of the way. I would give it another star if it had better support, such as screw holes drilled all the way through the rack with a metal bracket. I'd also give it another star if it were a bit cheaper, because there really isn't too much material there--you're just paying extra for the novelty of the design.

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The looks and function of this rack are great. We purchased 3 to put up in our home and really like the.

The mounting slots are 12inches apart, making it difficult (impossible) to stud mount with 16inch spacing. The do provide drywall plugs for use, but I prefer to mount something like this to the studs.

Also, I would like to see a direct mounting design, not the slide lock design that this rack has. If pulled upward, the whole mount slides off the wall. Some fine tuning of the screw depth helps with this, but I would like to see the screws go through the unit and into the wall, not in the wall and the unit slides onto them.

All-in-all, good rack for light weight items.

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Moen DN6890BN Inspirations Vanity Shelf, Brushed Nickel

Moen DN6890BN Inspirations Vanity Shelf, Brushed NickelWe ordered two of these for our bathroom and they are terrific. They were relatively easy to install (although be sure to check your level a few times) and seem sturdy. They are attractive and my biggest fear with these is that we would be able to knock the glass off, but they are actually tightened down to the arms that support them. Nice product, I recommend.

This is perfect in my guest bath for disposable handtowels as well as a couple of knick knacks. It is quite sturdy and stylish.

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I just redid my guest bathroom and needed a shelf to get the tissue box and air freshener off my toilet back. This is perfect. When I redo my master bathroom I will be ordering another one.

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We recently remodeled our bathroom and put all Moen brushed nickel fixtures in it. Looks great! We are very pleased with the results.

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Just needed something for some small items in my bath, this works just fine.

Very easy to put up. Love it.

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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Ikea Lack White Floating Shelf Concealed Mounting

Ikea Lack White Floating Shelf Concealed MountingI am very please with this. I got this to set a birdhouse on beside a picture. Remember to check you measurements this one is perfect for me but may be too large for your needs. they come in all sizes and not ornate in anyway. I wanted my birdhouse to show not the shelf. So remember that. If you are a modern decorator this would make a perfect shelf for whatever. I am not but find them useful to show off my goodies.

I needed to move my cable modem and router into my utility room and wanted them high and out of the way. I had seen this style of floating shelves before at Ikea but wasn't headed that way anytime soon. I was happy to find them on amazon at only a slight markup.

This shelf just has two screw hole slots on the back. You must put two screws into the wall (after measuring how far apart to put them) and the shelf just slides over the two screws and you're done.

When just going into sheetrock, I always suggest you use wall anchors as most screws aren't able to hold much weight at all in drywall as the drywall just isn't rigid enough to provide a solid hold for the screws.

I'd guess the cable modem and Wi-Fi router weigh a combined five pounds. The shelf feels quite solid with this weight and I'm not worried about it coming down.

When my wife saw it, her exact words were "Aww, that shelf is too pretty to put in the utility room!"

If you have decorative and semi light items or stuffed animals in a kids room, this shelf would suit your needs. It looks good and isn't too tough to install although I don't recommend it to anyone that needs to hold more than maybe ten pounds at the absolute max.

For installation, the best way I'd recommend is to get a roll of masking tape, stick a strip of tape to the wall roughly level where you want to put the shelf. Next get a level and put it on the tape. When you find the level point, use a pen or pencil to draw a straight line on the tape for you to mark where to put your screws.

Next, take a tape measure and measure from the middle of the first screw slot on the shelf to the middle of the second. Now go to your level masking tape line that you made and mark where to put your screws and wall anchors by just measuring the same distance you measured on the shelf and drawing a dot at the beginning and the end. Now pound in your wall anchors right through the tape, then remove the tape and put your screws in with maybe a quarter of an inch sticking out for the shelf to slide onto.

Keep in mind that the closer the screw is screwed into the wall, the tighter the shelf will fit and more secure it will feel. BUT if you screw in the screws too much, the shelf won't be able to catch them to slide over. Play a bit with the screw depth and you'll be fine.

Overall I like the product. I give it four stars only because I feel it should have come with wall anchors and screws as well as a template showing exactly how far apart to put the screws so you don't have to do the measuring dance I described above.

I would buy it again. I'm happy to answer any questions.

I uploaded a picture of it installed with my cable modem and router on it so you can judge the size of it compared to these items (Look at the product images above.

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We purchased this shelf to hold a satellite receiver for wireless surround speakers. It works, however it is not flat. At first we thought it was because the shelf wasn't installed in a stud, so we moved it and attached it to a stud, however the problem still exists. To be clear, the shelf is level from left to right, but it leans from back to front if that makes sense... like it wants to fall off the wall...even with nothing on it.

In the end we kept it because it's unobtrusive and does the job, but it looks like the Leaning Tower of Pisa attached to our wall. Buyer beware!

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Put this up in a music room and it goes nicely. Easy to put up and it seems sturdy. Satisfied with purchase.

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Heavy you really need a stud in the wall to put this up and have it sturdy. I had no studs and had to use anchors, which are not as strong.

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Venture Horizon Media Storage Tower-Regular Triple

Spartak Bookcase Media Tower - Triple 2403WHITEFinished product looks very "rich". Comes very compact--not "bad" to assemble but can be a little tricky. Doesn't take long to assemble...I was pleased initially. It's been over a year now and I find that the shelves don't stand up to any load--I used for DVDs--shelves bowed and front posts tend to come apart. Can't wait to replace now. Ammended review--doesn't stand the test of time and way overpriced! Would NOT recommend this item.

Don't waste your time or money. First problem, they call black walnut. Of course, they could have just sent the wrong color to me, but I couldn't determine that as nothing was labeled to indicate if this was walnut or black. Second problem, it's made of very cheap pressed wood that cracks and chips easily. The construction was flimsy and every shortcut they could have taken in the making of this product was done. Wood dowels instead of screws are used in as many places as possible to hold this unit together. If you want to move it without it breaking and falling apart on you, you better have sliders. The back panels consist of six pieces that have to be placed into grooves and are held together with a mere three screws. The only reason to have so many panels that makes any logical sense is that all the pieces have to fit inside a certain size box for shipping, never mind the inconvenience to you the customer. After a wasted aggravating afternoon, we realized that this product was not going to suit our needs at all and we hated it. I had to pay someone to haul it away I couldn't even give it away for free!!!

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This is an incredible storage center. Incredibly easy to assemble with a professional finish that makes it look a lot more expensive than it cost. I have purchased a PrePac unit and never will again. If I need any more media units, I will only purchase those made by Venture Horizon.

Sturdy, easy to assemble, professional finish.

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I've owned this item for over two years. When I first put it together it looked nice and the storage area was great. I slowly filled the unit over several weeks as I unpacked after moving. As the the shelves became full they sagged severely under the lightest load. Even with the shelf 3/4 filled with single CDs in cases they bent. I've now taken to using CDs and DVDs to prop the shelves from top to bottom. The picture shown as an example of the shelves is deceiving as they appear much thicker and capable of bearing the weight of the media than they are in reality.

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This was flimsy. First it didn't hold as many dvds as it said it did, then the shelves sagged because of what it did hold.

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Rubbermaid Configurations 26-Inch Add-On Shelving Kit

Rubbermaid 3H91 Configurations 26-Inch Add-On Shelving Kit, TitaniumBefore you buy this item makes sure you already have the 25" upright extensions that actually hold these shelves up. Otherwise, you will need to special order them. These are shelves only, and do not come with the brackets (extensions) that attach to the wall. This in no way should be called a "kit". After buying shelves and extensions, you are economically better off ordering an entire closet kit and having leftover pieces for another closet or laundry room than buying these items seperately.

I bought four of this item so I can complete my walk-in closet. They were delivered promptly and it was very easy to assemble. The bad side is that I had to buy extensions separetly so I can fis them to the walls...I think it should have been provided in the box... and the sipping of the extension is a ripp off : a single tiny long piece of metal in a very large box that could contain 20 of those pieces... WHY ????? ?????

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This set includes 2 26" Rubbermaid Configurations shelves and 4 brackets to hold them on to an existing Configurations closet organization kit. You can add 4' of shelving to your kit either by overlapping the two shelves (side by side) or using them separately; one above the other.

I installed a custom 3'-6' Configurations kit and couldn't use the vertical extensions, but found that additional shelving made my closet more functional. This is a relatively inexpensive way to organize a small space and if you don't use all the parts from one kit, hold on to them as you may find uses for them if you end up rearranging the existing kit or installing one in another closet.

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The picture for these shelves is deceptive. You only get the shelves and nothing to attach the arms. The description says you get brackets but you do not get all of the brackets. I would not have made this purchase if I knew I was not getting what was pictured in the advertisement. The shelves are totally worthless unless you make another purchase. Poor performance on the part of Amazon.

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Add-on is the wrong term.

Be aware: There are NO wall tracks.

The description of this item does not tell what is included.

The image is wrong.

The additional cost makes this item to costly.

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

ScreenDeck - A Shelf for Your TV Things

ScreenDeck - A Shelf for Your TV ThingsI bought this shelf to support my Definitive Technologies ProCenter 1000, which weighs about 12 lbs. I was a little worried that this would be a flimsy excuse for a shelf, and that my speaker would be too heavy for it.

I got the shelf this morning, and after installing it I am happy to report that it holds my speaker well. I wouldnt want to go much heavier than 12 lbs though.

BUILD QUALITY: The shelf platform itself is made of molded plastic, and the two "L" brackets are made of steel. The brackets are the true load bearing component in this shelf, and they are definitely well made for the task.

DESIGN QUALITY: The shelf is designed in a way that is configurable the two "L" brackets can be several widths apart. Figuring out where to attach the brackets for my TV was done by eyeballing it. I got it on the first try. Unfortunately, there is no forward/backwards configurability. For height, you can also configure how high above the TV you want the shelf to be. Additionally, these brackets bolted into my TV with two bolts (included) to both the shelf, and two more the the TV. This is a very strong connection.

SPEAKER SHELF: The one thing that bugs me is that the shelf does not come as far forward as I would like it to. My speaker is all the way to the front of the shelf, and is still a solid 1" from being flush with the TV screen.

BOTTOM LINE: Though pricey, this shelf delivers on what it says it will. This isnt like HDMI cords, where there are cheaper options available this shelf was about the only product I found on Amazon. I could build one myself that would probably end up being as good (maybe not...), but that would take a trip to the hardware store and half a saturday. With no shipping costs thanks to Amazon Prime, this was a good buy.

Does not fit my Panasonic 42" Viera plasma TV. Good luck determining if your TV has "VESA standard screw hole patterns..." No existing screw holes on my TV come close to fitting the brackets. Product is good quality so I'm going to keep it and figure out how to make it work. Brackets can be spread from 6" to 16" apart and each bracket is 24" long with 19 screw holes for mounting flexibility. Screw holes are 1" apart. Shelf measures 5" x 17 3/4".

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This shelf currently supports a center speaker on my Panasonic 50GT30. I was worried initially that it wouldn't fit and that I would have to move up to the next larger shelf. However that was not the case; it is screwed into all four vesa points on the display. For those with an 50ST30 encouraged by the previous, note that the bezel is an inch larger than the 50GT30; it is likely that this will not fit.)

I did have to use rubber spacer grommets due to the way the vesa mounting points are recessed on my unit. This allowed the top of the shelf to mate flush with the back of the display. Unfortunately since I found the grommets I needed in our slowly growing mass of random bits and pieces in our junk drawer, I cannot directly advise as to what size grommets would be ideal.

It easily supports the weight of my center speaker. ~14 pounds, or 6.35 kg.

The only negative is this: I feel that this is slightly overpriced. I do not make that sort of commentary often, as generally it is unfair. However this is merely two metal structural pieces and a molded plastic shelf, and isn't even built to support a significant amount of weight, just as the manufacturer admits. That said, it was just what I needed and provides a clean looking final install. Four stars.

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The website for Screen Deck is: They have a nice description and several videos.

Screen Deck makes 3 sizes of shelfs.

I agree with other reviewers that this shelf seems overpriced at $30 but it serves it's purpose. This shelf is especially useful for attaching a center speaker on a TV connected to a swivel stand. The problem with a typical speaker setup and a swivel tv stand is when you swivel your TV your center channel speaker is still facing forward. With the Screen Deck the center speaker is facing in the same direction as the TV, which is optimal.

It seems like a do-it-yourselfer could put together something that would be stronger for a lot less money. The shelf would be stronger if it extended into the back so the center speaker could be centered on top of the bracket.

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I am very pleased with this product. It is of good quality, and looks very nice attached to my 47" TV. It was VERY easy to install. The brackets only fit on the shelf one way, so it is impossible to mount it backwards, and they give you multiple sets of screws to fit various implementations of the VESA standard. My favorite part of the packaging is that they have each set of the different types of screws packed in an separate, well-marked compartment. Somebody actually gave some thought to design of all aspects of the product.

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Corner Cabinet Lazy Susan Hardware

Corner Cabinet Lazy Susan HardwareThis product is ok. It was easy to install (template provided helped a lot)and it now functions pretty well, after some tweaks. I installed it stand alone behind a bi-fold corner cabinet door (not attached to a rotating door). There were a couple of things I wasn't very pleased with. The shelf support hardware provided is held in place against the center post using a single screw (a set screw)and the same approach is used for connecting the 2 separate halves of the post (one nested inside the other with set screw to keep them aligned). When attempting to rotate the installed lazy susan by grasping and turning a shelf, there is a tendency instead for either the shelf hardware to rotate around the post (rather than the post rotating as it should) or half of the post to rotate within the other half of the post. The post issue I fixed by actually drilling through the inner piece and running the screw through both so they were positively engaged. The shelf supports, I have just tightened the set screws as tight as I can get them. I didn't want to drill these in the event that I wanted to adjust shelf position on the post.

The other issue with the shelf hardware is that it uses a single set screw, which, when tightened, tends to skew the hardware slightly so the the hardware is not exactly perpendicular to the center post. When you put a large 28" shelf on the hardware it is really unlevel. I ended up having to use some pieces of sheet aluminum as shims between the center hole of the hardware and the post to get the hardware to set evenely when the set screw was tightened down.

The final thing, which was just my mis-interpretation of what I was ordering, is that the 2 shelves don't rotate independently. The post itself rotates with both shelves rotating with it.

Overall not a bad product considerig what you pay for one of these that includes shelves etc. I used shelves I alread had from another lazy susan.

Everyday ol Joe can't install this product!! You need to be a skilled trim carpenter to make the adjustments, & to align the doors when trying center the upper & lower end of turntable pole. Very hard to to do for low skilled.

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Friday, September 6, 2013

Plano Molding 904 Four-Shelf Utility Shelving, Dark Gray

Plano Molding 904 Four-Shelf Utility Shelving, Dark GrayExtremely easy to assemble. Lightweight, so easy to move. Looks pretty good. Fairly sturdy, though not quite as heavy duty as I had imagined it would be. I wouldn't use it for a bunch of heavy stuff (heavy metal tools, bags of soil, gallons of paint). It's more of a medium duty shelf.

These shelves are great! An old woman can put them together, move them without groaning and they store an amazing amount of special memories in my damp basment. I have no more worries of rusting and am thrilled with this product. I am ordering more.

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I bought these shelves to hold mid-size server computers. The servers did not exceed the maximum weight capacity, nor did it come close to it. However, the shelves began to bend quite a bit when I placed the computers on it. The weight of one of the computers is about 18 pounds. After moving my equipment around, I ended up placing my servers on the bottom shelf, and the more light weight items on the higher shelves.

Also, the color of the shelves is actually lighter than the picture in the description.

Pros:

-looks decently nice

-easy to put together

Cons:

-shelf can easily tip over if the weight isn't distribute evenly

-shelves bend even if the maximum weight capacity hasn't been reached

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the shelves are great i could even snap them together with no husband :)My only complaint is that both sets i ordered were chipped badly, making very sharp pionts all over them.And it just isn't worth returning so they work but I wouldn't want to buy them the way i got them