Suggestions for Shelving
We just moved into a new apt, and have mounds of books (two academics) that need to be put up. I am interested in getting shelving, I had thought of built in, but I actually prefer shelving that is on the wall and shows the wall behind. And to save money, as opposed to getting…
We just moved into a new apt, and have mounds of books (two academics) that need to be put up. I am interested in getting shelving, I had thought of built in, but I actually prefer shelving that is on the wall and shows the wall behind. And to save money, as opposed to getting a master carpenter to build them, instead get someone to install ready made shelves. wonder if anyone has any suggestions of shelving they have used they like. We have a lot of exposed brick on one side, and also a painted wall on the other. havent decided the best place to put them, and some depends on the type of shelving we find and price.
Any suggestions of places to find interesting shelving would be appreciated.
Thanks!
If you’re looking for the former http://www.shelfshop.com which is out of business, go to http://www.shelfshopguy.com. This is Guy Campbell’s website. He now sells the Rakks system which is the same as what the Shelf Shop had. We have had shelves installed by him (when he was at the Shelf Shop, and now with his new company) in our apartment on the Upper West Side and also at our office. I’ve know him for years and he is the guy to go to. The tension rod system is fabulous. It’s the most versatile that I’ve seen, it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg, and it looks terrific. Guy will draw out the design for you and give you a quote quickly. He’s got a great eye and great taste.
The shelf shop location on the upper east side is closed. However, a gentleman by the name of Guy Campbell sells the Rakks products. In fact, if you call the shop shelf shop location, it mentions Guy Campbell’s telephone number. The name of the company is called shelf shop guy (http://shelfshopguy.com/).
I recently had Guy & his team install the Rakks shelving units for an upper west apartment. My client was very pleased with the service & Guy is a pleasure to work with. He even does some cool hand rendering to illustrate the products for his clients.
The shelf shop location on the upper east side is closed. However, a gentleman by the name of Guy Campbell sells the Rakks products. In fact, if you call the shop shelf shop location, it mentions Guy Campbell’s telephone number. The name of the company is called shelf shop guy (http://shelfshopguy.com/).
I recently had Guy & his team install the Rakks shelving units for an upper west apartment. My client was very pleased with the service & Guy is a pleasure to work with. He even does some cool hand rendering to illustrate the products for his clients.
We used platinum-colored metal standards and brackets from Elfa (via the Container Store). For the shelving, we used IKEA’s Lagan beech countertop. Our carpenter ripped the wood down the middle to create 12 1/2″ wide shelves. The width is great if you want to double shelve pbks or shelve files or over-sized books. The beech is handsome and doesn’t need to be finished (though I did wipe it with butcher block oil). Btw, we chose Lagan because it’s only 1 1/8″ deep, instead of Numerar — which is better for kitchen countertops — but at 1 1/2″ deep is also too heavy as a shelf.
We have tons of books in our house and not too much money so we have about 8 stacked 2 each) sets of these from Crate and Barrel. A great deal and not bad looking.
http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=4500&f=22572
Right. The Shelf Store site is still up, but the store is gone. It would be too bad if someone made that (long) trip for nothing.
Weird. Shelf Shop website does not indicate that the store has closed: http://www.shelfshop.com/
If you want to have the wall exposed behind it, then rakks and iss designs is good (an virtually identical). Rakks is http://www.rakks.com.
You can install them yourself, if you do your research and follow their instructions. Firstly, if you put it on the painted wall, then you will need to install the vertical shelf standard holder onto studs (dry wall will not hold up your books, unless they are all paper back?). On the brick, then use proper brick anchors.
Apartmenttherapy has a good roundup of your options:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/boston/good-questions/modular-shelving-the-pros-cons-of-elfa-rakks-iss-good-questions-101823
Vitsoe is just the best.