Contents
INTRODUCTION 6
THE BASICS 8
Hanging Hardware 10
Wall Support Hardware 11
Commercial Shelving Elements 15
ONE-OF-A-KIND SHELVES & BRACKETS 24
Paint Bucket Shelves 26
Shelf Contained 27
Sailing Basket Shelf Set 28
Stacked Benches & Stools 30
Recycled Crate Shelves 32
Drink Crate Shelf 33
Stepladder Shelves 34
Candle Sconce Brackets 36
M ail Sorter Shelves 38
Plant Stand Supports 40
Threshold Shelves & Doorstop Supports 42
Planter Box Shelves 44
Watering Can Brackets 46
Bottle Rack Shelf 48
Thingamajig Shelf 50
Toolbox Shelf 52
Drawer Shelves 54
Shower Tote Shelves 56
Wire Vessel Shelves 57
Red Wagon Shelf 58
Ultimate Air Skateboard Shelves 60
Tray & Platter Shelves 62
Chair Shelves 64
Salvaged Pot Rack Shelf 67
Picture Frame Shadow Box 68
Coal Grate Bracket 70
Suspension Shelf 72
Peg Brackets 74
Corner Shutter Shelf 76
Cinder Block Alternatives 78
DECORATING SHELF SURFACES 82
Ceiling Tile Shelf 84
Upholstered Shelf 86
Mock Leather Shelf 88
Glass Tile Mosaic Shelf 90
Starry, Starry Night Shelf 92
Classical Shelf 94
Shelves in Forgotten Spaces 96
6 NEW LOOKS & USES FOR COMMERCIAL SHELVES 100
Bedside Shelves 102
Shelf Portrait 104
Exterior Window Shelf 105
Industrial Chic Shelves 106
A Child's Delight 108
Shelves for Play 110
Shelf Illumination 112
Shelf Indulgence 114
A Collector's Medley 116
Wallpaper Panel 118
Phenomenal Floating Shelves 120
Color Connections 122
Magazine Shelf 124
Plumbing Pipe Shelf Unit 126
The Easily Altered Cube 128
BUILDING SIMPLE SHELVES 132
Simple Woodworking 134
Floating Box Shelves 137
Cube & Rectangle Shelves 140
Candle Ledge Quartet 144
Collector Shelves 146
U Shelf Set 148
Kitchen Station 150
Planter Shelf 152
Board-Mounted Shelf 154
CONTRIBUTING DESIGNERS 158
DESIGNER INDEX 158
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 158
INDEX 159
NOTES ABOUT SUPPLIERS 159