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Ah, the simple joys of living in a pre-World War Two building. The building I reside in has a gorgeous design, amazing hardwood floors throughout each apartment, ornate interior design on the ceilings and wall, plus terrible plumbing and non-existent storage throughout the apartment. Yes, though many of us love the architectural styles of older buildings, there are a few characteristics I surely wish I could travel back in time to fix.

steel 3 shelf bathroom etagere with glass shelves

My bathroom consists of a single toilet, a stand-alone shower and… well, that’s about it. Oh, my apologies, there is a medicine cabinet too.
But, where does a man like myself store all the extra toilet paper, all the hand soap, all the hand towels, or even some art to liven up the room? I was surely at a loss, and for a short time I just kept all my bathroom supplies in the tiny hall closet (A big problem if you unexpectedly run out of toilet paper).
Luckily for me, my neighbor suggested I take a look at StacksandStacks.com because they have lots of over the toilet étagères and other alternative bathroom storage options.  I was not completely sure what an étagère is, but I trusted her information anyways.
I logged on and discovered what would be the end of my bathroom storage conundrum. The sturdy steel 3 shelf bathroom étagère with glass shelves was the perfect space saving shelving unit for my cramped bathroom.
As I easily installed this over-the-toilet shelf system, I was impressed with the wall fasteners and their ease of installation. Living in Los Angeles, you always have to be weary of items that cannot be fastened down. That alertness goes double for the bathroom; there is nothing worse than tumbling glass shelves falling while you are on the john. It is a fate worse than death.
The stunning glass shelves added a contemporary style to my bathroom, which to say the least, was lacking any style.
So now I enjoy my classic abode, and have all the storage I could ever dream of. Thanks, neighbor!

As the years go by I have discovered that the decrease in the compact disc’s popularity over the years has led me to be able to purchase used discs at a cut-rate price. For a low price of just 20 bucks, I can sometimes acquire up to five CDs, which is an amazing deal. Unfortunately this CD buying spree has led to my home becoming cluttered with innumerable compact discs and their gaudy, large jewel cases.

All these stacks and stacks of CDs were becoming an issue for me and my sanity. I could not find my keys or my remote, my toe nail clippers or my garage door opener; you name it, I lost it among the towers of musical media. I went to the only logical place to go to eliminate my stacks upon stacks of CDs: StacksandStacks.com.

My home is furnished in a traditional style, and unfortunately it seems like most CD towers these days have a sleek, modern look that just does not fit in with my home decor.  Luckily I was able to find the incredible, traditionally designed apothecary style wooden CD cabinet! It was available in three colors, oak, walnut and cherry; I chose walnut (It matches my hardwood floors).

apothecary style wooden cd cabinet

This incredible CD storage unit has a solid wood construction, so I knew I was getting a sturdy piece of furniture.  I plan to keep it around long after my CDs have gone by the wayside; who knows, maybe someday I will become an apothecary myself. It has 24 drawers, each large enough to hold 19 CDs or eight DVDs, or (for those of you who are really old-school) four VHS tapes! If you do the math that is 456 CD’s, 192 DVDs or 96 VHS tapes! Each drawer comes with a slot for drawer labels, so I always know where my favorite Hall & Oates greatest hits collection is! (Yes, I have a favorite.)

Great for organizing a large, messy office or providing more room in a small workspace, desk hutches are an easy way to gain additional storage space. Coming in a wide variety of styles, you can use it strictly for storage or find a larger shelf design that can double as display space.

desk hutches

When you don’t have enough space to dedicate an entire room as an office and instead have a multitasking living room or guest room it can be hard to add storage to an already crowded space. Since the hutch sits on top of the desk it doesn’t take up additional floor space you don’t have. Smaller writing desks with a low hutch make a nice addition to a child’s bedroom or guest room.

At home or at work, an office presents a number of challenges. Finding a balance between office equipment and creating a pleasant work space doesn’t have to be difficult. All you have to do is find the right desk hutch for your storage needs. Do you have a desk littered with paperwork? Look for a hutch with paper slots so you can free up desk space. Have lots of electronics to store, like a scanner or printer? Choose a larger shelf-like design that features a cord cutout in the back.

Make sure to consider exactly what kind of storage you need. If you like having everything at your fingertips then look for a hutch with open shelving the makes paperwork and office supplies easy to find. Prefer a more streamlined look? Opt for a hutch with plenty of cabinets or drawers for concealed storage that will keep your desk looking neat. When you’re office storage needs change, desks with an optional storage hutch allow you to remove the hutch making them a versatile piece of office furniture.

wall mount corner shelves

The end of the year is the best time to sit back and ruminate on past achievements, as well as make plans and resolutions for the coming year. This time I vowed to organize and beautify my home. Recently a friend of mine, a distinguished family therapist and a Feng Shui enthusiast, explained to me the correlation between one’s living space and one’s state of mind. As it turns out, your home is not only a reflection of your inner self, but also a big influence on such. It got me thinking that all the little things I’ve been neglecting throughout the years form a really big picture. For example, I have lots of stylish photo frames, elegant vases and other lovely home accents, which until recently were unnecessarily tucked away in my garage; meanwhile my home looked like an austere, transient space, which inevitably transferred onto my outlook on self and life in general. I started my design quest by bringing all the pretty things out of hiding. Vases found their home on top of the bookcase; picture frames settled on the dresser and the console table. I still had a few wonderful candleholders, a couple of exquisite sea shells from my last trip to the islands, and some marvelous figurines - all of which had no place to go. Much of my wall space was already occupied by newly hung prints and paintings, so I needed a clever and compact shelving solution. I found just what I was looking for in the wall mount corner shelves. I need three wooden shelves in Walnut to match my living room furniture; they’ll serve as perfect displays for a Nautilus shell, a pair of jade candlesticks and a miniature Toltec warrior statue. Two glass shelves will accommodate a few votives, a reed diffuser and a perfume collection in my bathroom. Seeing all those treasures finally out and in the open is sure to fill my heart with warmth and give me a true sense of home. I still have a long way to go in creating a picture-perfect haven, but I’m off to a good start.

Folding Shelves

Last time I moved, I had all my stuff shipped freight across the whole country. After three days sleeping on a yoga mat at my old place, a week in a tiny hotel room with no kitchen and three more days on the floor in my new apartment, I was yearning for peace and comfort in familiar surroundings.

When my things finally arrived, I didn’t care that I had to unpack and organize for hours on end, I just wanted to recreate that tranquil harbor I had back in New York. Unfortunately, some things didn’t make it in one piece. I suspect they had my stuff come on a six-horse carriage over the mountains, through the rocky deserts and across a few rivers.

It took two weeks, you know. Of course, I had shipping insurance, but those guys were sly. They specifically listed all particle board items as not covered due to “inherent weakness of materials.” That took care of my now three-legged computer desk, my cracked entryway table and my two bookcases, which were completely destroyed.

So much for getting a break on shipping costs.

I was mostly devastated about the bookshelves, because they had tons of storage space and once looked pretty sleek. I soon realized that I was definitely going to move out of this always cold and damp apartment in no more than a year, so I needed to find a solution to the moving issue once and for all.

I did some research and decided to opt for collapsible furniture made of solid wood. While big wooden dining tables, armoires and futons would generally cost an arm and a leg, things like folding shelves were refreshingly affordable at Stacks and Stacks and still looked like a million bucks. I now appreciate the ease with which I can rearrange my living room without having to ask anybody for help. I also love the fact that I finally have some quality pieces to my name. Last but not least, when the time comes to move again, the experience will be a lot more pleasant.

By Fred Dalton Trudeau

Are you like me, with a residential garage that is filled the the brim with clutter, detritus, riffraff, miscellany, various Christmas ornaments, and boxes of newspaper? Your garage should be pruned, organized, codified and harmonized as soon as possible. The myriad of boxes are not going to magically store themselves.

Which brings us to shelves.

I created a new system for myself, in the interest of policing a garage that has gone beyond the pale in terms of stagnating boxes, and I’d like to share it.  I call it, quite simply, “stacking, packing, and racking”.  Feel free to use this discipline to help yourself out in a classic garage-related storage space quandary.

The first rule of “stacking, packing, and racking” is make sure you have a proper vessel for the items you intend to organize.  It is sheer folly to attempt a re-arrangement of clutter, either cursory or in-depth, without a proper containment unit, a final resting place if you will, for the aforementioned clutter.

4 Shelf Steel Storage Rack

Trust me, after my experience this weekend, the very best solution is to purchase a rationally priced 4 shelf steel storage rack. I ordered one from Stacks and Stacks, easily constructed the item using the simple instructions, then began regulating my overpopulated garage.

I have to tell you, this storage rack is an unyielding dynamo, a real steel triumph of power and rational self-interest. It won’t bend to the confines of an over-stocked wall, nor buckle under the weight of innumerable boxes.  With each individual shelf capable of shouldering a weight capacity in the range of 800 pounds, you can certainly bet your bottom dollar this unit is going to set your clutter straight.

I used a personal philosophy called “stacking, packing, and racking”, found an honestly amazing steel storage rack, and perfectly organized my garage.

You can too.

My favorite time of year is here, and I couldn’t be more excited. Ah, the thrill… when the first pitch is thrown out, the crowd roars, the team scores, the beer pours, and the tailgate galores, you know Baseball Season is in season, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Now I love shelves and just about everything related to shelves and shelf-inclusive experiences, and I love The Baseball — so buster, when I get the chance to mix the two, I am taking it for everything it is worth, and that is worth everything. Imagine me, a humble shelf and baseball fan, coming to terms with the fact that this exists: the Baseball Mitt Shelf from Stacks and Stacks. Is it the perfect mix of Shelves and Baseball? Yes, yes it is. Is it something that includes equal helpings of macho sports and powerful design? Yes, yes it does. Will it look great in my recreation room, the room with my sports-ready 58 inch front-projection screen (jelly?), and mini-fridge, and autographed Dick Butkus photo? You bet it will. This Baseball Mitt Shelf is gonna hit a home run.

This Baseball Mitt Shelf is just amazing! A pitch-perfect way to celebrate my love for baseball and my love of shelves, all at once! What will I display on these shelves? So many options. I have balls signed by the great Robert Forster of the Kansas City Tornadoes and Will Brimley of the Alabama Bam Bams. I have the ticket stub to Wrigleys Fields, way back in 1966, when my dad took me to see Micky Mantel crack one over the fence — which might be my favorite memory in life, second only to the time I met Kathy Ireland. Baseball is so great, so American, so fun, so amazing, and all of those things can be said about shelves as well. A man becomes preeminent, he’s expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms, enthusiasms… What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? Baseball! A man stands alone at the plate. This is the time for what? For individual achievement. There he stands alone. But in the field, what? Part of a team. Teamwork… Looks, throws, catches, hustles. Part of one big team. Bats himself the live-long day, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and so on. If his team don’t field… what is he? You follow me? No one. Sunny day, the stands are full of fans. What does he have to say? I’m goin’ out there for myself. But… I get nowhere unless the team wins. Baseball!

Ultimately, this Baseball Mitt Shelf is a two tiered wall mounted sports shelf. This decorative shelf features a brightly colored baseball diamond with baseball bat supports on either end. This brightly colored shelf is easy to install. Perfect for books, trophies, or special mementos.

Baseball Mitt Shelf. Recommended. For Fans of sports, specifically baseball.

Good God. Look at that wall shelf. I know it’s difficult, but do your best. Soak it in. Drink deep the nightmare. Now accepting the fact that this will never be our home, consider: WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF IT WAS?! Suicide isn’t an option, so the first suggestion I’d have is to check the values at a great internet website called Stacks and Stacks, and quickly check their wide selection of wall shelves. Ah, civilized shelves aplenty. May I make a suggestion? Thanks. I would point the lacking owner of a lacking wall shelf in the direction of this fine deluxe 4-level floating wall shelf from the aforementioned Stacks And Stacks.

Forget all that creepy doom and gloom — go ahead and make a bold statement! This amazing shelving unit is constructed of sturdy northern hardwoods, the very hardwoods that will disappear when seas rise. This display shelf offers simplistic design while providing a space-saving solution for collectible and photo display. It’s basically a nic nac shelf is that is attractive and functional at the same time, giving you the best of both worlds! Spaces in between the shelves are of differing sizes so you can display anything from small figurines to hardcover books in the same convenient area. And as long as you still have a home with walls, it can safely hold a total of 25 lbs. Best of all, you can order the unit in either Unfinished wood or these killer finishes: Natural, Walnut, White, Dark Cherry, Black, Chocolate, Honey and Mahogany! And until the end of days, it’ll make a great addition to your home or office! And so on.

The Wall Shelf Deluxe Four Level. Recommended.

I went to the movies because my house doesn’t have air conditioning and it was hot enough to melt the heat-resistant carbon panel tiles right off the Space Shuttle Columbia. I waited in line to purchase my ticket to see Cats and Dogs 2: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, because when animals talk it’s funny. But the movie was sold out because it was 3-D, and all good movies are 3-D. So I had to see the only movie that wasn’t in 3-D, just to flee this bad, hot weather. The movie was called INCEPTION, and it was confusing. It was terribly confusing. Confusing as trying to put an Amiga back together after smashing it with a baseball bat. I went back to my hot house, angry and confused, and tried to sleep. That’s when it hit me. What people have gotta understand is that INCEPTION is all about SHELVES.

Think about it. OK, good. Now, I’m going to totally spoil the movie, and sometimes people get cross when other people do that, but it’s OK this time because it’s about shelves. It’s a bit like a jerk audience member spoiling the secrets of a great magician, but hey, everyone knows that magic is fake and phony; that 99 percent of what they say is falsehood anyway; that it’s all smoke and mirrors just to get that ticket money right out of your hand. With that in mind, I’ll explain the film INCEPTION completely and totally, without any unnecessary confusion. At last, if the film confused you, this information will set you free:

START AT THE TOP. Often faux-professionals will begin their shelf cleaning in any manner they see fit, wasting valuable time and energy. This is wrong. Start from the top, work your way down. If you are dusting, use clockwise circular motions, and keep a fresh Swiffer nearby.

SHELVES DO NOT NEED TO BE DUSTED EVERY DAY. Wednesdays and Sundays are fine.

TO REMOVE A SHELF LINER WITH MINIMAL FUSS. Use WD-40.

CONTROL A SHELF, AS YOU WOULD TRAIN AN ANIMAL. Do not give it an inch. Items that are used everyday usually end up staying on shelves, and clutter them from one end to the other. Don’t allow this.

EXCESSIVE SHELVES SOMETIMES CREATE A DANGEROUS VORTEX. What about having ONE shelf above a sink to keep a shaver and accessories on? These types of shelves are handy, easy to reach, off of the countertop and can double as décor if done correctly. Too many shelves in one place at one time will promote clutter, laziness, and disharmony. Junk flocks to excess shelves like the Bermuda Triangle.

DO NOT THINK OUT OF THE BOX. THERE IS NO BOX. Soon you will see, it is not you holding the duster, staring at the shelf; it is only yourself. The shelf is a reflection. Take the “h” out of “shelf”. See what it is you find then.

HAVE FUN. People always forget to let sunshine into their lives… SMILE. When you finish the cleaning, there is always the promise of more cleaning to come.

And there you go. INCEPTION. I’m going to add one more bonus secret for you, while we’re on the subject of 5 levels of the subconscious. I’m going to INTRODUCE AN IDEA RIGHT INTO YOUR MIND. The 5 Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Storage Rack from Stacks and Stacks:

Like INCEPTION, this is a beautiful, dynamic piece, perfect for any room. Could it be a bathroom shelf? Of course, it’s perfect for towels and bathroom accessories! Use it in the living room for books? Sure can! It would even be an attractive alternative to a bakers rack in your kitchen. Each shelf easily holds up to twenty pounds, and the attractive contemporary design adds a modern twist to any decor. Constructed of metal and plastic resin, The 5 Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Storage Rack is sure to please!

Now you have no excuse not be organized and efficient, and you can’t say you don’t understand INCEPTION.

The 5 Shelf Heavy Duty Steel Storage Rack. Highly Recommended.

So is INCEPTION.

I discovered recently that a close second to my enthusiasm for shelves and shelving is my passion for the Twilight series. And by Twilight series I mean characters. And by characters I mean Edward. There is something about him that parallels the dash, grace and sex appeal that I find in wall shelves. Something dependable, something attractive, something immortal. Wall shelves will never let you down, never stop looking their best, never go away. I realized that my feelings for the character of Edward had become so strong, I had placed my copies of the Twilight series in reverse order on the bookshelf, so I could read them backwards, ending with my fan-fiction prequel where Edward and I constructed shelves outside in the fresh mountain air, on a sawhorse, next to a rustic smokehouse, somewhere in Forks Oregon. I like to think of Edward often, so I purchased this Delightful 12 x 12 Floating Corner Shelf from Stacks And Stacks to help with the task!

This amazing shelf allows you to make the most of wasted corners! Ideal for showcasing hand-signed photos of Edward, giving you the mighty power to enhance any room with a look that is classic and enduring — and the shelf isn’t bad either! The Corner Shelf is a stylish and spacious addition to your decor, and you can feel free to use it throughout your home wherever a corner calls! It’s safe, no studs needed, all mounting hardware included. Edward, if you are really out there somewhere, I hope you read this blog, and know that if you ever need shelf suggestions, I’m the one for you. Not that bitch Bella.

The Delightful 12 x 12 Floating Corner Shelf. Recommended.