Didn't know where to post this topic, move it if it needs to be. So I'm in the process of moving into a new house and I want to do some type of shelving in one room to display/store my entire collection. I've got VHS, Laserdiscs, LPs, cassettes, CDs, 7"s, all of the weird shaped tapes and box sets, and books ranging from regular novels to oversized art books.
Does anyone have any suggestions on where to get adjustable shelving that can accommodate the varying sizes of media? I was thinking of maybe just building my own shelving instead of buying it. For those who have done that, any recommendations on materials or methods? Thanks in advance.
I know my place of employment (Urban Outfitters) is not the "coolest" but, this book is pretty fucking rad:
(http://coolmaterial.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/DIY-Furniture.jpg)
Every noble & individualistic man can always rely on IKEA ! :D
ikea for my 12" vinyl, easy, basic, solid, cheap.
steel racks for cd's.....Dutch company for the 'mass collector' lol
thinking of a ikea closet for tapes.....
When speaking of Ikea and vinyls, I cannot help but think of this image:
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g148/peterott/expedit_timberrr.jpg)
Although I am not sure that is an Ikea shelf but neverthless. Horrid.
The Shelf is built wrong. So not to Blame Ikea for it.
Yea I saw that on NWN! too, the dude not only fucked up building it but he put it sideways.
I have an old bookshelf because I namely collect tapes as seeing that I haven't had a record player in going on 2 years now. When I get back to collecting wax I'll probably look into some Ikea shit.
I guess Ikea it is then.
got 2 of these by Ikea,
(http://www.ikea.com/PIAimages/35486_PE126286_S4.jpg)
looks flimsy on the pic but can take a lot!
I use these for CD and oversized tapes. Each slot can be adjusted, so keeps well lots of different sizes:
(http://www.ikea.com/us/en/images/products/benno-dvd-tower__27455_PE060834_S4.jpg)
For places, where I can't put things on the floor, I have put these on the wall:
(http://www.ikea.com/us/en/images/products/lerberg-cd-dvd-wall-shelf__69214_PE183964_S4.jpg)
horizontal they keep standard CD's, vertical standard dvd's.
for most of books/magazines I use billy shelves. But under heavy loads of books, it appears you may need to have stronger REAL wood shelves. Or metal.
Vinyl I keep in strong plastic "cubes" what can be used for building shelves of any size. Just buying more of cubes and putting them on top of eachother.
Great. Thanks for the advice.
those 1collumn cd-racks drive me nuts, so for cd i use 3 of these :
(http://www.cd-rek.nl/images/SerieB/00096/DSC00097.JPG)
one can take 1008 cd's (or 500 dvd's) .....shipping is $$. very shallow so has to be anchored into the wall. company makes nice stuff :http://cd-rek.nl/ (http://cd-rek.nl/)
Good thing about things build of smaller columns/cubics/parts is the possibility to adjust them to fit rooms in ideal way. I got probably close to 40 of those "cd pillars". But since rooms of old house are often weird shapes and different sizes, things like the ikea "LP shelve" is hardly option. Anything that can maximize use of room space is good - even if it gets slightly expensive.
If you get really nerdy or protective, for most of things, you can get doors. Cost more than shelves themselves, but if you happen to have pets/kids/.. sunlight? whatever, who need to keep their hands off, I'm sure transparent or solid doors is good choice too. I find no need to try save money to not buy 50 euro door for shelves which houses books of same value each.
Quote from: P-K on May 12, 2012, 11:05:14 PM
those 1collumn cd-racks drive me nuts
Couldn't agree more!
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on May 13, 2012, 09:30:08 AM
If you get really nerdy or protective, for most of things, you can get doors. Cost more than shelves themselves, but if you happen to have pets/kids/.. sunlight? whatever, who need to keep their hands off, I'm sure transparent or solid doors is good choice too. I find no need to try save money to not buy 50 euro door for shelves which houses books of same value each.
I thought most of us record collectors stayed out of direct sunlight and can't have kids because we would murder them for field recordings.
I need to get my stuff out of boxes and bookshelves but I never have enough money and when I do I prefer to buy stuff to fill them. Focused mostly on Zines, art and books right now.
Hey Mikko, in the "Slave Stamina" video, is that your XXX collection? If it is, how many videos do you own (including everything from DVD, 8mm and VHS)?
yeah, but that's old. It was filmed like... 6 years ago? Moved since then. I have got rid of some VHS & DVD. I don't keep track of exact numbers, it's more often measured by how many meters of shelves it takes than by numbers. I have more focused on buying super-8 and magazines. And supplies are becoming quite low.
I have old Lundia shelves for CDs, LPs and irregular sized objects. also have a separate Lundia for books. Lundia is a Finnish company who make quite boring looking but very adjustable / expandable and durable shelves, think Ikea's Billy except better quality wood etc. being used. it's very expensive new, but roaming the second hand places pays off.
however, I haven't found a suitable way to store / display normal tapes. I currently have them in random boxes and piles, which is a drag since every time I get something new it gets a couple of listens and then just disappears into the heap of obscurity. every time I see a decent tape shelf at a friends place or where ever it's usually a lucky find from a recycling centre or something like that... suggestions??
What shelves are best for the storage of cassette tapes and require minimum space? Or do you keep them all in boxes? As I'm too busy or too lazy to sort them in some way, I hate when I have to search through all the boxes to find the one I'm looking for...
Any suggestions welcome. Thanks!
re: shelving
i had a bunch of extra 1/2" thick pressboard used for flooring that i cut into 5" wide pieces of varying lengths up to 5ft, then painted black and hung on the wall using L shaped steel brackets i picked up at the hardware store.... works for me
Boxes, number them, write a catalog what each box contains. I would say your catalog to be a text file in PC so you can easily make changes and searches. Boxes are handy, can be placed on top of each other, i think are the best for saving space.
I have this metal, padded tool box, but loads of little boxes and tops of cd shelves (Ikea standing cd racks) where tapes are stashed. Ikea did have an ace glass fronted cs cabinet that they discontinued, they do pop up on ebay frequently. Vinyl wise I had a friend build a long cupboard, table top unit which is good, but wall shelves in alcoves are best in my mind.