I drilled a hole, then used the mounting hardware (aka 2″ screws) to attach the track to the wall on one end. Then I used my studfinder to locate a stud on the other end of the wall that lined up with one of the holes on the other end of the track. I used my studfinder to locate a stud near one edge of the wall: I also knew it didn’t need to be perfectly centered because I could still hang the rails evenly and the track would be hidden once I put the shelves on. Since the track is 80″ and my wall is 90″ long, I knew that the track would reach almost all the way across the wall. It has 10 screw holes, and I wanted to make sure at least a few of them were over studs. The first step was to hang the horizontal track. Okay I admit, there were a lot of other things in my car at the time.Īnd headed home to get started installing it! I loaded up all these supplies in my car: ![]() 3″ screws to attach shelves to brackets and stabilize vertical rails on the wall (x22)Īll told, the supplies cost me $210 - not super cheap, but pretty good for so much shelving plus a big desk. ![]() Mounting hardware for Closetmaid ShelfTrak system.10″ x 6′ common board (x1) - to trim down and create the shelf reaching across half of the wall.I wanted to use two of them as shelves, and then join two of them together to create a 20″ desk. 10″ x 8′ common board (x4) - since the full length of the wall is 90″, I needed to get 8′ boards that I planned to trim at home.18.5″ bracket in white (x4) - to support the desk, which I wanted to be 20″ wide.9″ bracket in white (x10) - to support the shelves, which I wanted to be 10″ wide. I knew I needed 4 per shelf plus 2 additional ones to support a shelf across half of the wall (I got Rubbermaid brackets, rather than Closetmaid, brackets because they worked with the Closetmaid tracks but were a little cheaper).48″ Track Bracket in white (x4) - these are what hang vertically off the horizontal track, and you need one every 24″ so I knew I needed 4 of them to create shelves that ran the full 90″ across the wall.I did end up drilling a few more to fully stabilize things, but they’re very small and will be easy to patch. I decided to go with a Closetmaid hanging shelf system, since I’d read some good things - basically you buy a single horizontal rail that you screw into studs, and then the rest of the shelving hangs off of that without require more holes in the wall. Also stay tuned, because there’s a gif of the whole thing coming together at the end, which I assume wins me approximately 1.1 million blogger points. Not that this was a particularly ingenious endeavor, but I thought I’d share a full tutorial since there are a few elements I’m particularly proud of (especially that I finally learned to use my circular saw). It’s exactly how I dreamed it would be! And it totally fulfills Sam’s original request for the room, which consisted of “shelves…just, shelves…” (of course, as things progressed he got increasingly more demanding - “I want a chair!” “I want a TV!”, and the whole thing almost went off the rails one evening as I reached my compromising breaking point…but that’s a story for another day). So, a single, sleek piece is what I built this weekend: ![]() I thought that a single, sleek piece(as opposed to lots of individual pieces of furniture) would help create a streamlined, clean look, which this room really needs because a) it’s pretty small, b) we’re going to cram it full of books and office supplies, and c) it needs to double as a guest room when our other guest rooms overfloweth, so maximum open floor space is important to leave room for the air mattress. Source: Marie-Laure Helmkampf via Seventy Nine Ideas (Do you follow us on instagram? We launched our joint account on Monday, what has taken you so long?!?)Īs I mentioned in the study inspiration post I shared a few weeks ago, I was really digging the idea of a single shelving + desk unit for the long wall of the study: Here’s a sneak peek I shared on instagram: I had been thinking I might have a full reveal for you today, but we ended up needing to order a few more things than expected so today I’m sharing about the biggest DIY project in the room and then I’ll be back with the full reveal once a few products come in. With the room newly painted, it was time for me to insert myself back into the picture and take over the fun parts. ![]() We were still scarred from painting the guest room where she’s currently residing, so it was really nice to watch this room transform over the course of a few days without us doing much work. Progress in Sam’s study continues! When I last left off, we’d tricked Sam’s younger sister (who is living with us for a few months) into painting it for us before she started her full-time job.
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