DIY Cheap and Easy Media Shelves
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- Опубліковано 28 січ 2019
- in this video, we're building cheap and easy media shelves! These shelves are great for those who want to keep costs low and are looking for storage solutions for larger media collections. They maximize function and utilize the maximum space efficiency. These shelves are ideal for DVDs, Blu-rays, even books. the stronger the wood chosen for the project, the more durable the shelves will be. You could even paint them if you wanted a more polished look.
For this project, we used 2x4 beams for our verticals and 1x2 beams for our horizontals. Each piece was cut to size. The shelves in this video cost a total of $21.37 including tax!
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This video is just what I needed. No joke, every time I buy dvds part of my mind is thinking only about where to put them.
Glad we could help!
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Olette mestareita!
Helppo tehdä. Kevyt rakenne. Halpa!
Kiitos!
Thanks for the video. I built my first one this past weekend. Thanks to your video, it turned out great. Less than $25 to build.
I know I am late to the game but this is an interesting way to inexpensively build storage. To answer the question about the big box stores it is their policy to provide one free cut per board. You get an employee in a good mood they might do more for you though! Thanks for posting the video!
My husband (a former Home Depot employee) said it's definitely their job to cut the wood, however some of them aren't the brightest crayons in the box and might not cut it correctly.
Thank you for showing your build this was really cool
This project saved me a lot of time and money. I covered the wood with contact paper before putting it together. I also added an offset 1x2 onto the back of each space to keep the contents in place. I did not attach it to the wall (too hard without cutting the legs by the baseboards) so I leaned it against the wall like a ladder. It doesn't feel like it will fall over and is just for storage. It looks great and already holds over 350 bluerays. Thank you for posting.
I love the simplicity of these shelves. Thanks for sharing.
You might try pre drilling the horizontal boards, it might help prevent the splitting of the wood.
pre-drill, pre-drill, pre-drill! Use a drill bit that's like 1/8" smaller in diameter than your screws.
Agree
They could have avoided those cracks with pilot holes. I'll be building shelving like this in the near future.
Now that's how to make a DIY video! Precise and to the point with fantastic and clever ideas on how to make the shelves. My wife has been wanting me to make floating shelves for her for a long time and now I know how to. Thanks so much for posting this video. 1:28
You two are a sweet couple just so you know! Two lovely cereals at midnight! Cool people. 👌
That is so cool I've been wanting to put shelving up but because I nees so much it was going to cost too much but watching this has really helped me thank you guys
Teamwork makes DreamWork! Great Job! Thank You for sharing your idea!
I just want to thank you. I built my long dvd shelves using your video. It came out amazing. I painted it white to go with the wall color. I couldn’t be happier. Thank you so much 👍🏻
That's awesome! We're glad we've been able to spread the word!
Thanks so much for upload Heath. I just built this in my office. I made a couple shelves a bit smaller for blu rays and then left very top shelf empty for my big box vhs. I truly appreciate your love of physical media. Now, if I could figure out some shelves like this for my massive laserdisc collection!
Glad to be able to share our shelving set-up, Rod!
After lots of headaches, I finally built a shelf like this in my room with my brother's help. Seems to work pretty well!
Protip: if you can't drill into the wall because you're renting or, in my case, because the wall is made of cinder blocks, get another set of 1x2s and put them on the back of the shelf, offset slightly, to form a "wall" for the shelf. I say this because when I tried doing this initially, the shelf couldn't lean flat against the wall due to the wood being slightly warped, so tapes and Blu-rays would fall right through the bottom.
Heath I've built the same shelfing and added an additional 2x4 in the middle of my longer beams to add support and keep those 1x2's from bowing. Great video.
Great note! If I could do the longer shelves again, I would add that additional 2x4 like you did. The ones in this video are shorter (32 inches), and they’re pretty much perfect. I don’t think I would go much longer than that without adding that extra 2x4.
Cereal At Midnight . I wonder if you could remove a couple of the shelves and slip a 2x4 in and add the extra support.
Great job on the shelves! They look like a fantastic way to store and display your awesome collection. The time lapse looked good too!
Ya'll made it look easy. I appreciate the information and hope to do a project like this soon.
These shelves work great and this is definitely my most-watched UA-cam video of all time. Thank you for sharing.
PROTIP (from a Non-Pro) - Once you plan your shelves and determine your spacing between the horizontals, cut yourself 2 spacer blocks to that exact distance. As long as you get the bottom shelf level to start, then you won't even need to worry about measuring and leveling the rest of them. Just rest each new 1x2 on top of the spacer blocks, screw it in, rinse and repeat. To be safe, you might want to swap the blocks each time (move Block 1 from the left side to the right size and Block 2 from right to left). That way, if there are any fractional differences in length, it will balance out and you won't end up with shelves that become slightly more unlevel as you go from bottom to top. In the end, the spacer blocks will definitely save you some time.
Well not only is this channel wonderfully entertaining BUT also educational too! You guys are the best! :)
That was cool. I've been missing this video. Now I'm interested in those movies on the shelves!
Thanks for sharing. I hopefully will be moving soon, and I like this idea for a new space.
Awesome video! Had always been curious about your shelves. I've been using Ikea Bennos and Gnedbys for years and love them but if I were to ever put shelves in another room I'd consider what you have done. And its always cool when you two do videos together.
Amazing, this is a great way to store DVD's and CD's. So simple, so cheap and very effective. Well done you guy's.
Love the idea for the movie shelves. Looking to do the same. Simple and effective. Great job
What a wonderful idea!! It's effective, doesn't look too tacky and it's a lot cheaper than buying those $400 sets made of particle board on Amazon. We collect old DVD's and VHS, and video games too! I think I'm gonna try this and paint mine red. Thanks guys!
Also guys, to answer your question, any Lowes, Home Depot, or any hardware store really are happy to cut wood for anyone. It is their job, but only up to a certain point. Larger simple cuts like what you guys got is perfectly reasonable, but they won't come build a house for you, haha.
Great video! I've been looking for a better storage solution for my 800+ collection that wouldn't break the bank. I'll have to give this a try!
Just would like to thank you for this video. It helped me to build a similar version of it. Warm regards from Rio de Janeiro - Brazil!
That's clever. I never realized the movies were held in that manner or even the bracket idea. I know what you mean about Home depot/lowes and the cutting I generally will cut them myself unless it's an expensive piece of wood or important cut and i always feel weird about asking. I'll have to get a shelf for my movies as they are all still in ottomans.
Another great video. Thanks guys.
Looks great, thanks for the tips.
Saw the link from another video and cool how u made shelfs so easier to move later if ever move to a new place and can carry the pieces around anytime. no more bulky book shelfs lol. cool to see how it all done in matter of mins and stocked to show how all looks and all.
These are a really great design. If I make more shelves I might try these out.
Simple yet functional-Smart idea.
This is fabulous! Thanks for sharing - great design! :)
My wife and I just did this yesterday based on your video. We love it!
So glad to hear it!
Great job , I have a new project to do . Thanks to both of you . God Bless...
Great job. Looks great . Cant wait for a room tour of your collection.
The first movie collection tour hits Patreon on February 1st. It's already shot and uploaded.
@@CerealAtMidnight that's wicked awesome
Amazing classic movie collection. I have quite a bit myself. 🤘🏼
Very cool. Looks great!
This is awesome. Finally, someone who makes things with Hand power tools. This way we don't have to invest $100,000 in tools like those guys who mean well, but try to make the video look like DIY. Thank you for the video. 3:57
Nice and easy and doesn't break the bank account. Looks good. =]
Nice DIY. The instructions and video make it super easy to replicate, which I plan on doing sometime soon. I've seen this pattern before, but I like your presentation.
I have s little sheet metal shed myself, this would be a great solution to the piles of crap in there. Thanks! 4:19
Nice looking shelves. But mixing DVD and Blu rays you savage .......😉
There's only few movies released on bluray, so DVD ftw
Who remembers those shelving that had INDIVIDUAL slots for each movie? Wasn't it fun to shift it all to accommodate the growing collection? I admire the effort in your custom build. I am a bit lazy however, and have been buying the shelving pre-made and with adjustable pegs to fit to suit varied sizes of boxsets for example.
I put my shelving together today, after several fits and false starts , and multiple trips to Lowes. Pretty much the same design and pretty damn level. I have one row that’s off but it won’t be filled right away and I was exhausted. I managed to get maybe a quarter of my dvds and blus shelved before I had to break
nice shelves for the blu rays and dvds
Coach!! Amazing show!
GREAT JOB!
So simple. I wish i could drill holes in my walls like thst, but i'm renting so i can only get bookcase-type shelves from ikea
i only use an "L-bracket" at the floor and ceiling on mine, no holes in any wall, and wont scratch movies by pulling them in and out.
Good idea. I’ll have to use that technique.
A great, inexpensive, and highly functional solution!
Great video! 🖒🖒
Hey guys, i like the idea. I think this would work for both my dvds and cds. Thanks
i like this concept, simple simon on this
Think this is what i'm looking for to shelve my Xbox collection. Very cool, simple idea
i moved over to binders about a year ago for my main movie collection and now reaching close to a 1000 movies an app to catalog it all.
Very nice wonder what
90 DVDs the measurement would be as I want to display my buffy angel DVD collection and star gates
Awsome & cool video..
Great job..
I am a huge fan of Cereal At Midnight from Norway 🇸🇯..
I have Suscribed to your channel since 2019
Thank you and hello to Norway!
Thanks cereal at midnight...I now have shelves for my more thank 2k collection...much obliged 😀😀😀👍🖖
So glad we could spread the word about these economical and effective shelves, Frank!
Looks good
Yall geniuses.
Get yourself a cheap chop saw, tape measure, level, drill, and some clamps. It won’t cost too much.
Wow! I sold lot of DVDs on eBay this year. If I had watched this video sooner, I would have kept all of them. I still have 60% of my DVDs left. Will definitely make a similar shelf sometime next year to display my collections.
Yeah, I think a lot of people get rid of their DVD collections, because they really don't have a way to store them, and like me, just have them in a bunch of bins. I go to this local thrift shop in my area and they sell their DVDs for a dollar! Every month for 1 day they have a 50% off everything in the store and you can snag them for 50 cents! I have picked up a ton of really great movies this way everything from the SCI FI Classic Fahrenheit 451 to Casablanca, to The Quiet Man.
I can't wait to try out this build, and get all my movies organized.
Dude, you just saved me so much money by ding it this way 5:49
What I didn't see was how you cut the bottom of the 2X4s to be flat against the wall but go all the way to the floor, making room for the molding at the bottom of the wall. I guess I'll just cut a rectangle out of the bottom end of the 2X4s that go against the wall. Thanks for the great idea. It's going to save me a lot of money.
Pre-drilling holes into the 1x2 should help prevent some the wood splitting.
Thanks for the video! We're planning to build our own shelves too for our vhs collection. My question is if you used drywall anchors for the brackets? Thank you!
We didn’t, but it’s a good idea!
This is one of those jobs where it's really important to get the holes drilled square. Use a jig, if you don't have a drill press. 2:41
thanks for sharing.
Like your collection so many movies to watch
So simple 🤙 should've painted them 👌
Hmm, you might need to create one of those cool library slide ladders for Bree. Some Beauty and beastly impromptu song could be rein-acted
I love that idea. LOL.
This is so freakin cool!!! I got to try it when i get a place or when i redo my parents basement! 1:42
Yes, it is their job. They have the industrial size wood cutter in the lumber section for that reason alone. They used to limit the cutting to ONE cut per piece, or an extra charge would apply. My local Home Depot and Lowe’s have done away with that practice and will now cut 2+ per board for free.
Thanx for that info. I might try some simple DIY projects, now that I know I can have cuts made at Home Depot/Lowes.
If you build it. They will fill up! =P Great job guys. now all you have to do is fill up the empty space. ;)
I really wish I could have my DVD;s and Blu rays displayed like this. my main shelves i have them two deep. is a pain when you want to watch a film or show and have to go behind them. But i have limited wall space.
I feel your pain. Until we decided that room was going to be dedicated to media, we had them stacked two-deep on our old shelves too. Impossible to find things.
Dude I'm building mine tonight after I watch this again lol my 5th time watching this video 👍😎 I will let you know how it turns out man!!
Awesome! Good luck!
@@CerealAtMidnight So far so good. I was able to get 4 shelves up last night. Only 4 because I chose to do it by hand and not use my electric drill. I like elbow grease lol I will try and show you the project when finished 👍😎
Great! I did mine by hand too. I have a battery powered drill, but the torque sucks and it can’t handle the load. I end up just screwing and hammering it all in by hand. Thanks for the update!
You can put a few flat boards on top of each narrow board to increase the look of the shelfs. This also gives a little reduction in the amount of dust that accumulates compared to now that it is fully open behind the narrow boards.
Question, is there a dust problem with this open solution?
No.
fantastic video as always. love the channel. do the screws for the L shaped bracket have to go into the studs of the wall or ok to just go in the wall? Also what kind of scres are you using for the L shaped bracket and then to hold to wood together? Thanks so much
I couldn’t tell you specific screw sizes (I use whatever I have) but they are wood screws. In some places, we have them anchored into the wall, but in others, they’re just screwed into the plaster. The good thing about these shelves is that they bear their weight straight down and evenly, so there’s no real pull forward. The only way they could be pulled out of the wall is if you pulled directly on the top of the 2x4s. As for the horizontals, we used to screw those in too, but this time we just nailed them in and it seems to work better that way. Faster and easier.
@@CerealAtMidnight tks so much, bought new house. Have over 560 horror movies on blu ray and about 1500 horror on DVD, your shelves are perfect. tks again and love the channel
Congrats on finally building thoes shelves! They look really easy to build but I can't get over the fact that they are empty inside. What a plot twist :D
Shyamalan twist: the shelves never really existed!
the second twist is that I'm actually curretly rewatching all the Shyamalans films :D
The sign at Home Depot now says (cut to fit in your vehicle) lol
Just use DVDs, CDs as vertical spacers for shelves starting from floor
The shelfs turned out great. Do the small shelfs damage the bottoms of vhs sleeve?
I haven't put any VHS tapes on these shelves, but I notice no damage on our DVDs.
Cool idea just subbed yall
Thanks! Subbed you back!
Will the 1x2s cause damage to the Blu-ray slip overs and digipacks or digiboxes. I’m thinking of Arrow LEs and such. Would the one point of contact cause indentations on the cases?
I can only speak for myself and my own experience, but I have had no issues with damage to cases.
I eye-spied the Rawhide boxset. Super jealous.
It's a great DVD set and a great show!
@@CerealAtMidnight Indeed! I've been trying to find the complete set in region 2 for the last 2 years with no luck!
if you predrill the holes on the cheap smaller wood, it wont split like that when you screw it in
2:25....Drill a pilot hole first and it won't split
I like this idea but what about unusual packaging like the 40th anniversary willy wonka box set for example? Any advice or tips on that?
I personally don't like those big collectible edition packages like the Willy Wonka 40th Anniversary set, so I almost always stay away. I do wish that I had picked up the big collectible version of The Ten Commandments when it was cheap and easy to find, though, because it's the only way to get Cecil B. DeMille's original silent version of The Ten Commandments. I always thought they'd re-release it on its own, but they didn't.
I built my shelves very similar to these, but I attached a 1x6 board on top of the 2x4's and that is where I can display a few oddly-sized box sets that won't fit on a standard shelf.
Does Lowes cut the groove into the bottom of the 2x4 for you, too? I don’t have the tools either.
They might if you ask. Probably depends on the employee. I just sawed them myself win a cheap handsaw.
My concern is how do you prevent DVDs/BDs from falling out of the back - do you have to keep all shelves pretty full? Example being a single or couple of DVDs on a row. If they fall over from their vertical position; since they were only resting vertically on a narrow ledge, if they fall to a horizontal position would they not fall backwards off the narrow ledge? And if there were not cases on the lower shelves they would fall all the way to the ground?
This should work for cds too right? Like I’m thinking of doing an 8 x 8 foot unit half for DVDs and half for CDs. The CDs would be shorter in space so more shelves. So thinking maybe an extra support beam in the back as they will probably be heavier. Thoughts?
Yep, that sounds like a good plan!
Thanks! It worked out wonderfully! However we found that we need more space for DVDs! So this weekend I’ll be making another smaller one. Thanks for sharing this awesome project!
Great video: 2 questions for you: 1) how many dvds were you able to completely store? Can you make it without it be nailed to the wall? Thanks
Each shelf has different dimensions according to the size of the wall and lots of DVDs are different sizes (Blu-rays, TV seasons, box sets), so there's no set answer for how many discs they can store. And I wouldn't try these without securing them to the wall, or the whole thing could tip over!
@@CerealAtMidnight hmm I’m trying to avoid any damage to the walls. I have about 4000 dvds. Some are big box sets . Thanks.. could you upload a video of the step by step construction? Thanks
Did you have to find the studs in the wall or did you just put them up wherever
We didn't put them in studs because there weren't any in the areas we measured as equal distances.
What do you think about taking the DVDs out of their cases and putting them in plastic sleeves or binders? Is it sacrilege or genius space saver option? I have our collection in plastic tubs for now. Was thinking of putting all our DVD/Blu-Ray discs in binders and putting the cases in our garage but it pulls on my heart to do that.
I think whatever works for you and makes you happy is what you should do. However, there does seem to be some evidence that those plastic binders promote bit rot. Some people swear against this, but the one consistent factor in people with large collections that have developed pin holes in the playing surface is that a lot of those collectors were using CD binders to store their discs.
Cereal At Midnight Yeah that’s what I thought. I almost went through with the binder/case idea. Glad I didn’t. I will just make room for them in their original packaging. I love your collection.
luke skywalker knows how to build shelves kick ass!!!
Does this size shelving work well w/ vhs too? Or would they fall through?
I think they'd probably be too heavy, but maybe it you used a really sturdy wood for the horizontals.
Cool project! Has anyone told you that you resemble Zach Galifianakis?
Should have pre-drilled the holes for the horizontals so the wood wouldnt have cracked. But other than that the shelves look easy and clean and i like them.