Shelving and Display Advice!

[kodave]

I thought I saw a version of kallax on ikeas site that had front doors? If not do you guys know of any with doors that wont have sagging issues?

I believe Ikea sells doors for each individual cube, not for the whole Kallax unit. But that also doesn't address the lack of a backing on the unit and I would imagine very few walls are perfectly flush to prevent dust or other common household bugs from entering from the back.

Like ChinBo said, Billys have door options and they're also sealed from the back.

There are a number of sites that sell custom doors and other things for various Ikea furniture line but if you're shelling out that kind of money you could probably just afford better custom built shelves the first time around.

[WinterSoldier76]

hey all!
Silly little question: how do you all keep your collection clean?
Not just the books but statues and action figures as well.
I tried the compressed air duster sprays but the ones I got from Poundland ran out very quickly and weren't too effective. Other brands seem unreasonably pricey (it's basically just air).
Any tips?

On a similar note, I've run out of shelf space again and while shuffling the collection around on the shelves I've gotten to the point where I'm going to have to start keeping some of my premium books (Omnis, Library Editions, Absolutes, etc...) on the bottom shelves of my Expedits. I've previously reserved the bottom shelves for PHC's and regular sized HC's. I dust my shelves regularly but has anyone had any issues with dirt \ dust damaging their books on the bottom shelf? Paranoid minds want to know!

[dishpan]

On a similar note, I've run out of shelf space again and while shuffling the collection around on the shelves I've gotten to the point where I'm going to have to start keeping some of my premium books (Omnis, Library Editions, Absolutes, etc...) on the bottom shelves of my Expedits. I've previously reserved the bottom shelves for PHC's and regular sized HC's. I dust my shelves regularly but has anyone had any issues with dirt \ dust damaging their books on the bottom shelf? Paranoid minds want to know!

i have the biggest expidit they sold (see my shelfporn link below) and ive never seen any damage to the books in the bottom cubbies. in fact i think you are smart to put your biggest \ heaviest books in the bottom row just to create some extra weight stability.

[Maliblue]

i have the biggest expidit they sold (see my shelfporn link below) and ive never seen any damage to the books in the bottom cubbies. in fact i think you are smart to put your biggest \ heaviest books in the bottom row just to create some extra weight stability.

You're using both sides of the expedit. That's really neat.
I don't have the space to place mine like that.

[awayne83]

On a similar note, I've run out of shelf space again and while shuffling the collection around on the shelves I've gotten to the point where I'm going to have to start keeping some of my premium books (Omnis, Library Editions, Absolutes, etc...) on the bottom shelves of my Expedits. I've previously reserved the bottom shelves for PHC's and regular sized HC's. I dust my shelves regularly but has anyone had any issues with dirt \ dust damaging their books on the bottom shelf? Paranoid minds want to know!

I've always kept my larger books on the bottom, and the only real difference i've noticed is some dust will accumulate on the top of books. I've not noticed this on the higher up shelves.

[Judge Dredd]

Looking for a suggestion on a book case for custom bound hardcover books, I got about 40 - 50" to work with for width and height is not a problem. Any suggestions for a good solid bookcase to hold a bunch of hardcover books.

[dishpan]

check out the graphic novel shelf in this video interview between brian k vaughan and robert kirkman yesterday. i dont know whos office this is but can any of you identify this unit?

https://youtu.be/BKkMx3bY7nk

[kodave]

check out the graphic novel shelf in this video interview between brian k vaughan and robert kirkman yesterday. i dont know whos office this is but can any of you identify this unit?

https://youtu.be/BKkMx3bY7nk

Probably custom built or something way above the mass produced shelves most of us here buy.

[Drz]

Sorry to bump this topic with potential offtopicness, but if mods feel I should make my own thread, I shall.

So I'm not looking for shelving and display advice, but I am looking for MOVING advice. I'm moving away from my home and will pack all my hardcovers/omnis to boxes, i'm an European so what should be my best place to get some good boxes and any tips and recommendations? I was thinking of getting some Ikea boxes, should I go for their plastic ones or good ol' fashioned brown boxes?

[Balakin]

Sorry to bump this topic with potential offtopicness, but if mods feel I should make my own thread, I shall.

So I'm not looking for shelving and display advice, but I am looking for MOVING advice. I'm moving away from my home and will pack all my hardcovers/omnis to boxes, i'm an European so what should be my best place to get some good boxes and any tips and recommendations? I was thinking of getting some Ikea boxes, should I go for their plastic ones or good ol' fashioned brown boxes?

I would recommend checking out a convenience store or a McDonalds they usually have loads of boxes. In case of a smaller shop you might even do them a favor.

[ChinBo37]

Sorry to bump this topic with potential offtopicness, but if mods feel I should make my own thread, I shall.

So I'm not looking for shelving and display advice, but I am looking for MOVING advice. I'm moving away from my home and will pack all my hardcovers/omnis to boxes, i'm an European so what should be my best place to get some good boxes and any tips and recommendations? I was thinking of getting some Ikea boxes, should I go for their plastic ones or good ol' fashioned brown boxes?

Ikea boxes are good. pretty cheap. The ones they make for papers are like a bit smaller those are great for Trades and oversized hard covers.

[dishpan]

Sorry to bump this topic with potential offtopicness, but if mods feel I should make my own thread, I shall.

So I'm not looking for shelving and display advice, but I am looking for MOVING advice. I'm moving away from my home and will pack all my hardcovers/omnis to boxes, i'm an European so what should be my best place to get some good boxes and any tips and recommendations? I was thinking of getting some Ikea boxes, should I go for their plastic ones or good ol' fashioned brown boxes?

i just moved my entire collection to a new house, it was such a pain. but the boxes i used were these

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[John Aston]

Ditto on used boxes. Be prepared for a workout if you have a large collection. It all boils down to do you want to make a 100 trips with smaller boxes or fewer trips with very heavy boxes. When I first moved, I had a 50 long boxes filled. I was in shape then and it kicked my butt. Good luck moving.

[Optimus]

Does anyone have recommendations for shelving solutions that are better than Ikea?

[kodave]

Does anyone have recommendations for shelving solutions that are better than Ikea?

There's not really anything better than the Kallax or other cube-systems for mass produced shelving for storing trades, especially oversized hardcovers.

Maybe high end solid wood bookcases would work if the shelves are configured to hold heavy loads, but then you're going to be spending much more money than a pressboard cube shelf.

Custom built shelving might be your best bet after that, but again, that's going to be costly unless you can do it yourself. And with the price of wood being so high because of COVID and just barely coming down now, even a DIY solution will be expensive if you're using decent quality wood.