Shelving 101

So, in our last Quilt Market post, I made mention of my new shelving units that I'll be taking to the Fall market, and HERE THEY ARE! 

Here's one how one of our 4ft sections of shelf looks when assembled.

Now before you say anything, I know these shelves may not look like much, but I LOVE 'em! And after I  give you a little background information, maybe you'll see why.

Dad cut a notch about 8 inches long into each piece of support wood.

We used standard sized pegboard for the shelves themselves.

Since we live in NC, we travel a LONG way to display at the Fall and the Spring Markets. With the exception of Pittsburgh, we have had to fly to Market and ship most if not all of our supplies. In the past, we've brought our own semi-collapsible metal shelves, but they caused all sorts of problem with packing and for all the trouble, they were only 6 inches tall, so it was necessary to further elevate our sample bags by placing them on boxes, on top of the shelves!

Two 2-ft shelving sections are aligned & connected by this piece of wood,
which will be attached from underneath with screws.

Then, we tried renting shelving from at Market, and they were great to use but VERY expensive. Can you believe that we have to pay over $140 per Market to rent shelves? (Yeah, that's a LOT of money for shelves so ugly they have to be completely covered up! 

So when we got home from Salt Lake City in May, I asked my Dad if he thought he could fabricate some shelves for me that could be totally broken down for easy shipping, and this is what he came up with.

And here they are, all broken down and ready to pack for Market.

Each 4ft shelf is comprised of two-2ft lengths of pegboard which are easily connected & supported by a piece of wood (~2 ft long) which is screwed into place.

Once they're all assembled, we've got four- 4ft sections of shelving, which easily spans our 2 display tables, and we'll cover them with extra purple fabric that matches our tables.

And here's the BEST part! The total cost of these shelves is only $22.12, and we can use them over and over wherever we travel!

So not only are these shelves easy to use and easy to ship, but they're also WAY EASY on the pocketbook!

So what do you think?
Did Dad hit a homerun with this project or what?

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