If you wish to add more storage solutions in your home while saving horizontal space at the same time, the best thing that you can do is to take advantage of the available vertical space in your home by installing hanging shelves.
Wall shelves can accommodate the items you want to display or in the case of kitchen shelves, the household things that you would like to have easy access to.
Most shelves are designed to carry lightweight items. That is why these shelves may bring damage to the walls if heavy objects are placed on them.
If you plan on displaying heavy things on your shelves, you may want to make use of shelf brackets as these tools can support more weight than installing shelves alone.
In this article, we will explore the method on how to hang shelves with brackets.
Technique #1: Using L-Brackets
If you are hanging only one shelf, you may want to use L-brackets.
What You Will Need:
- Stud finder
- Shelf L-bracket
- Wood screw
- Level
- Wooden shelves
- Pencil
- Power Drill
Step #1: Locate the studs in your wall.
Using the stud finder, look for the studs in your drywall. Once you find them, mark their positions with the use of a pencil.
Step #2: Position the first L-bracket.
Decide the height of the shelf. Place the first bracket over the first wall stud according to the desired height.
One leg of the bracket must be pointing away from the wall and the other pointing towards the floor.
Once you have gotten the position where you want to attach the bracket, mark it with a pencil.
Afterward, attach the bracket to the wall stud using a wood screw with the right thickness.
With a power drill, let the screw pass through the mounting holes on the leg of the bracket that is pointing towards the floor to the wall stud.
Step #3: Attach the second bracket.
Place the matching L-bracket at the same height as the first mounted bracket.
Put a level on top of the two brackets then adjust the second bracket until the bubble on the level is already centered in between the reference lines in the level’s glass tube.
This indicates that the two brackets are already at the same height.
Secure the position of the second bracket and attach it to the wall stud using a power drill and wood screws. Once attached, remove the level.
Step #4: Place the wooden shelf.
Put the wooden shelf on top of the brackets. The back edge must be facing the wall.
Using a screw, attach the shelf to the brackets through the mounting hole in the leg of the bracket that is facing away from the wall.
Pro Tip: When choosing wood screws for attaching the shelf, please keep in mind that the screws must be slightly less thick than that of the shelf.