how would you opt to wall mount this?
[https://imgur.com/a/sIkvWBT] I always end up in decision paralysis because I think of way too many possibilities. Is there a way I can avoid brackets? If I am able to drill into studs should I just use normal wood screws? I’ll be using it as a tea/spice shelf.
If those hooks on the top corners are a multiple of 16" apart, and they line up with studs, you could use some 2-3" screws through those into studs.
If they don’t line up with studs, you could stain a piece of lumber close to the same color and screw it to the wall through the studs and screw the shelf down to that board. It would act as a ledge for one of the shelves to sit on.
There’s no back so there’s no easy way to directly screw this shelf to the wall. You’ll have to get creative.
This is good advice. OP, use studs, not anchors. I’ve never had good luck using wall anchors on drywall.
if the spacing doesn’t work for your, another option would be to use angle brackets hooked to the shelf and into a stud (optimally two studs).
If the unit cannot span two studs, center the unit on one stud and put an angle bracket on each shelf into the stud, then anchor the corners using drywall anchors - the brackets should take care of most of the weight and I would think the drywall anchors would hold and provide stability.
If the unit can span two studs, center the unit over those studs and do the same, attaching angle brackets under each shelf. At that point you can skip the drywall anchor rigamarole.
Of course, the angle brackets would end up being visible, so you may want to paint them or camouflage them in some other way.
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