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Has anyone ever seen bookshelves on stilts whose shelves start about halfway up the average wall? Many apartments in my area don't allow tenants to install shelves in the walls. It seems it would be very helpful if furniture companies would make shelves on stilts that could be placed above other furniture, like the laundry hamper or a dresser, or even the bed, to utilize the available vertical space in small apartments. You could adjust the shelves depending on the height of the furniture below it.
I'm guessing Ikea must have some open shelving that can be constructed without the lower shelves, but I wouldn't want it to look junky or unfinished. If this doesn't exist someone should make it. There must be a big market for it! Many people either aren't allowed to drill holes for shelves in their walls, or don't want the fuss of re-installing them every time they move. I've done it, and trying to install them straight is a huge pain.
I also think there are shelves of some kind where the end posts are spring-loaded, and you adjust it for ceiling height, and it locks on floor and ceiling wherever you put it.
I also think there are shelves of some kind where the end posts are spring-loaded, and you adjust it for ceiling height, and it locks on floor and ceiling wherever you put it.
Sadly, Broder seems to require that you drill holes in the wall. I'm looking for bookshelves on stilts. I could stack bookshelves on top of my dressers, but it probably wouldn't be good to put all that extra weight on the dresser.
I just bought some to make shelves over rollaway litter boxes in my home office -- otherwise, the space above them is just wasted space, which seems to be what you are talking about too. The manufacturer's web site has a lot of their own photos PLUS customer photos using the brackets starting here: 2 x 4 Basics .
The brackets are a bit pricey, but I like them for REALLY casual storage. They are EXTREMELY flexible in terms of configurations, as you can see from the photos.
For a bedroom, you could do a search for "bookcase headboard." Alas, most of the inexpensive ones are cheap particleboard, but I have one of those bought many years ago and it held up OK. (There are also some that are much more expensive, e.g. $1,000+ for the headboard alone.)
Sadly, Broder seems to require that you drill holes in the wall. I'm looking for bookshelves on stilts. I could stack bookshelves on top of my dressers, but it probably wouldn't be good to put all that extra weight on the dresser.
I don't know what you were looking at but I can assure you it doesn't require holes in a wall. Some are even free-standing.
"This furniture must be secured to the wall with the enclosed anti-topple device.
Stability brace and safety strap included; to be mounted according to the assembly instruction for maximum stability.
Different wall materials require different types of fasteners. Use fasteners suitable for the walls in your home (not included)."
Some of the pieces with wider shelves at the bottom appear to be free standing, but that defeats OP's goal.
Just about any tall shelving system is going to need to be attached to the wall for safety reasons. There will be fewer holes in the wall than with individually attached shelves, but holes none the less.
And Op does not want anything that looks "junky". Those pieces are not exactly decorative.
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