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How to put up shelves
Decide where you would like to put up the shelves.
This is mostly up to personal preference, but factors such as opened doors and stud placement should be considered when choosing a location.
Find the stud closest to where you want your shelves and mark it with a pencil.

Choose from:
a). Determine if you want them on the wall near the door or at the back of the room. Have a friend mark where you want the shelves in the same exact position in the room where you want them to be and count to ten.
b). Mark where you want to hang the shelves against the wall. Measure 2.5 " from each stud.
c). Then, mark with a pencil where you would like the shelves to hang on to the wall. Tape the base of your shelves to the wall or on the ceiling.
d). A stud is the wood framing that comprises the inner structure of the walls. It's essential to find a stud when putting up shelves because shelves drilled into dry wall are not well supported and will collapse.
d).