{"id":569,"date":"2011-08-17T21:16:23","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T02:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/?p=569"},"modified":"2011-08-17T21:16:23","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T02:16:23","slug":"workforce-shelving-units","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/workforce-shelving-units\/","title":{"rendered":"Workforce Shelving Units"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_570\" style=\"width: 202px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Workforce-18-in-5-Shelf.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-570\" class=\"size-full wp-image-570  \" title=\"Workforce 18 in 5 Shelf\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Workforce-18-in-5-Shelf.jpg?resize=192%2C192\" alt=\"Workforce 18 in 5 Shelf unit\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Workforce-18-in-5-Shelf.jpg?w=400 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Workforce-18-in-5-Shelf.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Workforce-18-in-5-Shelf.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workforce Shelving Unit<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Pros:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>sturdy<\/li>\n<li>easily assembled and dismantled<\/li>\n<li>roomy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cons:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>some slots<\/li>\n<li>fixed shelving, not adjustable<\/li>\n<li>no shallower options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Review:<\/h4>\n<p>As an organizer, I can go gaga over boxes and containers.\u00a0 Shelves, well, it depends.\u00a0 When it comes to just your average utility shelves, it generally leaves me ambivalent.\u00a0 Too often, I\u2019m disappointed with the quality or style (and hard to make an argument for something decorative!).\u00a0 After working with a client who had several of these <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/h_d1\/N-5yc1v\/R-100010588\/h_d2\/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&amp;storeId=10051&amp;catalogId=10053\">Workforce Storage Shelving units<\/a>, I decided it would meet our needs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_579\" style=\"width: 189px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wrapped-Shelving1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-579\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-579 \" title=\"Wrapped-Shelving\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wrapped-Shelving1.jpg?resize=179%2C240\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wrapped-Shelving1.jpg?resize=224%2C300 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wrapped-Shelving1.jpg?resize=767%2C1024 767w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wrapped-Shelving1.jpg?resize=112%2C150 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wrapped-Shelving1.jpg?resize=400%2C533 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wrapped-Shelving1.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Wrapped-Shelving1.jpg?w=1440 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our wrapped Workforce shelving<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We started with 2 (and haven\u2019t yet picked up more) \u2013 one for the basement and all the paint we\u2019ve accumulated and one for the garage for camping and other miscellaneous items.\u00a0 As you will see from my before pictures, we had no organization for these things beforehand \u2013 or rather, they might be somewhat organized, but still chaotic. I started with clearing the spaces where we wanted the shelves to go.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_580\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Garage-Before.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-580\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-580\" title=\"Garage-Before\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Garage-Before.jpg?resize=224%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Garage-Before.jpg?resize=224%2C300 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Garage-Before.jpg?resize=767%2C1024 767w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Garage-Before.jpg?resize=112%2C150 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Garage-Before.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Garage-Before.jpg?w=1440 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garage before, piles of camping stuff<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_581\" style=\"width: 212px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Paint-Before.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-581\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-581  \" title=\"Paint-Before\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Paint-Before.jpg?resize=202%2C270\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Paint-Before.jpg?resize=224%2C300 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Paint-Before.jpg?resize=767%2C1024 767w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Paint-Before.jpg?resize=112%2C150 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Paint-Before.jpg?resize=400%2C533 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Paint-Before.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Paint-Before.jpg?w=1440 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Piles of paint - before getting the needed shelving<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since I\u2019m a fan of using the timer, I timed how long it took me to unwrap and assemble a shelf \u2013 it took me under 7 minutes.\u00a0 It would have been less too, as I thought we were missing a foot for the shelf and spent time taking the 3 feet off only to find the missing foot and putting them all back on.\u00a0 For me, as a relatively short person, putting the top shelf on was a little challenging since I couldn\u2019t see well.\u00a0 I was impressed with the details on the bars \u2013 so I took a picture \u2013 and you can see the narrower area, but there\u2019s also the mottled area past the smooth part.\u00a0 The idea is that all of the smooth area will be within the unit, and this makes it clear when it has been assembled snugly.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_582\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Shelving-rod.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-582\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-582\" title=\"Shelving-rod\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Shelving-rod.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Shelving-rod.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Shelving-rod.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Shelving-rod.jpg?resize=150%2C112 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Shelving-rod.jpg?resize=400%2C300 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Shelving-rod.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Shelving-rod.jpg?w=1440 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rod for the shelving, showing the details<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of the reasons I was drawn to this brand, was in seeing it elsewhere, I saw that it was sturdy.\u00a0 I was honestly amazed by the fact that they don\u2019t wobble.\u00a0 Even looking at alternatives in the store, many would jiggle as I touched them.\u00a0 There is little to none with this shelf.\u00a0 You might be shocked to see one of my after pictures \u2013 there\u2019s stuff on the top, but not on the bottom.\u00a0 \u201cWhat are you doing? You need to put things at the bottom first, give it some stability.\u201d\u00a0 Although we did do that with the one for the basement, these shelves are sturdy enough, I felt comfortable loading the camping gear on the top.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_583\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Garage-After.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-583\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-583\" title=\"Garage-After\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Garage-After.jpg?resize=224%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Garage-After.jpg?resize=224%2C300 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Garage-After.jpg?resize=767%2C1024 767w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Garage-After.jpg?resize=112%2C150 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Garage-After.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Garage-After.jpg?w=1440 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garage, with the camping gear on the shelving<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Often when I look for utility shelving, I\u2019d like adjustable shelves.\u00a0 I dislike wasted space; especially unnecessary wasted space and I want to be able to put what I need to onto the shelves.\u00a0 These shelves are not adjustable.\u00a0 They also have slots on the shelves, another thing I\u2019m not crazy about.\u00a0 It\u2019s amazing to me how easily bottles tip on shelves with slots, even the smaller slots \u2013 going against what seems logical.\u00a0 I understand part of the reason for the slots is that spills won\u2019t catch on the shelves.\u00a0 Nevertheless, I knew most of what we were storing would be larger items, and I could give up the idea of solid and adjustable shelves for the solid Workforce shelves.\u00a0 My husband and I were pleased to find that the shelves fit gallon paint cans on top of each other.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_584\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Basement-After.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-584\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-584\" title=\"Basement-After\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Basement-After.jpg?resize=224%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Basement-After.jpg?resize=224%2C300 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Basement-After.jpg?resize=767%2C1024 767w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Basement-After.jpg?resize=112%2C150 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Basement-After.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Basement-After.jpg?w=1440 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basement, with the paint loaded and through the doorway to the left can see how clear the previous area is now!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As I\u2019ve already said, we both liked these well enough that we\u2019re thinking of getting more.\u00a0 I wish they offered a narrower option \u2013 we have a narrow broom closet that needs better shelving, but even at the 18 inches, it would not fit in the closet and allow us to get into the deeper areas.\u00a0 For most areas, these shelves don\u2019t take up too much room and provide great storage for larger items.\u00a0 I\u2019m impressed with their stability, empty or filled. Now that we have a place for the paint supplies and the camping gear, we\u2019ll be able to easily put these away now that they have a place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utility shelving can be important although uninspiring; these are some great ones.  Their pros outweigh the cons and see pictures of my own before and after pictures of the organization they provided.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[10,5,25,15,17],"class_list":["post-569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-behavior","tag-household","tag-postaweek2011","tag-resources","tag-spaces"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7p82c-9b","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=569"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":618,"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569\/revisions\/618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jenniferlinnig.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}