Apartment Inspiration for Album Lovers

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We've written before about our somewhat impractical love of old LPs, so we know that a few readers out there still have vinyl collections. If you're an album lover, storage can be an issue. We've rounded up a few ideas from films, DJs' apartments, and other sources...

• 1 This bedroom from the movie Almost Famous is a classic 60s-style space.
• 2 Unplggd has a great post on DJs' living rooms.
• 3 Chris and Stephanie's Hip Lower Haight Home includes a built-in music station.
• 4 The projects gallery from UK manufacturer Deconomix offers lots of inspiration.
• 5 For major collectors, Rob Gordon's apartment in the movie High Fidelity contains drool-worthy album storage.

Comments (9)

These have characters with LPs too.
Party Girl (1995) - TV movie or was it Internet movie?
Coffee Prince (2007) - Korean TV drama series (sorry forgot which episode)

posted by ephi on May 6th 2009 at 12:56pm
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Anybody here ever see a movie called High Fidelity?

posted by spinsLPs on May 6th 2009 at 1:49pm
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Sorry. I need to read the whole post before commenting.

posted by spinsLPs on May 6th 2009 at 1:52pm
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I have hundreds of records and use the Ikea Expedit bookcase. It is pretty much perfect for storing records. In fact almost everyone I know has a huge album collection, and with very few exceptions everyone uses the Ikea Expedit bookcase. (Even the vintage furniture collectors with no other Ikea in their house.)

posted by hetta13 on May 6th 2009 at 2:16pm
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Anyone have a suggestion as to what I can use for my two turntables for a counter/surface. I have my TV on top of the expedit bookshelf otherwise I would use that.

posted by dreamtard on May 6th 2009 at 3:26pm
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Just don't store them on the floor. My brother did (years ago)and then his waterbed exploded (long story) soaking all the album covers and pretty much destroying them. (The vinyl was salvagable, but the covers are what many people really love...) Waterbeds may not be an issue in your life, but take it from me, other events can flood a place unexpectedly, and the floor is where the water will go! (Washing machine hose, in my case...)

posted by SherryBinNH on May 6th 2009 at 6:07pm
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My boyfriend loves his vinyl and his record player and he is getting a new apartment this summer. I want to get him something that will either hold all his albums and his player or get him some decorative album stuff for his apartment, something like those vinyl's that are molded into bowls, Any ideas?

posted by cubbieblue854 on May 6th 2009 at 10:05pm
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Cubbieblue854 - as a vinyl lover myself, please check with the boyfriend first about stuff like bowls made of old vinyl - he may not like it! It breaks my heart to see those old LP's destroyed to make disposable decor that's fun for like 2 minutes. Same for clocks, coasters, etc.,...

posted by pods on May 7th 2009 at 12:33am
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Here's how I keep my records organized. This was used with two Ikea cabinets stacked on top of one another. I wish I could still remember the name of the cabinets so I can find another one because the record collection keeps getting bigger and bigger.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/yellowboyrobot/recordroom.jpg?t=1243110431

posted by mikeylovechilde on May 23rd 2009 at 3:31pm
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