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Look!: Old Skis as Media Shelf

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Reuse at work! We've seen this idea once before, as part of a store display. Neale McDavitt-Van Fleet over at Five Whys has taken an old wooden ski and mounted it above his stereo to use as a CD shelf, but this could really go anywhere.
 
 

We have a tight spot in our kitchen, actually, where shallow shelving like this could come in handy for spices. Check out his how-to here.

Via: Gizmodo

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ew i hate seeing people's cds and movies out in the open.

posted by misslyss on August 15th 2008 at 2:01pm
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I like it!

posted by madampince on August 15th 2008 at 2:08pm
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agreed w/ misslyss.

posted by reiskid on August 15th 2008 at 2:16pm
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Well, thanks for this post. I'm not a fan of displaying CDs (to the point where I have banished all CDs to a box in storage, and opt instead to keep my music collection on my iPod), but I do have a pair of antique skiis. And I was struggling with a way to use/display them. For some reason, the only thing I could think of was ugly metal L shaped brackets. But this is a much nicer solution.

I still have no idea what I'll use the skiis for (whether they'll be hung somewhere as eclectic decor, or used more functionally as a shelf) but at least this gives me an idea of how to accomplish the shelf solution!

posted by Speakaboo on August 15th 2008 at 2:33pm
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I like this! I'd probably put something other than CDs on it, but it's a great idea.

posted by BambiJo on August 15th 2008 at 3:50pm
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A local cafe uses old skis like this as benches.

posted by Rebecca_South on August 15th 2008 at 4:04pm
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CDs are not furniture.

posted by HongKonger on August 15th 2008 at 8:55pm
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I have an old snowboard mounted on a shelf bracket.

However, it's been put to utilitarian use in the garage.

In the house, the width would perhaps be more appropriate to holding books, and the shorter length may fit better in more spots. If you need to keep it from sliding around on the shelf, you could mount the brackets close together and use the binding mounting holes to secure it.

posted by Poster on August 16th 2008 at 4:40pm
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