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Installing Wall Shelves with Standards and Brackets

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Enclose the Shelf Ends

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You need to make sure that books and other items don’t fall off the shelf ends. One tried and true method is simply to stack books on their sides at the ends. I prefer to use the special bookend brackets that slip neatly into the slots in the standards.

To use these bookends on the top shelf requires that the shelf be set at least 6 inches below the top of the standards. Bookends are available in several sizes. You may have the best luck shopping for them online.

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