Originally Posted by judi wess
Make sure the shelves will hold the weight of the fabric. Quilters, fabric is heavy. My ex built a storage closet for my quilt room and the span of the shelves was way too long and the shelves bowed when filled. They were made of 1x 12s. I like the idea of shorter, adjustable, painted shelves.
You can avoid some of this sag by putting a piece of 1 x 2 standing upright under the front edge. If you want to help the sag after it has been like that for a while, you can either take the shelf off & turn it over & re-attach it, or clamp the front edge of the shelf (several clamps, maybe every foot or so) to a piece of 1" x2" & screw it in from the top to help pull the sag out. I would also clamp the boards, then pre-drill the 1 x 2 (so it doesn't split) & screw the front support on. Ideally you would attach the 1 x 2 to the front edge of this when new;)
For New shelf- install the 1x2 along the front edge of the shelf
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For a warped shelf where you can not remove & turn it over
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