okay, so, quick question.



this is my room. it's fairly large.

i'm gonna go buy a couple more of those wire shelving units because i love them and they're very functional + cheap + look halfways decent. my LCD + receiver + tivo + etc. (on #2), along with various other things (on #1 and #3) will go on these - i have a TV stand centered on the staircase wall right now and it just looks too "empty"

these are what i'm talking about:

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=71473-80752-184874B&lpage=none


draw your attention to #1, #2, and #3

my question is:

which would look better? #1 and #3 as 5-shelf units with #2 as a 3-shelf unit (all attached to one another)

-or-

#1 and #3 as 3-shelf units with #2 as a 5-shelf unit (again, all attached)

i can't decide.

behind them, there is a ~4' wall parallel to the staircase, just fyi.

what would tww do?

4/18/2008 9:55:33 AM

why is there an attic on the 1st floor

4/18/2008 9:57:10 AM

this is the 3rd floor btw

4/18/2008 9:57:28 AM

do the tall shelves on 1 and 3 and the short shelf on 2

It'll look better!!

4/18/2008 9:59:24 AM

^tis what i was leaning towards

4/18/2008 10:00:38 AM

go with the 3-5-3 set-up, unless you're going to put a lot of stuff on #1-#3 then go with the 5-3-5

3-5-3 is more practical unless you have a shit-ton of things to put on them

[Edited on April 18, 2008 at 10:02 AM. Reason : afterthought]

4/18/2008 10:01:41 AM

3-5-3 will look like a middle finger

it will be more balanced with a 5-3-5 set-up

4/18/2008 10:02:25 AM

the wire shelves look ghetto.

4/18/2008 10:02:48 AM

wouldn't it look a little strange tho? idk...

i'm just thinking of most entertainment center type units i've seen in the past, and they've had tall stuff on the outsides w/ the tv in the center on a shorter shelf

ugh

decisions decisions





and they're not ghetto, they're postmodern!

haha, i know they're ghetto, but i'd rather drop $100 for some shelves than $500 on a nice entertainment center for my damn bedroom

4/18/2008 10:03:24 AM

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4/18/2008 10:04:09 AM

i say 5-3-5

4/18/2008 10:06:57 AM

so the general consensus among females is 5-3-5

and the general consensus among males is 3-5-3



aw fuck, now i'll feel gay if i go w/ 5-3-5

4/18/2008 10:07:55 AM

$229.00



http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70103090

4/18/2008 10:09:20 AM

you're asking what will look better, right? are you going to go with the guys so you won't "seem gay"?? that makes sense...

4/18/2008 10:09:26 AM

^^that's even worse than the shelves

^and no, i'll probably go with 5-3-5, haha

4/18/2008 10:09:39 AM

are you trying to make your room look good to guys or girls?

4/18/2008 10:10:16 AM

technically, a 5-3-5 is most like an entertainment center but you're doing it with wire shelves so it's not going to be the same.

do the 3-5-3 and laugh everytime someone comes over because you're indiscreetly flipping them off!

4/18/2008 10:11:07 AM

^ahaha this new piece of information has caused me to rethink my decision

4/18/2008 10:11:41 AM

I think LardAss should be unsuspended so that he can come give you advice on the layout of your room.

4/18/2008 10:31:17 AM

if it was "indiscreet" then they'd already know...wouldn't he be "discreetly" flipping them off?? or am i an idiot?

4/18/2008 10:32:30 AM

^my bad! thanks grammar nazi!!

4/18/2008 10:33:55 AM

no problem, it's what i'm here for

4/18/2008 10:34:20 AM

I bet LardAss would have great advice for you, EVAN, you stupid dumbass.

4/18/2008 10:34:48 AM

4/18/2008 10:35:52 AM

4/18/2008 10:37:09 AM

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"I bet LardAss would have great advice for you, EVAN, you stupid dumbass."

where the hell did this come from?

4/18/2008 11:59:01 AM

cinderblocks might actually look better than the wire racks.


get them painted dope colors


now THAT'S modern shit.

4/18/2008 12:00:08 PM

you forgot to mark the fridge in that diagram

4/18/2008 12:01:54 PM

i tried to get my desk and bed in that setup, but the chair was always in the way.


sucks, because i wanted it to work.

4/18/2008 12:03:12 PM

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"you forgot to mark the fridge in that diagram"

there isn't one?

4/18/2008 12:05:18 PM

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"i tried to get my desk and bed in that setup, but the chair was always in the way. sucks, because i wanted it to work. "

meh, it ain't too bad, there's more space than this diagram shows.

plus next semester im gonna convert a bedroom into an office / recording studio - so no more desk!

4/18/2008 12:06:29 PM

gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

4/18/2008 12:39:10 PM

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"wire shelving units because i love them and they're very functional + cheap + look halfways decent."

i lol'd

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"wire shelving units because i love them and they're very functional + cheap + look halfways decent. my LCD + receiver + tivo + etc."

i lol'd again

I don't really see why you're going to different sized shelves, I don't think it will look that good...Especially with racks that wide. Last I check, entertainment centers were uniform in height. If you're going for a TV stand in the middle, then get that, a TV stand. Just a box that matches the rest of the room and the wire shelving to put in between the racks.

A 3-5-3 will look stupid if you're putting your TV on the 5. With a 5-3-5 (as in, 3 height for the TV stand) you get the TV on top of the stand/rack that will bring up the height of this shorter piece to be closer to the 5 racks, and so your system will have a more balanced look.

Just make sure nothing falls over the 4' wall into the stairwell, haha.

4/18/2008 12:46:09 PM

i was going to put a shelf at the top of the 3 to sort of even it out

kinda hard to describe

the shelves are 36" wide

and what's funny about putting electronics on wire shelving? lawl

[Edited on April 18, 2008 at 12:52 PM. Reason : honestly, they look a whole lot better than you'd think, otherwise i wouldn't use them]

4/18/2008 12:50:34 PM

just the fact that you don't want to spend a lot of money on the shelving when you already bought an LCD and TiVo, which are both fairly expensive if I'm not mistaken.

4/18/2008 12:52:13 PM

well, yeah... they were

i just don't see the point in paying $500-$600 for an entertainment center when i could have the functional equivalent for much less

i'm not cheap, but i don't like to waste money

4/18/2008 12:54:10 PM