Need help to find a proper storage for records

9 years ago

Dear All,

I have a very small living room and currently I am keeping my record player on a midcentury console (as shown below), however there is not enough space to keep all my records. So, I keep some on a side-table next to the console and the rest are stored in an IKEA modular storage in my bedroom. I absolutely despise the fact that I have to go back and forth to fetch the records! I was thinking about 2 solutions:

replace the console with a longer one that spans from the edge of the farm table (on the right) to the kitchen entrance, only for record storage.
instead of the console, find/custom order a reclaimed wood bookcase that fills the entire wall and use it to store records and the player (I would have to move the wall decor). The white ikea storage that I have does not fit at all to the midcentury/rustic vibe of my living room, so I do not like to put it on this wall.

I have no idea whether a horizontal or vertical storage would look better here!

I greatly appreciate your help.

Thank You,

Noosh

My living-room:

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Elle

9 years ago

Would something like this work?

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noushfar
Original Author
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
This looks very nice, but unfortunately my wall does not have enough support to install any type of floating shelves.
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Bailey R
9 years ago
Why not? Just curious....
happyleg
9 years ago
Can we see more, like to the right? There should be stud in middle of wall. Will a magazine rack work? A bookcase behind sofa or between chairs. Can a bookcase fit near door or hall? Stairway hall?
happyleg
9 years ago
A milk crate or wooden box.
Vicki B
9 years ago
Can you show us a picture of the IKEA unit to give us an idea of how much album storage you need?
michaelcolonna
9 years ago
You could move some things around and have a record storage rack above the actual record player! Love the idea!
chiflipper
9 years ago
https://www.customfloatingshelves.com/

"unfortunately my wall does not have enough support"??? Your building would fall down if there wasn't enough "support".
noushfar
Original Author
9 years ago
Bailey R, chiflipper, I did not explain it properly. This wall is not big and is between two very large windows and the window frames are partially inside this wall. We are not allowed to drill into the window frames. So if we want to install the shelves directly to the wall it will only be supported by one anchor point in the middle.
noushfar
Original Author
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Vicki B this is the unit that I currently have and is almost full (that plus the stack that you see in the picture here). They must be ~400.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80275887/
B T
9 years ago
Have you checked "midcentury" stores that sell used furniture from the 50's/'60's? There are a lot of record cabinets out there. Not sure if your farm table is a non-negotiable ... Could it be replaced by a table with a different shape that would allow you to put a larger console along the wall?
By the way, glad to see someone still using vinyl.
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acm
9 years ago
You can get such a thing -- in fact, MCM style is the main result from just looking for record storage! :) Not cheap though, when full-sized...
Record Storage Console, 84 W X 27.5 H X 24 D · More Info

Studio 7H LP Record Player/Gaming Entertainment Console · More Info

Here are a couple that are cheaper but look like they might fit the bill:

Reclaimed Wood Record Cabinet, Large · More Info

LP Record Rack 14x30x43, Birch Wood , Antique Cherry · More Info

LP Record Rack 14x30x30, Birch Wood , Natural Teak · More Info

Draper Mid Century Low Storage Cabinet · More Info
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Vicki B
9 years ago

Hand Painted Secretary with Hutch · More Info

Lillian August Leif Secretary LA92569-01 · More Info
I wonder if an antique secretary would be useful for this. The turntable would go inside the desk area with the dropdown front on it. I do not know if the measurements or configuration of the storage areas would be the proper measurements to be helpful or if a piece like this would be strong enough to hold the weight of the albums. If not, maybe this will help you or someone else think of a more appropriate possibility.
happyleg
9 years ago
Etsy.com has a 1960 vintage record storage hutch that would be perfect there. It is around $ 142. I don't know about shipping. It's called Nathan. It has 2 open shelves & closed storage on bottom. Go check it out.