I need more storage space for my stuff, so last week I bought a shelf to add to a wall. It's more of a wall-box - something into which spice jars might go, or anything that will free up cupboard room for, well, other stuff.
I've done shelves before. In a previous home, I put up a Good Enough floating shelf onto which I could place things which wouldn't roll down a slight incline. Considering my own advice in the light of that experience (I Put Up A Shelf) I decided to follow instructions. Sadly, no instructions were supplied with the shelf. I went ahead regardless with my usual kit - electric drill, rawl plugs and two inch screws.
The Rule of Stuff to Space Ratio seems to be that Stuff > Space where Space = anything from a small tent to a large house and Stuff = Stuff one could mostly live without, if push came to shove. So, I know in my heart, and possibly in my mind, that an extra shelf won't make any difference to my storage space problem, and will inevitably lead to the acquisition of more Stuff and the need at some future date for more Space DIY.
I measured up where I should drill holes, then drilled the holes, the drill bit getting hotter and hotter. It was only after a couple of frustrating hours that I realised I couldn't physically screw the shelf to the wall because of the angles involved. I probably need to draw some annotated instructions - How Not To Put Up A Shelf - to show you what I mean.
So at the end of my afternoon of DIY, I had a wall with four new holes in it, and an abandoned shelf, for which I need to find some storage space.
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