Shelves to put on Drywall

[Dealz-4-U]

In the basement i plan to put a big screen that barely fits the width of the wall (<---->) so there is basically no room to put stuff around it like dvd player, xbox, etc... But there is room above it, there is a big space on the wall where i can put shelves or something.

My question is what would you recemmond to put up on drywall that can handle something like a dvd player and xbox 360? I could put multiple shelves thats no problem.

Any recemmondation on what to get? The paint is yellow in the basement so anything matching would be a plus!!

Thanks

[IoannI]

If you want why dont you put floating shelves. I dont know what the max weight they can hold is, but I have 3 of them in my sisters room and they are holding up fine. But I dont recommend putting anything over the TV but under the TV

[Azxster]

Futureshop has a glass component shelf that is wall mounted like your TV.

[Hambone]

We used toggle bolts to fasten our big Ikea cabinets to the drywall walls in our basement. They're rated for 250 pounds or so. These cabinets will never come down.

[sunnybono]

Can you not locate the studs behind the drywall??? Your best bet is to make sure that you have some L shaped brackets underneith the shelves and bolted directly into the studs... If you can't find the studs or if they are steel studs, then if you can get to the ceiling joists, maybe you might want to hand some chains and then fasten them to the shelf.
Just a thought!!!

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[pintobean]

If you want to mount something in drywall, the 2 best products I've seen for this are called the "E-Z Anchor" and the "E-Z Toggle". They are both available at Home Depot and are really simple to use (even easier than using the toggle bolts mentioned above). I used the E-Z Anchors in my place to hang pictures that were in really heavy frames and they work perfectly. They come in both plastic and metal (zinc) versions...but if you're going to be using them to mount shelves, then I'd suggest you go with the zinc version. I used the E-Z Toggles to mount a really heavy brass and steel address number-plate onto my house's stucco facing and so far, it has held firmly without budging for two years.

Good Luck.

[HappyGoLucky]

The togglebolts are very strong, but remember their holding capacity is based on their size (generally the diameter) -- they are not all the same.