Hat shelf alla Optimo...

[Aureliano]

I've been working on the shelf I use to store my hats and decided to try to make a floating row, similar as to how Graham displays his hats at Optimo.
The way I had it involved laying a long piece of cardboard on top of one hat and then sit another on top of this. This method was a bit impractical as the irregularities on the different creases made the hats on top unstable to the point that sometimes they fell when I tried to grab the one next to them.
I took some measurements, drilled some holes and used museum wire (the kind we use where I work to hang very expensive art. It's more like a cable coated with a plastic tube of sorts...) Anyway, I wanted to share this with you guys as I'm very happy with the results. Forgive the poorly lit pictures, I'm still waiting for my pro bulbs for my photo lamps to arrive... darn backorder!

The hats that sit in the bottom are on top of hat rests which I had to trim to make them fit underneath.

 

[monbla256]

Very nice ! Have you noticed any sag in the wire and if so, how do you re-tension it to take up any stretch?

 

[randooch]

Holy smokes! Beautiful display, Aureliano. Add some indirect lighting (Himalayan salt lamps, perchance) and you're good to go. Very nice work.

 

[Aureliano]

Very nice ! Have you noticed any sag in the wire and if so, how do you re-tension it to take up any stretch?

Not yet, and I doubt it'd sag at all. I used a single piece of wire, looped it on the left side and stretched it tight on the right side using industrial, compressor blown staples. The hats are too light, even the heavy ones to make this thing droop.

Left side:

Right side with the staples.

 

[Aureliano]

Holy smokes! Beautiful display, Aureliano. Add some indirect lighting (Himalayan salt lamps, perchance) and you're good to go. Very nice work.

Thanks, Randall.

 

[bowlerman]

That is very cool, Ale!

 

[monbla256]

" Not yet, and I doubt it'd sag at all. I used a single piece of wire, looped it on the left side and stretched it tight on the right side using industrial, compressor blown staples. The hats are too light, even the heavy ones to make this thing droop."

KISS it ! I like that !

 

[Tomasso]

Why not use all wire rather than shelves and wire?

 

[Aureliano]

Why not use all wire rather than shelves and wire?

Why? 'cause I already had the shelves and why waste, you know.

 

[delectans]

Classy, Ale. Graham would be proud.

 

[mattface]

Tres slick!

 

[Aureliano]

Thanks Al, Matt, Jeff and monbla!

 

[Aureliano]

Thanks, All!

 

[RBH]

That looks great!

 

[Aureliano]

Thanks, Rusty!

 

[daizawaguy]

Pics are now not visible...any chance to re-load them?