Ideas to hang a shelf from a ceiling | eHow UK

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The garage is often a place to store equipment, decorations and other supplies that you do not use very often. When the space in the garage is storage for vehicles or an extra living space for your home, finding ways to store your belongings in a way that removes them from the floor is important. Ceiling shelving attaches to your ceiling with metal brackets. You can then attach wire shelving to the brackets to provide a convenient shelf for your items, which allows you to take advantage of space in the garage that was unusable previously.

You can use the same concept that you use to install ceiling shelving in your garage in your family room or playroom. You can replace the wire shelving with an attractive shelf that holds extra items above the floor. You may even place plants or other decorative items on the shelving to add to the decor of the room. Family rooms located in basements with low ceilings may not be the best choice for ceiling shelving. The shelving unit should not be so low in the room that it causes the room to feel smaller and cramped. Use ceiling shelving for bookshelves, and arrange your volumes decoratively around the edges of the room.