DVD Wall Rack

First the project. I was browsing online for a good sized wall rack for DVD and video game storage. Most of what I saw was either too expensive or didn't have the capacity I was looking for. So I sketched a rough draft, fiddled with the dimensions and made a shopping list for Lowe's. I had simple requirements for this project. Since I'm in between workshops at the moment, I wanted this project to go together without any cutting. I accomplished this by using 48" long boards for the sides and six 24" long boards as the shelves. There is no back necessary as this is a wall hung unit. The boards are all 3/4" thick and 5 1/2" wide (standard 1x6's at Lowe's). I used pocket screw joinery to assemble this project. Quick, simple and strong. I plan to paint this project so I used pine for the sides and poplar for the shelves. The shelves are spaced at around 8 1/2" apart. This leaves a little finger room for taking DVDs and video games out. Very little glue was necessary to hold it all together. The pocket screws really do their job well.

Here's the rack just after completion, before sanding and painting.

I'm pretty satisfied with the results. It was a spur of the moment project so I didn't put very much into the design. Now that it's finished I'll have to build another one for my video games as this one will be almost completely filled by movies.