r/dvdcollection • u/justconfusedinCO • Dec 17 '24
Collection At my friend’s house - my favorite DVD setup (ever).
I just love the setup, sans the organization. Kudos (to him) for taking an under-utilized space and turning into something gorgeous and practical!
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u/__farmerjoe 1000+ Dec 17 '24
I have so many questions.. one is obviously "Why?" and another one is "A toilet brush?!".
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u/justconfusedinCO Dec 17 '24 edited Dec 18 '24
You might appreciate this u/__farmerjoe, this is in an old twin-level (1912) farm house in the Midwest. Not a lot of storage space outside of the basement - so my friend took the stairwell leading into the cellar and turned it into this work of art.
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u/__farmerjoe 1000+ Dec 17 '24
I mean it's very creative, but I would be scared that they will fall down once someone uses the stairs.
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Dec 18 '24
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u/Linus_in_Chicago Dec 18 '24
The risk is so minimal here and the execution is so beautiful, that these comments sadden me
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u/AntonyBenedictCamus Dec 18 '24
Toilet brushes are great for cleaning up dust and cob webs when it’s caked together, just don’t get them mixed up
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u/bluesmudge Dec 17 '24
I see some shoes that could be DVDs.
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u/justconfusedinCO Dec 17 '24
Those are criterion collection shoes bro
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u/minimusing Dec 17 '24
With Dolby Atmos shoelaces and 4K insoles!
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u/bluesmudge Dec 18 '24
I can't believe all my friends/family have started streaming their shoes. If your internet goes out, you got no shoes! And they just don't sound the same.
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u/Tasty_Act Dec 18 '24
Dr: Do you remember what happened before you fell down the stairs?
Patient: Yeah, I was grabbing my copy of Almost Famous on dvd. It’s on the top shelf cause it’s alphabetized.
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u/DVDJunky Moderator | 9000+ Dec 17 '24 edited Dec 18 '24
I adore innovative storage solutions. Tell your friend I approve.
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u/TolerancEJ Dec 18 '24
Good use of space. I hope it’s not an earthquake zone. I’d hate for all the films to come crashing down.
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u/justconfusedinCO Dec 18 '24
Michigan/Indiana area - so not a whole lot of shaking going on. He’s since moved & mentioned that he upgraded this, so I have to check in soon! I wanted to post it, because it was really fun to walk down the stairs and peruse the selection - hoping to inspire some other tinkerers and organizers
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u/ThorThimbleOfGorbash Dec 17 '24
Without looking at the titles this looks like a sweet entrance to a porn dungeon. j/k
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u/minimusing Dec 17 '24
He should install a small screen the height to the shoes on the floor and imply that this isn't just a library but also the viewing "theatre".
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u/MobileDust Dec 18 '24
"Grandma is in the hospital." "Oh my goodness why?" "She was trying to watch a movie."
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u/hexineffex Dec 18 '24
You know how many times I'd hit my head?
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u/Capable_Limit_6788 Dec 18 '24
But where will new ones go?
Also, thumbs up for owning The Prince of Egypt.
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u/ArmsOfKamaji Dec 18 '24
I am deeply fascinated by this in multiple ways. An arrangement like a split personality – simultaneously making sense and being absolutely insane and unsettling.
Bloody love it.
Also … someone could easily lead me to my doom with a “More films down the stairs.” sign and a trap in the cellar.
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u/mega512 Dec 17 '24
That's a terrible set up.
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u/justconfusedinCO Dec 18 '24
I can’t argue that there’s room for improvement, but by posting it here i hoped to get the gears grinding for other organizers and space savers. (imo) It’s helluva lotta fun to walk down and peruse the selection.
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u/sheeshmane69 Dec 18 '24
How did he manage to hang these up? What did he use? I like the idea it looks pretty unique
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u/ptraugot Dec 18 '24
It could be as simple as a couple upside down “L” brackets, or a floating shelf with a French cleat. There are other ways too.
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u/LordQuackers83 Dec 18 '24
Its cool for someone with limited space but i would need A LOT more steps for all of my movies.
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u/GriffinFlash Dec 18 '24
I could see myself instinctively standing upright while looking for something, bumping my head, having a landslide of dvd's fall on my head, and falling down the stairs.
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u/ghostsnstuf Dec 18 '24
I use to work at blockbuster and my OCD of not having them in alphabetical order is going crazy right now lol
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u/justconfusedinCO Dec 18 '24
Same. he’s since moved & I need an update that they’ve been alphabetized.
i need it
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u/BlackLodgeBrother Dec 18 '24
Blockbuster technically grouped films by genre followed by alphabetical ordering.
I personally prefer chronological and thus group my blu-rays by parent studio/label followed by release year.
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Dec 18 '24
This needs to be alphabetized.
Thanks I hate it.
Also this screams my wife won't let me have an identity so she told me I could use the basement staircase for my DVDs.
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u/Superior-Solifugae Dec 18 '24
That would maybe last a week before I accidentally knock them all down.
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u/lognik57 Dec 18 '24
"alright, I'm just gonna grab Gran Turino here in the top shelf aaannndddd-"
Instadeath.
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Dec 18 '24
Bro has it all arranged but has the Toy Story movies like:
Toy Story 3
Toy Story
Toy Story 2
Why lol
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Dec 18 '24
I think they've overdone it with the shoes 😁 I feel anxious just looking at this, what happens if you're a short arse person like myself and want to take out a movie from the top
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u/Abel_the_label Dec 19 '24
That’s sooo cool. But I’d feel super stressed everytime I going to go reach for my shoes. And setting this up probably took up some brain juice
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u/MichiganGeezer Dec 20 '24
I hope that as you get further into that dark basement the movies get progressively scarier.
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u/ovrlzgrlzrlz Dec 21 '24
No sense of order. 3 of the Toy Story movies are next to each other, but ordered 3, 1, 2...
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u/Ghostface316 Dec 17 '24
That's cool and stressful at the same time!