Peg rail cabinets – actually a row of pegs with a shelf above – embrace the Shaker-style aesthetic and supply helpful and space-efficient storage in a cloakroom or hallway. Sara Walker evaluations the oak peg rail shelf from Coventry-based residence furnishings and equipment firm uBaaHaus.
“I’m a giant fan of environment friendly, multi-tasking storage and this neat little rails are proper up my avenue. If you happen to’re brief for area, incorporating rails and a shelf collectively makes the realm work as laborious as attainable. This handmade instance from uBaaHaus is obtainable in 4 to 10 peg sizes, in lengths starting from 44cm to 110cm, so will go well with a spread of houses.
“I actually favored the sturdy development of this little shelf, which is obtainable in a alternative of laborious wax or uncooked end. I went for the laborious wax choice, as I felt it was a disgrace to cowl that good oak end by portray it! I reviewed the 6 peg measurement, which measures 66cm lengthy by 9cm broad by 8.8cm excessive.
“Our utility room is used as a little bit of a canine ‘n’ boots free-for-all all, and we have now two giant hooks simply contained in the again door. These have all the time been a supply of gentle irritation as we typically have three or 4 coats on every peg, to not point out canine leads and hats. Eradicating these two giant hooks and changing them with the peg shelf labored very well, as now we have now thrice the variety of hooks and might organise the whole lot extra neatly.
At simply 9cm broad, the highest shelf is small and of restricted use. I’m discovering it helpful for placing down issues like sun shades and gloves, although! It could work very well in a toilet for storing towels and bathgels, or in a kitchen for issues like aprons and spice jars.
“The shelf arrived promptly and was properly packaged in cardboard with out the usage of any plastic wrapping besides parcel tape, which I favored. It got here full with fixings (two rawl plugs and two screws), and was surprisingly easy to put in. I say ‘surprisingly’ as a result of the hanging methodology was two small holes on the again of the shelf. I do know from expertise that these might be very fiddly to line up, however fortuitously the uBaaHaus group have produced an set up information which features a game-changing tip!
As a substitute of making an attempt to measure from the centre of 1 gap to the centre of the opposite (very tough to measure a void!), simply measure from the within of 1 gap to the surface of the opposite. Easy however sensible! It labored first time and the entire set up took beneath quarter-hour, which included me wandering off to brew up within the center.
“Costs begin at £37 for a uncooked end 4 peg choice, and go as much as £84 for the ten peg choice in a wax end. My 6 pegger with its wax coat weighed in at £53. For a home made unit like this, properly made and durable in stable oak, I believe it is a nice worth level. uBaaHaus are clearly keen about their merchandise and I believe this exhibits within the high quality of the merchandise.
“I’m actually happy with my little shelf and barely irritated I didn’t do one thing comparable years in the past! The pliability of sizing means these rails are nice for even tiny areas, and can show you how to achieve a bit extra storage with out sacrificing type.”
The oak peg rail shelf begins at £37 and is obtainable from from uBaaHaus. Most important picture (c) uBaaHaus 2024
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