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In a bit of a dillema. I used to have a dedicated room for art storage, but due to a growing family my only option is to store it in a room that will have a washer and dryer. I will be getting a dehumidifier and placing the flat file on bricks to keep it raised off the floor. Any other suggestions or reccomendations would be much appreciated. Here is a picture of how I will be storing framed and other various artwork. Its a little messy and unorganized now, but the plan is to have everything off the ground

I used cinder blocks to get mine off the ground and it is super stable (solid 4x8x16). I use the storage under the flat file for tubes. I'd pick up a second flat file if I were you. I have 12 drawers filled with crap and stuff stacked on top.

Room for storage is a problem for me too - storing frames that I'm not currently using. I've considered using a wall mount rack to hang keeping things off the floor (laundry room.)

Maybe DIY wood rack...


...or using a wall-mount tire rack with a piece of wood across the bottom -wood covered in scrap piece of carpet to protect frames from scratches on the bottom. Something like this in following link?

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Proslat-28-i ... /203477820

Spare floor room is a problem for me - for that reason I'm trying to think of something that I can hang above washer/dryer...even something to suspend from the ceiling.

The only real true and tested effective method is to stop growing the family.

Congrats, and good luck.

Another tire rack (less expensive). Claims to hold 300 lbs when screwed into wood studs.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/HyLoft-48-in ... /202800565

Thanks for the advice! Would anyone have any concerns about the art being stored in the same room as a washer amd dryer? Its my understanding that both appliances dont create that much hummidity.

I'd suggest doing a test with a hygrometer to measure the humidity levels before & after doing a laundry. you don't want the relative humidity above 60%

Buy a bigger house or get a storage unit.

Codeblue wrote:Buy a bigger house or get a storage unit.

Hopefully a bigger house will coming down the road. I thought about a storage unit but that can get pricy quickly. I have also thought of a storage shed but we get all four seasons here. Summers and winters can sometimes be brutal and ensuring proper conditions would be a pain.