BAOYOUNI Expandable Organizer Adjustable Bookshelf Review

We live in a shoebox apartment building and I'm always looking for ways to add more storage space everywhere. Filling up TP on the top shelf of our linen closet, I noticed we still have a good foot of vertical space. It would be difficult to get regular stuff, but it would be nice for things like lightbulbs or less used items. I only wanted to drill into the walls if I had to, so this tension rod shelf was the perfect solution. We now store lightbulbs, napkins, extra TC rolls, etc. in a space…

[ORIGINAL 09/14/21] As mentioned, the bolts on the bars are tightened leaving dents. I can see it would be easier with two, although I was able to fit one 32" long between the bookshelf and the wall. I didn't want to risk heavy items, so I put a couple of bags, a helmet, and a couple of light boxes on top that barely span the width of the shelf. Some people have complained that they only have two bars versus five bars running the entire length, but what you see is what you get. I think I saw…

I like this product, but I don't like it. The instructions aren't great, but they're pretty simple. To adjust the length of the sticks, screw a pointed screw into a metal stick. Damaged the inner core - crushed, scratched. If you stray slightly from the length the first few times you will just have a damaged rod sticking out. It also affects how easy it will be to reuse elsewhere and leaves me with serious reservations about shelf stability. I know it's rated for around 40 pounds, but I don't…

This thing is a bitch to install it yourself. You need at least 3 hands. One presses the end of the shelf against the wall, another holds the ever-moving tension rods firmly pressed against the other wall, and the third turns the fasteners to tighten everything. It's definitely a two person job, it took me three days to try, give up, throw everything in a corner and walk away before I finally somehow managed to do it. Beware if you live alone you will need someone to help you set this up or you

I have Cape Cod and my upstairs closet faces the street on one side so there is a lot of unused space that is impractical to reach. I felt that installing a tension rod just before the start of the evening would allow me to store out of season clothes there better and have more hanging space. When I saw this double rail with a shelf on top I thought it would be great as I could also place some things on the shelf. But as most other reviews say, it's very difficult to stretch the bars to the…