rafiki Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockermom Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I have an open bookcase (my 10 month old keeps taking them out and it drives my dh crazy). I would like some suggestions as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 We have a TV stand that has doors that close. It isn't anything fancy, but it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 the videos fill a ceiling-high bookcase in the room of my son with autism - they are mostly "his" kid videos, anyway. I had to move them to make room for our ever-growing DVD collection, which has almost filled a tall Ikea bookcase in the living room. I have the DVDs arranged so adults and one teenage son only dvds live on the top shelf (stuff like Stripes, Terminator films, Lawrence of Arabia - stuff with content either raunchy or violence or adult in theme), then we have a shelf for all the Star Wars/LOTR/Spiderman etc., then a shelf for mostly live action comedy, then a shelf of mostly girl stuff and chick flicks (from Princess Diaries to Bollywood! andof course P&P with Firth!!!), then an animation shelf, then lastly a shelf for documentarys and boxed sets too big to fit elsewhere. All open to view and used often! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asher Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 We have an armoire with doors and shelves. We keep the DVDs in baskets on the shelves. :) I've also heard of eliminating the cases altogether and storing them in those books with plastic sleeves. Dh is way to big of a movie fanatic for me to do that, though :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I store mine in baskets that slide into the tv stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThelmaLou Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 VHS goes in the office closet. Empty DVD cases go boxes in office closet, too. The actual DVDs are in little zip-up cases I buy from Walmart. Tons of the DVDs can fit into each case. We keep the cases (5 of them) on a shelf in the living room near the television. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieMonster Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 We have a TV stand that has doors that close. It isn't anything fancy, but it works. Ditto. Mine is just a waist high TV stand (not an amoire). It has a door on the front that opens to two wide shelves. Therein lie the DVDs and videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in Central TX Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I use these cd storage boxes: http://www.amazon.com/Ideastream-CD-Storage-Box-SNS01521/dp/B00062UW5A They also make bigger boxes for DVDs. They look nice on a open book shelf, so I have easy access. In addition, they are stackable, and I can label each box for easy reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 The actual DVDs are in little zip-up cases I buy from Walmart. Tons of the DVDs can fit into each case. We keep the cases (5 of them) on a shelf in the living room near the television. Our DVDs are in DVD albums, too. Love those things! We also have 5 near the TV on a shelf. (We keep our game discs in one, too.) We ditch all but a few boxes, though. The ones we save are to put discs in when we lend them to people. VHS tapes go in lidded baskets under our futon sofa. (We are trying to convert our movie collection to all DVD, though.... eventually.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElisabethGrace Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 We use the zip up binders for DVDs and CDs. The DVD binder is quite large and we store it at the top of our master bedroom closet. Since it is nowhere near the television, there seems to be less of temptation to pull something out to watch if someone feels "bored". I keep the DVD cases in a storage bin in a crawlspace in one of the closets. I keep thinking I could just donate the cases and just store the labels in a file drawer which would take up so much less space, but I haven't decided. The CD binders are smaller and I have a binder for each category (Religious Music, Audio Books, Classical, etc.). These are stored in built-in cabinetry in our living room. I keep the front labels (don't know what you call them :confused:) in each pocket with the disc. I donate the jewel cases. We don't have any VHS anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeblossom Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 DVD's all go in a book (you know, with the little pockets for DVD's/CD's, whatever). I throw out the jewel cases. We have two books and they go in the TV stand, nice and neatly contained. The VHS tapes and video games go in baskets in the TV stand as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Laurel Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I have this that I got at Target. It holds the kids DVDs (non-kid movies are in the closet in my room, my house has an obscene amount of storage and shelving in the closets). I like it a lot. I searched their website, (trying to find what I have), and Target has a lot of other, similar cabinet-type storage options. I think a nice bench or ottoman would be great if you can find one you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Ours are piled into one of these types of plastic thingers - I find if you pile them in a certain way, you can see most of the titles through the plastic (if it's a solid colour vs clear, that wouldn't work).... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 I use these cd storage boxes: http://www.amazon.com/Ideastream-CD-Storage-Box-SNS01521/dp/B00062UW5A They also make bigger boxes for DVDs. They look nice on a open book shelf, so I have easy access. In addition, they are stackable, and I can label each box for easy reference. Ditto. Only I got mine at a storage store (Storables). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 We buy few DVDs ( I Netflix) so we have one small section of book case dedicated to our movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asher Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Quote: Originally Posted by Beth in Central TX I use these cd storage boxes: http://www.amazon.com/Ideastream-CD-.../dp/B00062UW5A They also make bigger boxes for DVDs. They look nice on a open book shelf, so I have easy access. In addition, they are stackable, and I can label each box for easy reference. Oh, wow, those are really neat! How durable are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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