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INterior  Fixtures  for  Fun and  Profit

3/14/2025

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I've been trying to be a bit more strategic about business operation and one idea is to develop things that I can mass produce and sell cost-effectively. These house fixtures: shelf brackets and curtain rod brackets is thus. If any of these designs appeal to you I can give you a quote!
The raw ingredients below:
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The finished product. In more recent versions I have switched to plug-welding the plates from the backside so that they don't show.
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I have access to a lot of worn out disc brake rotors through my bike shop job, so I've been turning them into artsy-fartsy shelf brackets.
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These have two quadrants of rotor overlaid on one another to create a really cool visual effect.
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Braided steel shelf brackets
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The tree-branch theme is something that has interested me for a long time. Here is a big run of tree-branch shelf brackets that I made recently.
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These ginko leaf curtain rod holders are sort of experiemental. I don't know if they're gaudy or pretty when installed.
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I'm no ichthyologist, so if you are, hit me with your critiques of my osteichthye anatomy. They are no specific species, but based on sketches made from various photographs.
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I got this beautiful piece of walnut and felt that it would be a good compliment to the tree branch theme idea. This corner shelf was for my partner's birthday.
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The disc brake rotor brackets work as bookends too! I might make some with heavier bar stock to serve better in this capacity. Life before death.
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I did some number crunching on the estimated time spent making a batch of twenty of each kind of bracket in this post to figure out a price to put on here. Here's what I came up with. Prices do not include paint. I can rattle-can spray them, or have them powder coated for a really durable finish. Also can make them out of stainless if desired for an upcharge, of course:

Curtain rod holders
Simple shaped, grooved plate    $80  /pair
Two layer grooved plate        $100 /pair
Three-layer grooved plate    $150 /pair
Grooved gingko leaf      $150 /pair
Fish bas relief  style       $200 /pair

Shelf brackets
Branch theme        $180 /pair
Disc brake rotor    $100 /pair
Braided rod        $140 /pair
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