Sports room question: building lockers

[Murph4Prez]

Anyone here build lockers for their sports room? Looking to build two for displaying my own baseball stuff from Braves fantasy camp and my Murph GU collection.

Any advice/insight is appreciated!

Thanks!

[esquiresports]

Re: Sports room question: building lockers

There are a few threads on this you will find if you do a word search. I followed some advice I saw and picked up a shelving unit at Wal Mart for $40 or something like that (very inexpensive). I picked up a a couple sheets of acrylic at Lowes for around $50. I chose Lowes because they will cut down the acrylic for you. I bought some brackets and drilled them into place. The acylic stays closed with black velcro tabs. I added a remote control light from Amazon.

I drilled a couple hangers into the top of the display because I thought it provided a cleaner presentation. Finally, I added a couple custom placards to give it a "museum" feel. Printed by Mpix on thick stock with a metallic effect that doesn't really come through in the photo.

The end result is something that I think looks like a quality, almost custom, piece for around $100. Hard to beat that. I could have easily dropped $500+ for something fancy.

[MLB~NUT]

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Esquire, thats a great looking display locker! Job well done, one day when I get my basement finished I hope to do something similar!

[Murph4Prez]

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Esquire, thanks for sharing that! Much easier than trying to build a true-to-form locker!!!

How tall is that unit with the Gwynn items?

[xpress34]

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Esquire, thanks for sharing that! Much easier than trying to build a true-to-form locker!!!

How tall is that unit with the Gwynn items?

Murph -

They're about 66" tall. I have a bunch I have set up in my basement as 'Locker Displays'.

[momen55]

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xpress;
email me please oldz70@yahoo.com. thank you.

[esquiresports]

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I thought mine was more like 72", but can measure it tonight if the height could be an issue for you.

[xpress34]

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I thought mine was more like 72", but can measure it tonight if the height could be an issue for you.

Esquire - you are correct... I was doing other things when I typed that... they are 72" tall.

[Murph4Prez]

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Very cool guys... Six feet would be perfect!

Xpress you just have the shelving units without the plexiglass?

Do you know if they come in a natural wood tone?

This is a BIG solution to my locker building dilemma... Thanks again!!!

[RJB44]

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My vintage A's locker

[Murph4Prez]

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RJB, where did you pick that locker up from?

[RJB44]

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I built it several years ago. The lockers in the SI cover from 1981 were my inspiration.

[xpress34]

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Very cool guys... Six feet would be perfect!

Xpress you just have the shelving units without the plexiglass?

Do you know if they come in a natural wood tone?

This is a BIG solution to my locker building dilemma... Thanks again!!!

Murph - no Plexi on mine. All my jerseys are on fabric mannequins.

The shelving units are pressed board Laminate. I know they come in Black and White... they may be available in a light oak finish.

Just check at Wally Word.

- Smitty

[Murph4Prez]

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Got two of the units on the way from Walmart. Should get them in this week! Thanks for the idea!