[taylor192]

Originally Posted by Manic!

Just buy brackets and MDF shelves from home depot. Cut the Shelves to length and install. The MDF shelves come in different colors and lengths and widths.

Goodfellow | MDF Bullnosed Chocolate Shelving 5/8 Inch x 15-1/4 Inch x 96 Inch | Home Depot Canada

Thanks, yet per foot the wire shelving is cheaper than this, and the brackets cheaper too.

The problem is I need 5x55" and 2x5x43" shelves to pull off the U, plus all the supports. At a minimum that's 15 x $13 == $195 + brackets + tax == ~$300.
Seems like a lot of $$$ to invest in storage, yet looks like that's the cheapest/best way to maximize the space.