I added a shelf in the bedroom for my satellite receiver and dvd player using 8" shelving brackets from home depot and a laminated board screwed to the brackets. I saw various size shelving brackets, I want to say as small as 6" that should work fine for that purpose. I used 1" tan colored wood screws to match the wall paper and the shelf held up spectacularly on our Ouachita trip last week. I did use the industrial double sided tape to keep the dvd and receiver from sliding off of the shelf and they did not budge. The Louisiana roads were horrific and everything held up great.