handmade in ukraine
45 Record Storage: How to Store 7-Inch Singles (a Custom Build)
A box hides your singles. How to store 45s in the open — and the custom two-tower build we made for one collector's 7-inch records.
Ideas for considered homes
The Atelier Journal
Practical guides and thoughtful inspiration for displaying books, records and the objects worth keeping.
bookends
Heavy Bookends for Hardcovers: What Actually Keeps a Row Upright
What keeps heavy hardcovers upright — height, base contact and grip before mass — with our pieces listed by published weight (plaster busts 1.1–1.7 kg, forged steel X...
bookmarks
Do Metal Bookmarks Damage Books? What Readers Actually Report
Do metal bookmarks damage books? What our own customers report about 0.6 mm steel page markers — and how metal compares with acrylic.
gift guide
Unique Housewarming Gift Ideas: Nine Handmade Objects Under $150
Nine handmade housewarming gift ideas from our Cherkasy workshop — bookends, a log holder, a record stand, plaster busts — all starting under $150, with what real buyers...
buying guide
Record Player Stand with Storage: Will Your Turntable Fit? Sizes, Load and Height
Whether your turntable fits (eight popular models measured against a 62 × 47 cm top), what load rating and height a record player stand needs, cabinet vs console...
buying guide
What Is the Best Vinyl Storage? Cube, Crate, Cabinet, Shelf or Stand, Compared
The five kinds of vinyl storage compared honestly — cube shelf, wooden crate, cabinet, wall ledge, steel stand — then the three steel forms we make, with live...
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How to Care for Vinyl Records: Handling, Sleeves and Storage
Most damage happens in the seconds around play, not during it — how to hold, sleeve, shelve and check a record.
how to
At What Temperature Do Vinyl Records Warp? (And How to Flatten One)
Safe at 65–70°F, softening from about 130–140°F. The temperatures of the places records get left, what does and does not flatten a warped disc, and the stands that...
atelier article
Metal Vinyl Record Storage: 8 Racks Compared, 50–360 LPs
Compare eight hand-welded metal vinyl racks by capacity, footprint, placement and mobility — from a 50-LP desktop stand to 360-LP floor storage.
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How to Clean Vinyl Records: Brush, Wet Clean, Spin, Vacuum or Ultrasonic
The four ways to clean a record with what each costs and when it is worth it, the step-by-step wet clean with a distilled-water rinse, how to handle...