Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This things is great! I'm using it on the back of my apartment bathroom door, because the bathroom has ZERO drawers and only one small cupboard. Pros: This shelf holds an unbelievable amount of hair care bottles, makeup, medicines, first aid supplies, towels (rolled) and washcloths. I thought it wouldn't be enough to hold all my goodies, but there is plenty of room to spare. The frame is heavy duty, unlike some other brands, and the shelves are sturdy and hold a lot of weight. You can buy extra shelves and "corrals" (the extra rail that holds taller bottles in) from the Closetmaid website for just a few dollars each, but I have no idea why you'd need more than the 8 shelves it comes with. There are four 4-inch high shelves with corrals for taller bottles, and four 2-inch high shelves for shorter items. The shelves are exactly 5 inches deep, so you have plenty of room for fat bottles or multiple thin ones in front of each other. Cons: As other buyers have mentioned, if you don't want to damage your door with screws, you need to use Command Hooks to hold the rails in place, because without those (or the included screws) you just have rails hanging freely off the top of the door, and the rails are in three sections per side, which are NOT securely attached to each other. They have a small bracket which hooks them together, but it just slides in and hangs, so it is not a sturdy attachment. The clear plastic/metal Command Hooks that others have used in the pictures work PERFECTLY, and smarty-pants Amazon recommended them to me as an add-on that others have purchased with this rack. You'll need 6 hooks to do the job. One under each of the four rail joints, and one at the bottom of each rail. By securing it this way, you'll alleviate a number of problems: the rails will stay together, the rails will stay flush against the wall so that the rack doesn't bang against the door, and you'll keep items from slipping out the back of the open-backed shelves. I took one star off of my rating because I really feel that this solution should be included in the package. Most people who need this kind of extra storage live in apartments where damaging the wall/door with screws is not an option. These hooks add an additional $8-$10 to this storage solution, which is more than 25% of the original cost. Another con is that smaller bottles and items really need a shelf divider on the side to keep them upright. I have no idea why Closetmaid sells dividers for their other products but not this one. Perhaps because you could attach a divider to the front of the shelf, but there's nothing to attach it to in the back. My solution was to buy some small storage boxes from the hardware dept and put my smaller items inside those. The 5" shelf depth is prohibitive for storage box options, but Akro-Mils AkroBins makes a few models that will fit, depending on how wide you want the box to be. I chose Akro-Mils 08212Sclar 30210 Plastic Storage Stacking AkroBins for Craft and Hardware (6 Pack), Clear and they fit perfectly. The same company also sells lids and dividers for those little boxes, should you need them. There are additional options that are the same depth but wider, if you like. Tips: If you're hanging this over the door, make sure that you place it as close to the handle as possible to avoid it banging into the wall. (Mine still hits the wall behind the door, but much less so in this position. I put a rubber bumper behind the corner of the bottom rack to prevent wall damage.) You will want to hang the first two rails using the over-the-door brackets, then attach the rest of the rails with the flimsy connectors, letting them hang freely. Then attach one shelf to each section so you can use them to help you square up the rails. Then place a Command hook through the back of the holes under each of the rail joints, and one at each of the rail bottoms. Let them hang freely until you get them all in place, and be sure to position the hooks so that the pull strip points OUT away from the rack, and is not underneath the rack (or else you won't be able to pull the strips when you want to remove it.) Once you have them all in place, pull them gently away from the rails as you affix them, so that the rails are tight against the door. Viola! Bottom Line: I've researched and used a ton of these products and this is the best option for the money. It takes a little patience and tweaking, but the end result is worth it and I would recommend it.