The Budget-Friendly Buy That Makes Vinyl Record Storage Simple

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In the age of digital downloads, it's easy to forget that one of the pleasures that came with buying a new LP album was displaying it in all its glory. Album cover love was a thing during the heyday of vinyl records. Fortunately, thanks to a revival of the medium, showing off your favorite album cover art in your living room or den is trending once again. While there are plenty of clever vinyl record storage solutions, one of the simplest and most budget-friendly options doesn't come from the world of music but rather the sphere of print: wire magazine holders.

What separates wire magazine holders from traditional ones are the wire slots. Most traditional magazine holders are box-like and designed to hold a big stack of magazines in a bunch. You often see these in libraries because their design makes it easy to stash months' worth of magazines at a time. They also make it a cinch to pull the whole group off the shelf in one fell swoop. What they don't facilitate is showing off cover art. The dimensions of the holder are the same as those of most standard magazines. A square vinyl sleeve won't fit inside. Wire rack-style holders force you to stand the records up vertically in a neat row, making the cover art visible from all sides but especially from the front.

Here's how this creative way you should be repurposing magazine holders might manifest in your space. If you decorate in a vintage style like mid-century modern, which features a mix of materials such as metal and wood and has minimalist leanings, then you may want the IYOOH Adjustable 7-Slots Triangle Desktop Magazine Holder. It's expandable, which allows you to fit more albums in the slots as your collection grows. Magazine holders like the JIARI Decorative Book Organizer feature elegant wire frames with vertical rather than horizontal slots, making it possible to show off the artwork of all your albums.

The Z PLINRISE Incline Wire Magazine Rack boasts a riser design. Going with a piece like this creates a multi-layered display. Because the back of the piece is higher than the front, you can see more album art, though the artwork on the albums at the back will only peek out over the top. This encourages you and those you choose to share your music collection with to flip through the covers to discover something new to listen to. The cover art is the appetizer for the whole delish listening experience. Not only do these products help you organize and display your vinyl collection, they're budget-friendly, too, coming in at under $20 apiece.