On 07/17/2015 08:03 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
Placement of brackets at studs would mean that they could not be centered/spaced evenly from the ends of the 61" shelf. Visually, not so appealing.

That's where I have an advantage. Screw visually appealing. Not having a
wife saying 'Honey, that really doesn't look good.' streamlines a lot of
home projects.