Bed Shelf

My shelf rests upon the valence and is anchored to the wall, supported by a full across wood closet rod. There is very little weight on the valences. I would guess I have 20-30 punds up there to answer the other question, clothes and medical stuff. Nothing heavy.

I had same thought, agree with you. I didn't go with wooden full shelf also because of weight.

The shelf itself is not that heavy. Metal shelving would be heavier I think. The wood used for them is very light but the shelf seems to be quite sturdy. Mine rests on the valences, but the command strips I have do support some of the weight as well. I don't load it down with heavy items. Other than my CPAP machine, the baskets we have on it hold my clothing as my wife uses the wardrobe drawers for hers. A lot of items either go in the wardrobe on th ecloset rod or on a separate rod that Iuse in the TV to carry any hanging items that won't fit in the wardrobe.

The interior panel is not fiberglass, but is thin lauan plywood with a wallpaper cover. If you use an expanding anchor, (make sure it is less than 1" in length or you will experience outer wall puncture (ask me how I know ). Fortunately, when the R-Pod went to the factory for repair, they replaced that side so no more puncture evidence. 

I just removed my valances so don't have a photo of them installed - but basically they use metal angle brackets (the same ones that FR uses as drawer pullout limiters - if you look in the drawers you'll see what I mean). One side of the bracket is attached to the wall with 2 - 5/8" screws, and the other side with 2 - 5/8" screws to the inside of the valance. Not terribly sturdy. Hard to get to the screws to remove the valances, had to get on my back on the bed with a drill with a long Phillips extension.