Abstract: An apparatus for supporting shelves or other furniture comprised of: a top horizontal support member; a horizontal immobilizing base member; and a center member connected on one end to the top horizontal support member and on a second end to the immobilizing base member in which the apparatus can be positioned on a first furniture-type object or floor and on which a second furniture-type object can be placed and supported. The apparatus can be Z-shaped, H-shaped, Y-shaped, T-shaped, or I-shaped, can include apertures for securing it to the furniture-type objects, one or more non-skid layers, and ornamentation. The apparatus can also be used as book ends.