Shelf Storage System and Method of Using the Same

A shelf storage system comprising a shelf and an accessory, the shelf having an upwardly facing surface, a first end edge, a second end edge, a front edge, and a back edge, the upwardly facing surface adapted to support items for storage, the first end edge comprising a first socket, the second end edge comprising a second socket, the accessory comprising a plug and a projecting portion, the plug being configured to mate with each of the first socket and the second socket, the accessory being movable relative to the shelf between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the engaged position being a position in which the plug mates with one of the first socket or the second socket, the disengaged position being a position in which the plug is spaced from the first socket and the second socket, the projecting portion being configured to support a storable item when the accessory is in the engaged position, the engaged position being configured to limit lateral and downward movement of the accessory relative to the shelf, the accessory being movable to the disengaged position, the first socket being spaced from the front edge at a first distance, the second socket being spaced from the front edge at a second distance, the first distance being equal to the second distance, the first socket being configured to be coupled with the second socket on an identical second shelf in order to removably couple the shelf with the identical second shelf.