The pegs no longer work, upcycling

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We moved a shelf unit with us. It had one permanent shelf and others that were supported by pegs. We never noticed before putting it in this kitchen, on one side the holes for the pegs were not even with one another. On top of that, I lost some pegs. I purchased more, but either they were too big, or too small around. The shelves would not sit down where they should. I was very frustrated with this situation both Friday and Saturday. Hubby and I talked and decided we would put rails for each shelf to sit in. Actually the ones in top are still on pegs, we decided to do rails for the bottom, so far as that was where the problem existed. Then I could not find my square stock to make these rails. We could not get it where we looked, either. None of the stores had enough suitable stock for what we were visualizing. It was getting late Saturday night. Hubby ended up buying some L brackets, and there was not enough of any one kind so he bought two different kinds. I was not a happy camper. When we got home, I got to looking around, and guess what?! I found some pieces of trim he had removed to make a doorway large enough for the washer to go through.. There was just enough to build the shelf supports for two shelves. Hubby cut them to length last night. Right after he went to work this morning I secured them with some all purpose glue. I leveled them front to back and side to side. I will now secure them with short screws as well. Then I can put what I need to into these shelves. I am glad to have upcycled wood scraps that would have been trash into something very useful for us.