Usage patterns
〈物〉を棚に置くto put something on a shelf
I put the book on the shelf.
棚から〈物〉を取るto take something down from a shelf
I took a cup down from the shelf.
〈物〉を棚にしまうto put something away on a shelf
I put the dishes away on the shelf.
棚を作るto build/put up a shelf
My father built a shelf on the wall for me.
Expressions
棚に上げるignore one's own faults; turn a blind eye to oneself; put aside 棚へ上げるignore one's own faults; turn a blind eye to one's own shortcomings 棚からぼた餅sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck