diff --git a/apps/editor/public/audios/sfx/item_delete.mp3 b/apps/editor/public/audios/sfx/item_delete.mp3
index 2bd0ad89..bf56a2cf 100644
Binary files a/apps/editor/public/audios/sfx/item_delete.mp3 and b/apps/editor/public/audios/sfx/item_delete.mp3 differ
diff --git a/apps/editor/public/audios/sfx/structure_delete.mp3 b/apps/editor/public/audios/sfx/structure_delete.mp3
index b0b5d9f6..5186219e 100644
Binary files a/apps/editor/public/audios/sfx/structure_delete.mp3 and b/apps/editor/public/audios/sfx/structure_delete.mp3 differ
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/editor/floating-action-menu.tsx b/packages/editor/src/components/editor/floating-action-menu.tsx
index 0b43110e..e5a74395 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/editor/floating-action-menu.tsx
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/editor/floating-action-menu.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { useFrame } from '@react-three/fiber'
 import { useCallback, useRef } from 'react'
 import * as THREE from 'three'
 import { duplicateRoofSubtree } from '../../lib/roof-duplication'
-import { sfxEmitter } from '../../lib/sfx-bus'
+import { emitDeleteSFX, sfxEmitter } from '../../lib/sfx-bus'
 import { duplicateStairSubtree } from '../../lib/stair-duplication'
 import useEditor from '../../store/use-editor'
 import { formatMeasurement, MeasurementPill } from './measurement-pill'
@@ -514,11 +514,7 @@ export function FloatingActionMenu() {
     (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
       e.stopPropagation()
       if (!selectedId) return
-      if (node?.type === 'item') {
-        sfxEmitter.emit('sfx:item-delete')
-      } else {
-        sfxEmitter.emit('sfx:structure-delete')
-      }
+      emitDeleteSFX(node?.type)
       setSelection({ selectedIds: [] })
       useScene.getState().deleteNode(selectedId as AnyNodeId)
     },
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/editor/selection-manager.tsx b/packages/editor/src/components/editor/selection-manager.tsx
index 83758d55..f7811948 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/editor/selection-manager.tsx
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/editor/selection-manager.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import {
   hasActivePaintMaterial,
   resolveActivePaintMaterialFromSelection,
 } from '../../lib/material-paint'
-import { sfxEmitter } from '../../lib/sfx-bus'
+import { emitDeleteSFX } from '../../lib/sfx-bus'
 import useEditor, {
   type MaterialTargetRole,
   type Phase,
@@ -1555,11 +1555,7 @@ export const SelectionManager = () => {
       event.stopPropagation()
 
       // Play appropriate SFX
-      if (node.type === 'item') {
-        sfxEmitter.emit('sfx:item-delete')
-      } else {
-        sfxEmitter.emit('sfx:structure-delete')
-      }
+      emitDeleteSFX(node.type)
 
       useScene.getState().deleteNode(node.id as AnyNodeId)
       if (node.parentId) useScene.getState().dirtyNodes.add(node.parentId as AnyNodeId)
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/hooks/use-keyboard.ts b/packages/editor/src/hooks/use-keyboard.ts
index eeba55cc..3fd7997d 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/hooks/use-keyboard.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/hooks/use-keyboard.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   copySelectedNodesToEditorClipboard,
   pasteEditorClipboardToLevel,
 } from '../lib/scene-clipboard'
-import { sfxEmitter } from '../lib/sfx-bus'
+import { emitDeleteSFX, sfxEmitter } from '../lib/sfx-bus'
 import { toggleWindowOpenState } from '../lib/window-interaction'
 import useEditor from '../store/use-editor'
 
@@ -322,11 +322,7 @@ export const useKeyboard = ({
           // Play appropriate SFX based on what's being deleted
           if (selectedNodeIds.length === 1) {
             const node = useScene.getState().nodes[selectedNodeIds[0]!]
-            if (node?.type === 'item') {
-              sfxEmitter.emit('sfx:item-delete')
-            } else {
-              sfxEmitter.emit('sfx:structure-delete')
-            }
+            emitDeleteSFX(node?.type)
           } else {
             sfxEmitter.emit('sfx:structure-delete')
           }
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/lib/sfx-bus.ts b/packages/editor/src/lib/sfx-bus.ts
index 109cb539..ff555612 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/lib/sfx-bus.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/lib/sfx-bus.ts
@@ -55,3 +55,19 @@ export function initSFXBus() {
 export function triggerSFX(event: keyof SFXEvents) {
   sfxEmitter.emit(event)
 }
+
+/**
+ * Node types whose deletion should use the lighter item-delete cue rather
+ * than the heavier structure-delete one. Shelves are furniture-like placeable
+ * objects, so they sound like items being removed, not structures demolished.
+ */
+const ITEM_DELETE_NODE_TYPES = new Set(['item', 'shelf'])
+
+/**
+ * Emit the delete SFX appropriate for a deleted node's type.
+ */
+export function emitDeleteSFX(nodeType: string | undefined) {
+  sfxEmitter.emit(
+    nodeType && ITEM_DELETE_NODE_TYPES.has(nodeType) ? 'sfx:item-delete' : 'sfx:structure-delete',
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/lib/sfx-player.ts b/packages/editor/src/lib/sfx-player.ts
index a510642d..5106c7c7 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/lib/sfx-player.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/lib/sfx-player.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const SFX: Record<string, SFXConfig> = {
     src: '/audios/sfx/item_delete.mp3',
     rateRange: [0.9, 1.1],
     volumeRange: [0.9, 1.0],
-    panJitter: 0.15,
+    panJitter: 0.05,
   },
   itemPick: {
     src: '/audios/sfx/item_pick.mp3',
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export const SFX: Record<string, SFXConfig> = {
     src: '/audios/sfx/structure_delete.mp3',
     rateRange: [0.9, 1.1],
     volumeRange: [0.9, 1.0],
-    panJitter: 0.15,
+    panJitter: 0.08,
   },
   snapshotCapture: {
     // Shutter should sound consistent — no variation.