Oh yeah, lawyers' cabinets. I've always wanted some of those (and a roll-top desk, for some reason), myself.shadowinthelight wrote:Saw an old 3-level bookshelf for sale today with a flip up glass door shielding each level. It would not be practical but technically possible to build a whole library that way.
Ninja bookends
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MerchManDan
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I'd totally go for wall-mounted shelves in every room of my place, except I rent an apartment & all that drilling would be frowned upon by the caretakers, at best.
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Jabberwonky
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If I was any closer to somewhere else than I am, I'd come over for a weekend shelf-O-rama. They're easy to make...
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Goddammit shadowinthelight!! That music video used to give me nightmares as a child.shadowinthelight wrote:A Tom Petty music video?Jabberwonky wrote:Just noticed the floor pattern...Doorway from somewhere we're familiar with?
I could have gone without the reminder of its epic creepiness.I've looked into getting some lawyer's cabinets for my old books, but while I live in apartments I just have to manage with the shelving they already have and my antique French cabinet-turned-bookcase...which is FAR from adequate. *sigh* I need to save up for a down payment on a house SO badly...MerchManDan wrote:Oh yeah, lawyers' cabinets. I've always wanted some of those (and a roll-top desk, for some reason), myself.shadowinthelight wrote:Saw an old 3-level bookshelf for sale today with a flip up glass door shielding each level. It would not be practical but technically possible to build a whole library that way.
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*clap, clap*lake_wrangler wrote:I'm more inclined to simply fill the bookshelf enough that there's no room for the books to fall off...
I know, I know... top shelf of an open-type book shelf, or a single shelf, etc...
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My granddad had a couple of those in his study; i think my brother Jim has 'em, down at the dogtrot house.MerchManDan wrote:I'd totally go for wall-mounted shelves in every room of my place, except I rent an apartment & all that drilling would be frowned upon by the caretakers, at best.
Oh yeah, lawyers' cabinets. I've always wanted some of those (and a roll-top desk, for some reason), myself.shadowinthelight wrote:Saw an old 3-level bookshelf for sale today with a flip up glass door shielding each level. It would not be practical but technically possible to build a whole library that way.
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