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juldeaCan the kind people on my friends list assist me in finding easy solutions for paperback book storage?
I scoured Craigslist for bookshelves, but every single result was for bookshelves that are deeper and have taller shelves than required for paperbacks. While I do have hardcover and otherly-sized books, the majority of the books I own are the standard seven inches tall, five inches deep paperbacks. They're currently in boxes under my bed, and that's fine, but if there is a cheap and easy way to instead put them on a bookshelf in the living room, I would like to pursue that. However, I don't want to pay a bunch of money, where a bunch might be over $30 but is not set in stone, and I don't want to get bookshelves not fit for paperbacks that take up too much retail space in my living room. I know that a common alternative for other thrifty folk is bricks and planks, but getting either requires (as far as I know) a car and money. I'd also prefer something that looks slightly nicer than that, honestly. ;)
So, do you have any ideas? And yes, this is an actual call for help; no yelling will occur at people who offer assistance. ;)
I scoured Craigslist for bookshelves, but every single result was for bookshelves that are deeper and have taller shelves than required for paperbacks. While I do have hardcover and otherly-sized books, the majority of the books I own are the standard seven inches tall, five inches deep paperbacks. They're currently in boxes under my bed, and that's fine, but if there is a cheap and easy way to instead put them on a bookshelf in the living room, I would like to pursue that. However, I don't want to pay a bunch of money, where a bunch might be over $30 but is not set in stone, and I don't want to get bookshelves not fit for paperbacks that take up too much retail space in my living room. I know that a common alternative for other thrifty folk is bricks and planks, but getting either requires (as far as I know) a car and money. I'd also prefer something that looks slightly nicer than that, honestly. ;)
So, do you have any ideas? And yes, this is an actual call for help; no yelling will occur at people who offer assistance. ;)
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on 16 Oct 2007 01:01 (UTC)I'd suggest maybe using 6" X 1" (nominal) boards, which will actually work out to 5 1/2" X 3/4" (actual dimensions) and save cutting.
My thoughts are to use a dado blade to cut grooves to hold the shelves in vertical members. We could do something similar with your idea, cutting grooves in both the long vertical ends as well as in the horizontal members (to hold the short intermediate uprights).
One concern, I'm not sure how stable such a narrow bookshelf will be, you may want to look into attaching it to the wall or including some sort of foot/leg in the design.
Why don't we take further discussion to private e-mail?