Shelter for our books
Sure, we’d like our books to be housed in shelves made by the Roentgens,
but while we wait to amass our jillions, our books have to live somewhere. They can’t just be stacked on the floor—we do need space to walk on—or crammed into shelves in rows so we can’t see what’s in the back. Nearly a month ago we bought a fake wood (particleboard) shelf kit at S&R. We haven’t had time to assemble it.
Yesterday we noticed that the cats had shredded its cardboard box, and would soon be sharpening their claws on the shelf parts themselves. So we took the pieces out of the box and lined them up on the floor.
Behind the boards you can see the chaos that requires another bookshelf.
The instructions were mystifying so we ignored them and figured out the configuration through trial and error. We were assisted by Drogon, who poked his nose into everything. In the end we managed to assemble the shelf, but the parts didn’t fit perfectly. The shelf tilted to the right and wobbled. It did not look strong enough to carry a load of books. So we took it apart and asked one of the maintenance people to assemble it properly. There was hammering and some swearing involved.
Drogon inspected the finished shelf and gave it his seal of approval.
Order in the house. For now.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
April 2nd, 2014 at 05:28
The color contrast between those books and the shelf is awesome. My furniture is basically the same espresso color. The book shelf in the living room has the same color next to a print of the famous black and white photo of Einstein saying “belat” with his tongue out.
April 2nd, 2014 at 11:41
Dr. Feelgood: The spines of NYRB Classics make great stripes.
April 2nd, 2014 at 14:56
How do you arrange your books, Your Grace?