DIY book shelves (literally) via realsimple.com
Find some cloth or leather-bound books with beautiful spines that will work well together as a grouping.
Buy two sets of brackets, using one set for below the books and a single bracket for above. Measure the thickness of each book and start drilling.
Slide each book between the top and bottom brackets before placing light-weight objects on it.
Voila! Enjoy your new "book" shelves!
Hi Jules!! The shelves are charming! Plus, we can also read them!!! Have a lovely day. Brazilian hugs, Bela.
ReplyDeleteThey look amazing. Gorgeous vintage books!
ReplyDeleteThat is so clever! When I left school, my English literature teacher gifted me a gorgeous collection of vintage books. But I don't think I could bear to use them as shelves, although it looks very quirky.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking for shelves to go above my as-yet unbought desk - not sure which table to go for - both of them are here, would love your style design tips!
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Great diy..I would love to see that done as a straight line and other books stacked on the books creating a floating book stack..fantastic idea...thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteLove this! I have been considering different ideas to spruce up my extra bedroom/studio and these would be perfect...plus it gives me an excuse to find old books at the thrift store :)
ReplyDeletei think ideas like this really are genius. one of my favorite things is to wander places like hardware stores or the home depots of the world and imagine what i can do with some of the objects, use them in ways they are not meant for. it's sooooooooo fun! i did that with my chocolate shop alot :)
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous! I just posted a DIY on my blog today too, saying how I have so many projects I've been working on and need to finish, lol. But I can't help myself, I want to make these now too :)
ReplyDeleteBre @ http://theredbungalow.blogspot.com
Great idea and they are so easy to do,thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic DIY project!! This is right up my alley girl! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI think this one is a perfect example of a really good project! BTW, I would like you to know a great idea to decorate and complemente with this, it's a really cool blog I've been checking out for a while: http://bloompapers.wordpress.com/
ReplyDeleteLet me know what you think!
oh wow. i absolutely adore this DIY....cool stuff. :)
ReplyDeleteLove DIY :)))
ReplyDeletethank you for the link and happy friday.
xoxo,
raru
SO great!
ReplyDeleteI post on some DIY and home decor thoughts/ projects from time to time and would love input and to swap ideas...readers come by and leave me a link to your site!
Alison
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ReplyDeletewho said that books are just for reading?
Brilliant and adorable.
ReplyDeleteI love that care was taken to preserve the books b/c it is such a great look. I like the other readers idea of using the "book" shelves to hold other books too. Very cool and I would love to see it with scroll brackets if they could be found small enough for the bottom ...http://www.carolinarustica.com/images/500/CR1015B.jpg
ReplyDeleteThat is ridiculously awesome! What a creative idea!
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