Bookshelfy goodness.

AndrewBell · Post by **AndrewBell** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 7:14 pm

I'm not a furniture designer by any means, i bearly qualify as a designer in general, but i needed a new bookshelf so I figured what the hell.. I drew up some designs and measurements and took it to a local craftsman (I would have tried it myself but apparently it's kind of hard to build a 6 foot tall wooden bookshelf in an NYC apartment with no power tools..). A few months later it's finally done! I think it came out pretty well so I thought I'd share it:

just put the adjustable shelves in

aaand now some of my stuff.

The facade and shelves are 3/4" birch and the sides are pine. Yay place to put stuff!

Post by **Kazu** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 7:32 pm

That's pretty sweet!

Mothos · Post by **Mothos** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 7:39 pm

Very Suessian! I like it.

dave roman · Post by **dave roman** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 8:01 pm

that is the coolest bookshelf ever!

deantrippe · Post by **deantrippe** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 9:49 pm

Word. I love it.

Justin · Post by **Justin** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 9:53 pm

hehe, man that's really cool

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 12:05 am

That bookshelf is nuts! Very cool!

And nice KAWS figures =P All sorts of goodness goin' 'round...

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:10 am

oooh, very cool.

dan · Post by **dan** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:41 am

sweet. The design reminds me of style used in Nightmare Before Christmas.

dan

T-lapia · Post by **T-lapia** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:32 pm

wow! definetly buton-esque.. i love the finish but i wonder... what it'll look like if its in B/W ??

how much did it cost?

goRaina · Post by **goRaina** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 3:16 pm

wowwwwwww! nice!!

Dek · Post by **Dek** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:53 pm

Wow! That's awesome.

I guess you could call it a....wait for it.."Bookshelf in your head!"

A pun! Marvellous!

neil · Post by **neil** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:10 pm

I like how it's blocking a door too! I'm sure that was fun, different work for the craftsman. Nice job...

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:28 pm

Oooh. Interiorriffic!

I as well want to know how much it cost. And also where to find such a craftsman!

AndrewBell · Post by **AndrewBell** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:31 pm

glad you all like it! Yes it is a bit nightmare-ish isn't it, well it will be a great place to put all my NBX toys

Maybe one day I'll get bored and give it a proper evil paint treatment, but for now I shall enjoy the natural wood which picked up the stain quite nicely.

I can't really say exactly how much it cost because it wasn't that clear cut a situation, most of the cost is in labor. Lets just say it was less than $1000 and more than $100

Keep in mind it's over 6 feet tall, its a pretty substantial piece of furniture.

If I didn't live in an NYC apartment I'd love to be able to make stuff like this myself all the time and offer it to others.. maybe in a few years!

FLIGHT FORUMS

Bookshelfy goodness.

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