Church Street Coffee & Books 81 Church Street Birmingham, AL 35213 Church Street Coffee & Books (site) @81ChurchStreet (twitter) Church Street opened its doors on July 2, 2011. I stopped by on opening day to see what they had to offer, in the way of books. The selection there was great! It’s not huge, but [...]

I am a big proponent of standing desks and get excited about posts like the one on Unplggd. I’ve been a “stander” for over a year and would recommend everyone trying it out. You can always grab a bar stool, if you want to sit. I like my converted bookcase/bookshelf method because it’s: easy to [...]

I am in need of some bookshelves at home and can’t quit lurking at places like bookshelfporn.com, but check these built-ins I just ran across: I don’t know why it plays with my sense of balance so bad. Every time I look at it I feel as if I’m just catching myself before I tip [...]

Books truly are the foundation for. . .  Props to the shop. . .  Look at how resourceful. . . A photo is worth a thousand puns. I have been in many shops that this very same structural support could have been in. They always are the fun ones. This came via email from the [...]

Hugh, over at BookOven just posted a pic of one his (neatly lines with bookends on every shelf) bookshelves and asked folks to share their own. I’m home with our 5-month-old this morning, so was able to turn around and snap this. I don’t get to play along much! I didn’t realize how crowded my [...]

I ran across this photo over on the Freshome site and had to share… all it’s lacking is a pot of coffee and my rear-end on the couch. What a perfectly small reading spot.

I know, I know- this isn’t the most efficient use of space and I’m sure if a book were wide enough it would slant the spine. But I can not find the words to express how bad I want one of these… {via FreshHome}

I’m not sure I could handle this bookshelf in my home. I’m afraid the tilting tomes would cause me to be too anxious to enjoy them. But, I understand the “cool” factor of these shelves with their sliding weights and all. You can check them out over at Yanko Design. {via Gizmodo}

I have seen some of these before, but there are enough new ones to post about it. The typogrphically inspired on remains one of my all time favorites. But I have to say that this one…