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 over [...]

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 thereifixedit.com site. [...]

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…