Conservation of Bookcases

[noahgibbs]

I got my new bookcase home not long ago... So one of my existing ones is now dead.

My room is once again a disaster area stacked with piles of books.

But I *did* manage to change where the bed was and get some vacuuming done.

Anybody got a truck or largish car, and a willingness to help me make an Ikea run? I can cheerfully offer bribes in return since that would help me avoid about $70 in delivery fees.

Comments

[polkamadness.livejournal.com]

If you have Ikea bookcases, someone showed me a trick recently to increase their capacity for paperback books by 50% using 2x4's...

- Mark

[angelbob.livejournal.com]

Neat! I've got a similar (Ikea-supported) solution for CDs on one of the shelves...

However, I don't really have that many paperbacks. My books tend to be taller and thinner rather than short, so I doubt it'd work well for me.

I'm assuming you're talking about effectively adding more shelves here. If not, I'm curious what the trick is :-)

not 'largish'...

[plambert.livejournal.com]

my car doesn't qualify as 'largish,' but it actually has held lots of ikea stuff quite well. yay hatchback.

however, it can't hold a passenger with the Ikea stuff. and really _wide_ things are a problem.

so feeble as the offer is, let me know if you don't get a better one! it's a great excuse for scary meatballs, and i can buy another tube of Swedish FishLike Paste[tm]

;-)

--plambert

[dangerpudding.livejournal.com]

I've got the WonderWagon (station wagon) and could help out with this next week sometime, if you don't find other assistance sooner... :)

If you can't find anyone else...

[miss-mimsy.livejournal.com]

I owe you a favor or two. I can make the van into a hauler that was able to transport a double bed and then some. It could probably handle Ikea. Monday or Tuesday work for you?

[ef2p.livejournal.com]

I've got a truck. cortneyofeden and I are busy this weekend but we might be able to work something out.

[mg4h.livejournal.com]

I'm curious too - please 'esplain?

[judith-s.livejournal.com]

4"X4"s in deep shelves. They are almost exactly the right size to have two rows of books on each shelf & you can see the author's name and most of the title. That's what we have on our sci-fi shelves, and it works great. We actually put small spacers behind the 4X4, so it fits right. It's especially useful if you have more than one shelf of paperbacks.

[polkamadness.livejournal.com]

I stole the trick from Judith above; I used 2x4's as that's what I remembered her using. You stack the back row of paperbacks on the 2 x 4 and put another row of paperbacks in front. Not so good for hard covers though.

- Mark