Rome Sweet Home by Scott and Kimberly Hahn Suprised by Truth by Patrick Madrid (editor) The Mini-Forest Revolution by Hannah Lewis The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to Eastern Christianity by Timothy WareĬatholicism and Fundamentalism: The Attack on "Romanism" by "Bible Christians" by Karl Keating ub541021c142b66a4d5c59d8747ae0660 También te puede interesar: 9 relojes decorativos que querrás tener en tu casa ¡No te los pierdas!Fuente: The survival gardener Reply They work well, save you plenty of cash, plus they’re super stable thanks to their weight. On my next homestead I’ll likely do this exact same cinder block bookshelf design again. I got fancy and even cut little pieces to fit the gaps and make it look neat with insets and changes in how I stacked the blocks, but you don’t have to do that. You can let some of the shelves only come half way to the front by using just one board instead of two, or you can put two 2x8s side by side for every shelf. I believe I used 10′ boards on the shelf pictured above, then cut the ones that didn’t extend the full width of the shelf with my handy Hitachi miter saw. I didn’t let any of the pine boards extend more than 6′ without support, since I believe that’s running a risk of the shelves warping over time.Īt 6′ spans I’ve had them hold for years without bending downwards in the slightest, even under the weight of many gardening books and other hardcovers. Single block depth shelves are only 8″ tall and work for storing small paperbacks and CDs/DVDs. The block-and-a-half size shelves hold most books nicely. This is bigger than you need for most books but is great for storing boxes or baskets that contain other items. If you stack two full-size cinder blocks on top of each other, as I do on the bottom shelves of these cinder block book cases, you end up with a 16″ space between shelves. ![]() Miter saw (or a hand saw, if you need a workout) Paintbrush (if you decide to paint the blocks) Materials:Ĭinderblocks (as many as desired, both solid half-blocks and full size) Lay them on their sides, however, and the look improves greatly.Īll you need for this project are a few easy-to-obtain items and one tool. The rough holes in their centers will always look rough and cheap. The big problem with most cinder block shelves is that the ugly side of the concrete blocks faces outwards. How To Build Cinder Block Bookshelves (The Nice-Looking Way) I built this concrete block book shelf for less than $100.00:Īnd I built this second one for my office: ![]() They often look cheap and chintzy, but it doesn’t have to be that way. When we emptied out the house in preparation for our move, it was finally time to film a video and take some pictures for you.Ĭinder block bookshelves are usually pretty ugly affairs. This is mostly because the bookshelves were covered with books, vintage Star Wars action figures, liquor, paper and pencils, jars of seeds, baskets, lanterns, assault rifles, etc. Once you’re finished, you can obsess about how you’ll organize it - by title, author, date, subject, or even color.I’ve been meaning to share photos of my cinder block bookshelves for a long time but I didn’t get around to documenting my design until the very last minute. So, pick one of our favorite DIY bookcases and get started. If you live with small children, or in an earthquake prone area, you should secure your bookcases (and any other heavy furniture) to the walls. In most cases, 30 - 36 inches between supports will suffice, unless the books you’re storing are very heavy. ![]() If your supports are too far apart, the shelves will sag and be disconcerting visually. Fully loaded, a bookshelf will need to support 20 - 25 pounds per linear foot. And be mindful of the span (how wide the shelf area is between supports). A general purpose bookshelf should be 10 - 12 inches deep. Keep in mind some design considerations when building a DIY bookcase. Repurpose a ladder, pallet or cinder blocks - it’s within your reach. DIY design ideas abound on the web, so there is no lack of guidance on how to build bookshelves. And quickly too - in half a day, or less, on a weekend. DIY bookshelves are an easy project, and you can build a bookcase yourself for a lot less than you can buy one. And while books can be an expensive habit, storing them doesn’t have to be. Shelf Life: 10 Bookcases You Can Make YourselfĪny bibliophile knows that storing your books is almost as much of an obsession as reading them.
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