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13 Ridiculous Ways to Store Your Books

By September 24, 2018Arty, Inspired by Literature

Storing books used to be so easy: all one would have to do is place a book on a shelf and hey presto! Your books are displayed.

Some people have decided that bookshelves are so last century and have been attempting some daring and kooky shelving options. Books can now be dangled, strung up, float on invisible shelves, be shoved in some foam padding, or displayed like an arty picture. Anything constitutes a shelf now: pipes, crates, a knife block- the ultimate recycling.

Check out some of the ridiculous idea below and see if you fancy adopting one of these shelving ideas!

When in doubt- shove them in some foam…

When you have out-grown your skateboard…

Ladders and planks for the DIY-loving reader in your life…

The ladder obsession continues…

Because there cannot possibly be a better use for a rowboat…

For literally no reason at all- hang them upside down with elastic…

No. This is terrible and you should all be very ashamed.

I will be happy if I never see another crate for the rest of my life…

Ok so I would probably buy this…

Ah fine, so invisible bookshelves look pretty effective…

No. Stop it. STOP IT.

TFW your partner is a plumber and all you got for Christmas were some pipes…

Picture this in your home…

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