Thursday, February 28, 2019

Front Facing Bookshelves (Kind of)

I have been wanting to put in some front facing bookshelves. I used to have rain gutters as bookshelves, but my husband did not want me doing that again. lol

So I got this idea! 




I just bought some baskets from Dollar Tree and some cushion pads. 




I originally tried to use velcro strips but they weren't strong enough to hold very many books so I ended up using screws, however, someone told me about Monkey Hooks, so I would use those instead! 

What do you think? These take up no space besides a little wall space. Is this something you would consider? What other ideas do you have for front facing books?

12 comments:

Elizabeth said...

What a great, frugal idea!

OneLuckeyWife said...

This is awesome! I just have pull-up boxes on the floor.

Kelly ~ Our Everyday Harvest said...

Love this idea! Are the Monkey Hooks really strong?

Rodna Jean Allman said...

I didn't know about monkey hooks when I did this. I wish I had. I just used screws.

A Romantic Porch said...

This is an interesting idea. I've never done this.

A Romantic Porch said...

P.S. for some reason this is only letting me conmment with my old blog account. Now it is racheleasleygoing.com I'm so sorry.

Karla Cook @ Roads to Everywhere said...

Such a great idea! I wouldn't have thought the baskets would be strong enough. I'm glad you shared how you reinforced them.

Youth Pastor's Wife said...

Great idea!

Kristen of A Mom's Quest to Teach said...

Interesting idea...I have seen people using the shelving from IKEA as well for book display shelves. We have several bookshelves throughout the house - with our books and our kids books.

Kathryn said...

I love DIY projects that can be accomplished without a ton of money!

Joyful Wife Life said...

This I'd a great idea!

MaryAnne said...

I've never heard of monkey hooks. I need to look them up!

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