With a nod to Laure’s post yesterday on Anthopologie's use of chalkboard paint, we found a picture we snapped in the Anthropologie at the Grove a few weeks ago while they were in their midst of their redo. Bookish theme is right. And wait a second. This re-imagined bookcase looks strangely familiar. At first we thought it was a ladder and then we realized that it was really...

Monkey bars! Ah yes, the very same ones we used as a child! Although, come to think of it, with our long, weak, spider arms, we hated it. Probably because we always fell off. We like them better used as a bookcase. Here's a link to good wooden ones if you have the space to make Anthropologie's idea your own.

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