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Inspiration: Jenny Armit's Custom Bookcase

8-4-bookcase1.jpgSpotted in the August-September issue of Western Interiors and Design: Designer Jenny Armit's custom walnut bookcase. She uses it to showcase her collection of mid-century ceramic and glass pieces. We love its unique look...

 
 

See the article on page 46, here.

Image: Tim Street-Porter/Western Interiors

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Any DIY woodworkers who can explain (in brief) to a novice what kind of hardware/process you would use to keep those shelves attached to the backboard, and all nice -n- perpendicular? I'm dying to try something like this, but it's been, um, 24 yrs since woodshop in Jr. H.S., and I remember little except my love of the smell of sawdust, and the fact that I really got into it.

posted by ljbmonkey on August 4th 2008 at 6:02pm
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A wonderful design. I like the way the vertical board can retain the books on the next shelf. The beautiful mid-century ceramic and glass pieces enhance the view.

posted by At Home with kim vallee on August 4th 2008 at 6:41pm
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I REALLY like this - so much so that I saved the photo to my desktop and I am going to show my father and see if he can make me something similar.

posted by TrishM on August 4th 2008 at 8:18pm
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I saved this too, and am dying to know how! Awesome item!

posted by Masik on August 4th 2008 at 8:26pm
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As a fairly experienced woodworker, I'd say that the design of this shelf makes it fairly easy to pull off construction wise.

The way that the shelves jut off in different directions would give them great stability when screwed through the backing board (which looks more like birch or maple than walnut to me - the shelves are likely walnut though)

posted by dave.darling on August 5th 2008 at 5:04am
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I love it!

posted by Snugglitas on August 5th 2008 at 5:40am
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That's Hot.

posted by bepsf on August 5th 2008 at 8:13am
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I really must learn woodworking.

posted by modernlogcabin on August 5th 2008 at 9:14am
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Nice! But it's not really a BOOK case, is it?

posted by Lisa Hunter (Montreal) on August 5th 2008 at 11:47am
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