Inverted Bookshelf

Step 4: Insert books to test

I slid the books in and even the heaviest book was perfectly snug. It turned out that two straps was too much for the smaller books and started to compress them, so I only used the front strap and squished the other strap behind it.

Comments

[Stupidy stu]

I love it.
You have just made my day.
for weeks now, my wife has been asking me for some Bookshelves.
Thank you.
She Will Go Nuts.

[goldenshuttle]

smart and cool. good job man

[zebede5]

Little Brother is possible my favorite book of all time.

[nevertback]

lol

[Lohkee]

Your project kicks ASK!!!
That's awesome - and it'll make any guest think twice - LOVE IT!!!!

[agood3]

You get awesome points for having Little Brother on the Shelf. I'm reading that now!!!

[fungus amungus]

Thanks! That was a fun book to read. Did you know he's working on the sequel right now?

[allthegoodnamesaretaken]

You get full points for Godel, Escher, Bach. One of my favorites.

[misses_soulful]

so cute!!

[gonzo86]

Excellent idea. Psycho-Cybernetics is a great book!

[mjouni]

Own 4 of these books , wish listed the others . Very nice taste in books . Thanks for the indirect recommendation =)

[fungus amungus]

If you look at the large version of the image (click the little "i") you can make out the rest. Whcih ones do you have already?

[mjouni]

Thanks .

I currently have :

1- Design of everyday things by Norman
2- GEB by Hofsdater
3- Chaos by Gleik
4- Little brother by Doctorow

[Renrag242]

 Little Brother is one of my favorite books of all time. Nice choice

[asdasd]

little brother nice

[TWMCNANEY]

nice selection of books 

[corn fluffleberry]

instead of using elastic you could try and use flat L brakets and slide the books on but make sure you measure twice cut once

[Robzillah]

Good taste in books.

[Hawksblood]

FRUITS! I has that book

[_GABO_]

This is great! Really cool idea, just might have to make one of these things myself.

Also, this instructable was featured on LifeHacker.com on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. (http://lifehacker.com/5302134/diy-inverted-bookshelf)

[pinnotes]

Loving it! Very origional. Im thinking of a few friends who would adore that as a fun birthday present.

[miranda_aterra]

This is absolutely brilliant!

[eygen]

That is awesome =]
By the way if you got really small books like pockets you can always use one strip of elastic for two of em. Won't give as nice of an effect though.
Nice made/clear Instructable too!

[wizodd]

Of course you can also put books on top.... Watch your weight though! Books are HEAVY and make certain that the supports are well anchored and that the anchors can handle the weight.... In 45 years of making shelves (never enough bookshelves!) the most common problem I've seen (and heard!) is overloading.

[Jeremy B]

How do you keep the two books at each end from opening? What's holding them shut? Paperclips?

[fungus amungus]

They stay shut on their own. If you needed to, I suppose you could fold the inside flap of the sleeve inside the strap.

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[finfan7]

That's the point. No one is going to go and do this in a closet where it won't be seen. The entire reason you would do this is so that people could see and remark on it.