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Inverted Bookshelf

Step 4Insert 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.

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23 comments

Apr 26, 2012. 9:42 PMgoldenshuttle says:

smart and cool. good job man

Jan 13, 2012. 8:01 AMzebede5 says:

Little Brother is possible my favorite book of all time.

Dec 14, 2011. 10:36 PMnevertback says:

lol

Nov 4, 2011. 8:07 AM

Lohkee says:

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

Oct 24, 2011. 7:05 AMagood3 says:

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

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Oct 26, 2011. 3:37 PM

fungus amungus (author) says:

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

Mar 14, 2011. 8:48 PMallthegoodnamesaretaken says:

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

Jul 18, 2010. 7:52 PMmisses_soulful says:

so cute!!

Jun 10, 2010. 12:52 AMgonzo86 says:

Excellent idea. Psycho-Cybernetics is a great book!

Jan 1, 2010. 10:24 AMmjouni says:

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

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Jan 13, 2010. 3:55 PM

fungus amungus (author) says:

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?

Jan 17, 2010. 7:03 AMmjouni says:

Thanks .

I currently have :

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

Jan 14, 2010. 4:51 PMRenrag242 says:

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

Oct 19, 2009. 9:41 AMasdasd says:

little brother nice

Oct 17, 2009. 3:42 PMTWMCNANEY says:

nice selection of books

Oct 8, 2009. 2:24 PMcorn fluffleberry says:

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

Oct 6, 2009. 7:48 AMRobzillah says:

Good taste in books.

Jul 25, 2009. 4:21 PMHawksblood says:

FRUITS! I has that book

Jun 24, 2009. 3:04 PM_GABO_ says:

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)

May 29, 2009. 4:46 PMpinnotes says:

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

Apr 5, 2009. 10:36 PMmiranda_aterra says:

This is absolutely brilliant!

Oct 6, 2008. 1:46 PMeygen says:

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!

Oct 2, 2008. 2:24 PMwizodd says:

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.

Oct 2, 2008. 6:44 AMJeremy B says:

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

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Oct 2, 2008. 10:58 AM

fungus amungus (author) says:

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

Oct 1, 2008. 5:11 PMDELETED_gabethegeek says:

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Oct 2, 2008. 12:58 AMfinfan7 says:

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.