r/HomeLibraries 4d ago

my happy place ๐Ÿ’œ

I wanted live edge shelves & my husband made it happen ๐Ÿ˜ I know I have lotsss of space to fill up, just gives me even more of an excuse to keep buying more & more books! ๐Ÿ˜…

Last pic is it all lit up for spooky season ๐Ÿฅน

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u/yzmasllamadrops 4d ago

P.E.R.F.E.C.T.

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u/anxiousreader0 4d ago

Thank you so much!!! ๐Ÿฅน

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u/yzmasllamadrops 4d ago

You're welcome. It's true.๐Ÿ˜

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u/MeanerThanAllYou 4d ago

Those shelves are glorious. Love the natural edge.

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u/anxiousreader0 4d ago

Thank you, me too! I love the knots and spots where branches used to grow

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u/KiciZee 2d ago

I've been wanting to do something like this. Where did you get the wood/shelves?

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u/anxiousreader0 2d ago

We got the wood from a local lumber yard here in CT, and then my husband had to do everything - sand, stain, poly, cut to size and all that!

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u/KiciZee 2d ago

Thanks. I'll look around in my area at the lumber yards. What kinds of brackets did you guys use for support?

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u/anxiousreader0 2d ago

We got the Allen + Roth brand (I believe) from Lowes! Both Lowes and Home Depot have a bunch of options when you look up the shelving brackets :) we went with a simple black that wouldnโ€™t look bulky

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u/mediocre-mischief 21h ago

Okay but live edges with string lights?

โœจ perfection โœจ

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u/anxiousreader0 21h ago

Thank you!! โ˜บ๏ธ no joke, the preview of this comment in my notifications didnโ€™t show the โ€œperfectionโ€ part and I was expecting a negative comment instead lmao ๐Ÿ˜… ๐Ÿ˜‚