Rain Gutter Bookshelves

I have been on the hunt for some bookshelves for our girls' room that are wall-mounted and display the fronts of their books. Thanks to <a href="http://designdazzle.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-favorites.html">this blog</a> (that graciously awarded me some prizes recently), I discovered that you can use rain gutters to make front-facing bookshelves! The tutorial is <a href="http://raisingolives.com/2009/07/raingutter-book-shelves-tutorial/">here</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJd-QoirmTXzaPtAhFvbhYRf87PcN3QZS43nLz5OkTjWdwVJ5FIA2eQOls7ydN8HMi_CABhlqwabSvBJAB1rccHQffQumFIcmFdH57w8ajfhP3xeaODvwhVGVW2a8l2CWoaTQlLk8YiDN/s1600/July-068.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409690002914768370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJd-QoirmTXzaPtAhFvbhYRf87PcN3QZS43nLz5OkTjWdwVJ5FIA2eQOls7ydN8HMi_CABhlqwabSvBJAB1rccHQffQumFIcmFdH57w8ajfhP3xeaODvwhVGVW2a8l2CWoaTQlLk8YiDN/s400/July-068.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><a href="http://raisingolives.com/2009/07/raingutter-book-shelves-tutorial/">via</a></div><br />I looked into it a little further and it looks like the cost is about $3 per 10 linear feet! Can't beat that. I think this project is perfect for a play room or nursery. Check out a few of the google images results:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjA39AfCwoT6Q1evG-LS3f0bknxjGT3DO4p-HH9E0pI92GF_vQtvz5a5rSLfR2YNd4td0g9rSaH3Q3GknL_geqmZhbWWTvg6Ns8UZmXsup6zk0nlZnBYncUjy0xs8I0o8Qvv-PCQgk2S0/s1600/0907-opg-044.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409689765693870402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjA39AfCwoT6Q1evG-LS3f0bknxjGT3DO4p-HH9E0pI92GF_vQtvz5a5rSLfR2YNd4td0g9rSaH3Q3GknL_geqmZhbWWTvg6Ns8UZmXsup6zk0nlZnBYncUjy0xs8I0o8Qvv-PCQgk2S0/s400/0907-opg-044.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://satorismiles.com/2009/07/20/library-reading-room/">via</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzpV9Ga_iGm0MtOpd8lPZjaf8Sg4vI32WCoD_sAjsHBNw5hV2cMquuV7aNYCwXkn1b3alGjY1NhxcTx58TJ2ul5-Ir0dyGlJqzIMyYSq9fHyzDramoARAjIa8ZXmj3wgDkYn4_fE3A2L0/s1600/071409playroom_shelves.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409689769956348962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzpV9Ga_iGm0MtOpd8lPZjaf8Sg4vI32WCoD_sAjsHBNw5hV2cMquuV7aNYCwXkn1b3alGjY1NhxcTx58TJ2ul5-Ir0dyGlJqzIMyYSq9fHyzDramoARAjIa8ZXmj3wgDkYn4_fE3A2L0/s400/071409playroom_shelves.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/look/look-rain-gutter-bookshelves-089974">via</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSXNpLdawE5Iq5UMmoUmsMKBYzM4tx4Omg-negjGgK6l1Mnp8PhMkuqhlvnC7UpX5_fb3dTV9fToFbW_CrfGSRlvQA921mBUORlLKka7AwpqGGGO8JqKBBiN3LwSSsD3DMJu2BKruOGLn/s1600/180220.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409689779295640386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSXNpLdawE5Iq5UMmoUmsMKBYzM4tx4Omg-negjGgK6l1Mnp8PhMkuqhlvnC7UpX5_fb3dTV9fToFbW_CrfGSRlvQA921mBUORlLKka7AwpqGGGO8JqKBBiN3LwSSsD3DMJu2BKruOGLn/s400/180220.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 267px;" /></a><a href="http://chasingcheerios.blogspot.com/2009/08/rain-gutter-bookshelves.html">via</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcL0GfWf22UP9yNzOzOvHcpfm8bOmjM9kLqU1_xuzDf2z8YhPNCiPVj_I3w1EKslIU4mV0ngjgH9dNXowpIvlZ4-7PJD6BvZ7dPsxc2DW5AsiPJQan9MzOa4iGnF7z0HXUabne9FeBx6BV/s1600/20081007-Raingutterbookshelf.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409689779465911826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcL0GfWf22UP9yNzOzOvHcpfm8bOmjM9kLqU1_xuzDf2z8YhPNCiPVj_I3w1EKslIU4mV0ngjgH9dNXowpIvlZ4-7PJD6BvZ7dPsxc2DW5AsiPJQan9MzOa4iGnF7z0HXUabne9FeBx6BV/s400/20081007-Raingutterbookshelf.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 230px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/rain%20gutter%20bookshelves/smallnotebook/20081007-Raingutterbookshelf.jpg">via</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCjWgMLtFNE9wLuOOa2FVhfKL4VibJI4KgCaHgYPsrFrsLVkxhA4mBb-Bljk7sVioZAgy7IMbkm4-eGwX-eEMkx6LUJXr8F0hwbucPOaVl_hi0BPyDrshLCrzCYOW8nLuiZpklgx6gBUv/s1600/3770123399_6e304f15e6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409689997870109922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCjWgMLtFNE9wLuOOa2FVhfKL4VibJI4KgCaHgYPsrFrsLVkxhA4mBb-Bljk7sVioZAgy7IMbkm4-eGwX-eEMkx6LUJXr8F0hwbucPOaVl_hi0BPyDrshLCrzCYOW8nLuiZpklgx6gBUv/s400/3770123399_6e304f15e6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/23927797@N02/3770123399/">via</a></div>

Rain Gutter Bookshelves

I have been on the hunt for some bookshelves for our girls' room that are wall-mounted and display the fronts of their books. Thanks to this blog (that graciously awarded me some prizes recently), I discovered that you can use rain gutters to make front-facing bookshelves! The tutorial is here.viaI…

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