Exciting New Bookcase

I recently added a new bookcase to my study and I have been enjoying the anticipation of what exactly I should put in it.

This is a custom-made bookcase from Neatnooks Furniture and the sixth bookcase they have made for Denise and me since we moved to Decatur 15 years ago. At first, I could not remember the name Paul Nooks the craftsman behind Neatnooks, but fortunately The Book Shopper blog serves as an archive of my book shopping experiences. The entry Bookcase Testimonial from July 15, 2010 had the information that I needed. With a minimum of back and forth, Paul matched the other bookcase in my study he had built years before.

This new one is slightly different because it houses my circa 1990 media center of VCR tape machine and DVD player. With a strategically placed half-dollar sized hole in the back panel, I can connect to the TV without wires festooning from bookcase and television alike. (You can trust Paul on this because he builds beautiful custom entertainment centers as well.)

Organizing my books is very important since I sell used books and vintage Believer magazines online through my Destination: Books Alibris store. (See catalog of eclectic books here). Any online bookseller—even a small biz like mine—will tell you that searching for inventory while trying to fill an order kills your profit margins.

And moreover, this makes more financial sense than renting a storage room. As a bookseller, I still am a book shopper, but on a larger scale.

It’s one of the perks of the profession.

Comments

[Cal Gough]

There's bookcase news in my house also. One of my sisters had painted a bookcase that my parents owned in the house in East Point where we grew up, to use in her pottery studio (now in Amelia Island, where she retired to last December). It's been on loan to me for several years, and I liked the way it looked, and the fact that it held many of my garden books. Alas, the sister wants her bookcase back, so I'm going to need to replace it soon - either with another bookcase that belonged to one of my Arkansas grandmothers, or another one I've kept in my attic for 30 years. Oh well, at least I won't need to buy a newbie. Enjoy your custom-made new one: having one made for your actual needs is definitely the best option when it comes to bookcases!