Love this storage idea for sticking your books up in the rafters. I get rid of books as fast as I can, but I overflow my shelves all the time and end up colonizing the floor with tottering heaps. Better to colonize the ceiling!
(Thanks, Alice!)
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10:39 pm Thu
Jan 10, 2008
Hang your books from the rafters
The Picard sweater
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