Liberry

We had a big Work On The House weekend this weekend. Paul and his dad rebuilt some CD shelves in Paul’s studio, and he spent the weekend re-sorting his couple-thousand CD collection. I finally got the Library (mostly) put to rights, by building a set of six on-the-wall, built-from-scratch bookshelves, all by myself, with no plans other than old-fashioned figgerin’. I even used a handsaw by myself and have all ten fingers left. Paul helped immensely by holding the completed shelves against the wall while I hand-drove the screws in; I now have a loverly blister right smack in the middle of my palm to prove it.

I also hung a big curtain-rod that we’re going to hang Brenda Haas’ beautiful wedding-gift-quilt from, as decoration over the hideabed sofa. (The fact that the sofa’s a hideabed technically makes the Liberry into a Guest Room.)

The shelves hold wayyyyy more than we thought; all our books with two whole empty shelves to spare. Now I’m kicking myself for purchasing a hundred-dollar bookcase that I just plain won’t use– bought it a couple months ago before I realized that built-in bookshelves would be the best way to go. Grr. Still, I can probably sell it.

Now we just need a big ol’ area rug for the middle of the room, and a nice light-fixture. Yay! Pictures soon, after I get the spackled holes in the walls re-painted and the quilt hung.