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 by izenmania on 9/4/2008 @ 11:25am |
I am, as you might guess, looking for a bookcase. I have more books than shelves. Neither Target nor Fred Meyer (both of which are close to me) have the size that I am looking for, and I'd rather avoid Ikea for a variety of reasons.
So, if anyone either has one they are trying to get rid of, or can recommend a good local place where I could peruse such furniture items, it would prove most helpful. Thankee! |
 by AP on 9/4/2008 @ 12:05pm | Besides having a really cool website, the Old Cannery in Sumner usually has a huge selection of reasonably priced items, and I recently saw an ad for a big sale there. Other than that, Harkness on South Tacoma Way (south of 56th) is nothing to sneeze at, with decent pricing. |
 by Dave_L on 9/4/2008 @ 12:23pm | Are you looking for a bookcase?
What requirements/preferences do you have? Utilitarian/functional, or nice-looking? Even the office Max/Depot places have stuff, but anything decent get's expensive. But some look decent at 10-ft away. Van Dykes Restorers vandykes.resultspage.com/search?w=bookca... has okay barrister book case units, but for the quantity you'd need, it would be a lot of money. Would it be possible in your situation to install rows of built-in shelves, perhaps with simple shelf-bracket hardware screwed into the framing? You need to install a rolling library ladder - I always thought that would be cool. www.putnamrollingladder.com/ www.rockler.com/product.cfm?Offerings_ID... |
by izenmania on 9/4/2008 @ 1:11pm | Built-in shelving is probably not going to fly, as I am a renter.
The appearance isn't all that important. I just need it to be pretty sturdy, as it will be full of comic books, which are pretty densely packed, and the rest of my hardcovers. And I don't need anything huge. Probably five feet high and maybe four or five feet wide would do? I'll probably scope out Office [whatever] over by Target next, since it's nearby. |
by AP on 9/4/2008 @ 1:34pm | Don Willis unfinished furniture on 6th Ave may be a good local source and you can paint/stain the color of your choice (or leave raw). It's next to Tacoma Boys, and they have different sizes to choose from. Apparently they also have finished stuff now if you're not into adding your personal touches. |
by Dave_L on 9/4/2008 @ 2:07pm | That seems to be a normal size - I've looked at them at Office(fill in the blank) and Target and Walmart but never did buy one. (Just bought a bunch of magazine holders) Back when I was looking, Offive Max had a nice shelf on sale. It's just a pain checking the usual places, though I suppose most of them are on-line.
www.officemax.com/omax/catalog/productLi... I'll have to check out the other suggestions, too. |
 by Mandiferous on 9/4/2008 @ 2:19pm | Habitat's Re-Store had a few the last time I was there.
www.tpc-habitat.org (too tired to make real links) |
by izenmania on 9/4/2008 @ 2:24pm | InTacoma also suggested scoping out antique row. |
by Mandiferous on 9/4/2008 @ 2:29pm | Meh. I have mixed feelings about those shops. Just because something is old, doesn't automatically mean it's valuable. Granted, they don't make a lot of things as sturdy as they used to, but c'mon.
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 by intacoma on 9/4/2008 @ 2:38pm | no one said it had to be valuable |
 by jcbetty on 9/4/2008 @ 2:38pm | ...and actually, I've found some pretty worthless, non-sturdy items called "antiques". I'd check out garage sales and Craig's list, or put this request there? Somebody might have something... |
by intacoma on 9/4/2008 @ 3:01pm | and while your at it why not even hitup random back alleys, your local gulch, and or carve one out of a tree |
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