Slightly Toasted

Love the colours and textures in these pics by Ragnar Omarsson. They remind me of the feel of Toast's catalogues.

Via Desire to Inspire. 

Contemplating the unthinkable.

Not that I don't like my Ikea Expedit bookshelf, and not that I don't appreciate all the blood, sweat and tears that RW put into assembling it for me but it's just never been the bookshelf of my dreams. In a living room without even a hint of a fireplace (perhaps the most lacking feature of this house) I had envisioned a huge floor-to-ceiling bookshelf as the perfect focal point solution. The poor Expedit was just not up to this Herculean task.

So, because it's winter and all I have to think about is what I want to change inside my house, I've been trying to come up with affordable ways to get my floor-to-ceiling dream. Which leads me to my confession: I'm seriously considering using cinder blocks. I'll pause while you try to regain your ability to breathe.

Shockingly (or perhaps not) there's a real dearth of inspirational images of cinder block bookcases out there. However, I feel quite confident that with the right wood (and hopefully less loss of bodily fluids for RW) I can come up with an inexpensive and yet visually appealing solution to my bookshelf desires.

I'll keep you updated but for now try to imagine the potential in this idea.