The most usefull book shelf ever February 21, 2008 at 10:45 am
Apartment Therapy has a nice find of what I consider the best bookshelf ever. Built into the staircase, and still usable as a stair case are book shelves, and lots, and lots of books. I don’t have this many books, but I know someone who does, and she would get much good use out of something like this.
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i saw a neat photo that this reminds me of.
it was a bedroom with walls built entirely of book shelves.
the only drawback was that the shelves had to be full because they didn’t have solid backs.
but it looked outrageously cool.
I’d love to have that staircase
Nice idea.
Risk Assessment – too big a change of a fall or trip
if a book got out of place. Don’t let a vistor up
your stairs.
You spelled useful wrong.
@Fish, i spell lots of things wrong, I’m sorry in advance
cool, thanks for sharing.
That is AMAZING.I have a huge staircase and 5 11×5ft book cases filled with books.I need to build it.
This is a very good design, especially for cramp spaces where storage shelves is required. It will be difficult to clean, but nevertheless if you love books you owe to love to clean too. It could be a fire hazard, but it will be fine if there would be alternate means of egress. It could also be fall hazard especially when there would be books stored improperly, I would recommend a rail or glass enclosure to ease safety and ensure books are kept neat onto the shelves.
Over all it is very good. Nice work.
mystical!!! :)
wow! this is really amazing! saves so much space! will consider this when i start to build my own house.
really cool!
The Idea is good, though not original. But the biggest issue is the uneven leading edge to the stair treads… this is not to building code in most all states and is a hazard. A building inspector would make you change those to conform to code.
I agree with one of the other posters… your books will suffer the dirt, dust, water, and soil that would be tracked in on your shoes daily. You must not truely care for your books that much.
Its different…
And more attractive…
this type will give a easy search of books…
But it seems very expansive…
Expect more ideas like this…
Thanks a lot…
this stairway leads to a sleeping loft. presumably you’re not coming directly in from the farmyard to this space and have had a chance to wipe your feet or take off your shoes. i think some people are wound a *little* too tight about keeping books pristine. (i also don’t find the dangers of texan pharaoh ants to be a valid criticism of a staircase bookcase in london.)
stair treads with staggered leading tread edges, or alternating step stairs, are often within code regulations. in fact, pre-manufactured stairs for some (steep) industrial applications have alternating treads, where the stair treads determine which foot you start out on (where there is space for only one foot, on the left or right). this makes it safer than having the unused part of a full-width tread which might inhibit your foot on its way up to the next tread. also, many conditions exempt stairways from meeting strict codes- if there’s no bathroom on that level, if the ceiling over a certain percentage of the floor area is below a certain height (rendering it technically uninhabitable, etc.) the loft space may be listed as an attic space, in which case you only need an attic ladder- no railing, steeper than a 7″/10″ stair etc. or perhaps it was built after the final inspection.
as for the concerns of how the books toward the top of the door are reached, i would gamble the technique is to stretch out your arm and grasp the book with your hand. (i think the pictures necessarily distort the perspective.) pardon the snarky attitude- i get surprised by stunted imaginations.
Well I think it’s an imaginative use of space and think it’s a great idea! I used to live in a house with steps like that up to the attic room and it would have been a great use of space. I’ve just moved into a new flat and am considering how I might contain my ever growing collection of books – I’ve bought 5 new books this week! At that rate of growth I’m going to start having bookcases on the ceiling… how is that for impractical???
I think it’s brilliant! Being a book addict, I applaud any creative use of space that allows me to have more books.
Besides, pharoah ants, earthquakes, or farmyard dirt shouldn’t be much of an issue in a house in London.
Ahaan… I will follow.
nice idea!!Makes me wish I had stairs in my house!!