CORNER BOOKCASE - PART II

Onwards and upwards I say which is particularly apt when building a bookcase that’s twice your own height.

Work is well underway in the construction of the second part of the corner bookcase.

Assembling the second narrower bookcase

For maximum use of the limited space available in the alcove, the second unit is being made of pine-board that is 200 mm wide. These narrow planks are still wide enough to accommodate most averagely sized paperback books plus allow a small area of display space in front.

Straightforward assembly

Mirroring the first unit in that shelves are equally spaced with a gap of approx. 25.5 cm. I’m hoping this will visually make the shelves appear aligned at the same height as those of the first bookcase. The only difference is that on this unit, there are no shelves allowing for any tall volumes or a third upright for a 'dead zone'.

Being only 66 cm wide, this second bookcase will be fully painted and assembled prior to its journey to Somerset. After the last assembly palaver, much better to shoe-horn it into the other half’s chariot as the finished article than faffing around propping timber on office desks.

Priming and painting as a fully assembled unit

Another stint of priming, painting and bank holiday DIY is on the cards, expertly timetabled in around a day out at the Victorious Festival and afternoon tea at one of the local garden centres.

Second bookcase almost done