[voiceinthewind]

"can't afford to buy more bookshelves"

I dumpster dived and curb-crawled old dressers, and the mister took out the drawers, screwed them together like a totem pole, added some reclaimed molding. I curb-crawled the paint too. So far two bookcases that only took our time. I'd rather spend the money on more books!

[Paved Paradise]

Just read your post. That's a great idea about the bookcases you made. I'm a bibliophile as well so I have a real weakness for buying books. I love to read and I just love the comfort of being around books. Nothing ever smelled as good to me as the smell of my little town library growing up in middle America.