Ladder bookcase

So I was trawling the net looking for some kooky side/console table for our living room when I got completely side tracked and found this beautiful ladder bookcase. Luckily our ceilings are tall enough to house it, but unfortunately with prices starting at £1,695 my bank account is not as accommodating!! So it's back to the drawing board for my table...any suggestions welcome!







This 'Ladder Bookcase' is designed by Autoban (Seyhan Özdemir & Sefer Çaglar) for De La Espada. Although it is too expensive for me, you can't deny this gorgeous handcrafted ladder bookcase is worth every penny. Its unusual height (over eight feet tall) and slim profile make it versatile and the lowest rung is the ideal height for a nightstand or side table. Oh well...

New table!

So yesterday we finally got our 'new' English Victorian Scullery table and the living room is now complete (well nearly!). I'm very much looking forward to having a sit down dinner with friends and deciding on how to make my table cloth or runner...

Church chairs

After making do with a cheap dining table set for over 6 years, we felt it didn't go with our new bookcase, so we decided to spend some money on ebay and bought a set of 4 lovely reclaimed church chairs. These chapel chairs were originally from Enfield Church and date from 1900-1920. They have lovely patina on them that only age and wear can achieve. We are however without table, that arrives in a couple of weeks time. I will post when we get it.

Book worm

Our Ikea bookcase

I spent my bank holiday sorting out our bookcase issue, which is why I was quiet on the posting front. This is our 3rd stab at getting some kind of shelving for our alcove in a desperate attempt to get rid of our Ikea bookcase! (the 2 previous attempts have been a disaster involving floating shelves that only take a flea’s weight and big holes in walls...) But inspiration struck us when we passed a Brooklyn thrift store. There on the pavement were some lovely Pepsi-cola crates and we thought these would make lovely shelving. So when we returned home we bought some crates off e-bay and one in Portobello market on Saturday and here are the after shots of what we created. We also bought some old wooden cog patterns, from an antique shop in NW8. These cog patterns came from a foundry in the North of England and were used for making the cast iron cogs much used in the late 19th and early 20th century - we thought they'd make lovely bookends.