For a long time I have wanted to display my plethora of children's books. Maybe it is the teacher in me, but I love pulling out themes of books, dinosaurs, holidays, back-to-school, rocks & minerals, etc etc. I long for my book displays in my classroom. PLUS I am a firm believer that "displaying" books encourages more reading from kids. It's more enticing to see the cover of a book than just its spine. I hunted the local antique stores in Iowa to find my treasure, but to no avail. I googled. Nothing. Then the heavens parted and I came across these online, rain gutter book shelves. I knew that this was it! But there was not point since I knew we would be moving in a year.
BUT...now that we are in our new place and will be for the next three years, it was time. We made the family trip to Lowe's picked up the supplies needed and viola! My very own rain gutter book shelves. Do I love them...yes! Do the kids love them...yes! Do I have big plans for these all year round...yes!
I filled the lower shelf with board books, and the top shelf was filled with themed books...currently back to school/being kind. Isaac can reach the lower shelf and Natali can reach the top. I LOVE IT. We also put a little one along Natali's bed. It was a fun project.
