AKICO, bookshelf edition

[oyceter]

So! After half a year, my new apartment is almost (almost!) ready for shelving! I.e. I have gotten nearly all bits of other furniture in place so I can squash shelves into every remaining space.

Anyone have shelving recommendations? Stuff available in the US, especially Bay Area California preferred.

Preferences:

1. I do not like deep shelves or double stacking.
   
2. I am good with separating out trade/HC from mass markets for optimal shelving sizing.
   
3. I have a lot of manga.
   
4. I do not like shelves with doors, windows, glass panes, or anything that gets between me and my books.
   
5. I do not like shelves that waste vertical space.
   
6. I like longer horizontal spaces. I.e. I don't like really really really short shelves, a la Ikea's Expedit or those skinny DVD shelving towers.
   

Comments

[rilina]

I didn't purchase from this store, but the 60 x 24 looks similar to what I have (though mine are a fantastic 80" high).

[oyceter]

Oooo thanks for the link! Sigh. While I love my moldings, I am annoyed that they will get in the way of floor-to-ceiling shelves!

[rilina]

There are lots of online options for them, and I'm sure there is some store local to you as well. For me, the advantage of getting mine locally is that they assembled and finished them for a fee. (A one bedroom apt with two cats is not the place to do a DIY wood finishing/painting project.)

[thistleingrey]

One consideration: Fenton MacLaren. Three locations--Rockridge has the fanciest stuff, as one'd expect; the northerly San Pablo Ave one is in the middle, and the southerly one has unfinished pine, IIRC. It's been awhile since I was there. They definitely do some custom stuff, for a reasonable-the-last-time-I-was-there fee.

[oyceter]

Oh awesome, thanks for the tip!