The coolest bookshelf I’ve ever seen:
Limited by space, we melded the idea of a staircase with our client’s desire for a library to form a ‘library staircase’ in which English oak stair treads and shelves are both completely lined with books. With a skylight above lighting the staircase, it becomes the perfect place to stop and browse a tome.
Words cannot describe the unspeakable awesomeness. Click for photos.
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Glorious, but I can’t help wondering if having the stairs over each shelf would block a lot of the light (even with the odd shape of the steps) and make it difficult to browse.