Annabel Lee Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 All of them, or any one of them would help. *sigh* Just dreaming. :tongue_smilie: That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtmcm Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Wow! Those products all look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 All of them, or any one of them would help. *sigh* Just dreaming. :tongue_smilie: That is all. :iagree::iagree::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meet me in paris Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Aw, man, did you have to post that? Now I have to want *that* too! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlovebaker Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I didn't know I needed these but now I NEED them!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I just need the house to fit them into! :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I just need the house to fit them into! :001_huh: Me too! :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I want the rooms they fit in, too!! *Sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Oh my, those look stunning! I'm another poster that doesn't have the rooms or the house to accommodate such large luxurious bookshelves like those. Aww... how sad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 'Company Kids' -- you can do something strikingly similar for a fraction of the PBK price......also Craigslist. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubulibee Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Yes, the rooms are beautiful. My collection of Walmart and hammedown shelves, desks and bins doesn't have quite the same charm. Maybe if I worked fulltime we could afford them, but then I wouldn't need them because we wouldn't be homeschooling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfinbaby Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I got something that would work like that at IKEA. I forgot what it's called but it's that sort of "tic tac toe" bookshelf. You can buy drawers and cabinet faces, too. I'm just using it as a shelf w/boxes in some cubbies (also IKEA) right now. I think the cubby-esque shelf was $169. Of course, everything else is extra. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40047675 There's a smaller one as well. I think another family I know uses the smaller one - one per kid. Dreamy. They actually have a lot of usable stuff. It is helping me keep organized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Aaaaagh! I've lost my ability to dream.:tongue_smilie: How deep are those bottom bases? I'm picturing leaning in and pulling one of those large baskets (they'd be heavy at my house) out on my head. It's not a graceful vision and I'm picturing things spilling out. But that ledge-now there's a perfect place for one of my short kids to stand on and pull out one of those heavy baskets out, spilling it's contents. Short child will most likely forget to take track spikes off before standing on ledge. How do short children and senile mothers know what's in those baskets that are heavy and hard to reach? Labels-we need labels. Do you stand in those equipment bins on top of the soccer and tennis balls to reach those expensive, fragile microscopes? How about those big, deep drawers that could house 10,000 pieces of Legos each? You could lose your cat or small dog in there. You all see organization and beauty. I see danger and frustration written all over those shelves. I would bet that each of you have a safer, more efficient, more workable arrangement at home. Kid-friendly if not photographer-friendly. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I got something that would work like that at IKEA. I forgot what it's called but it's that sort of "tic tac toe" bookshelf. You can buy drawers and cabinet faces, too. I think it's called 'Expedit' -- I really like the looks of it -- I watch them on Craigslist, but I don't want to bring anything else in until we rip out the former owner's wall-to-wall and put down a laminate floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Lee Posted September 1, 2009 Author Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Yes, the rooms are beautiful. My collection of Walmart and hammedown shelves, desks and bins doesn't have quite the same charm. Maybe if I worked fulltime we could afford them, but then I wouldn't need them because we wouldn't be homeschooling! Exactly. Like I said, I'm just dreaming - I've wanted those particular shelves for years, but it's become more apparent that there will never be a good time to spend $2,000+ on a wall system. I could build one myself for less than that! If only all that plywood would even fit in my house! lol ETA: thanks for the tips on Co. Kids, IKEA (I wonder what they charge to ship to Alaska?), and Craigslist! Edited September 1, 2009 by Annabel Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Lee Posted September 1, 2009 Author Share Posted September 1, 2009 Aw, man, did you have to post that? Now I have to want *that* too! :D Mwahahahaha! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainViewMama Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 I just need the house to fit them into! :001_huh: :iagree::iagree::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 LOL, those are awesome! Merry :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Wow! Do you think they would fit into my 6'x4' schoolroom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 The very first PBK catalog had the most *beautiful* school room in it. A red and cream tufted wool chessboard rug (with stuffed chess people, so you could actually play), and water-color look hanging murals of castles, and a beautiful armoire for books and supplies. I tore the picture out and kept it for years as my "dream school room". ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luna Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 My PBK catalog hits the recycling bucket before I even open it. I found all that dreaming wasn't very helpful. I just repainted our schoolroom (also the breakfast room) and kept the ugly table and hutch I can't stand. The paint has done wonders for the feel in here and a pretty tablecloth covers the hideous table. The hutch is covered in books. Perhaps we'll be able to afford something fancy when the girls are grown and I don't need it anymore! Sigh...now I'm thinking of those shelves and tidy baskets.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freerange Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Its still not enough. No matter how many bookshelves you have, its never enough! I need this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Will it make you feel any better if I remind you that all of those items contain formaldehyde and/or various other toxic chemicals that will off-gas? :p All of them, or any one of them would help. *sigh* Just dreaming. :tongue_smilie: That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Lee Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 Its still not enough. No matter how many bookshelves you have, its never enough! I need this! :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Lee Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 Will it make you feel any better if I remind you that all of those items contain formaldehyde and/or various other toxic chemicals that will off-gas? :p Actually it does. But these are made of solid real wood, not particle board. I think. I assume - because there are other pix on the site of the dovetail joints. I don't know what the finishes they use have in them though. Phooey. Yes, normally my PBT catalog goes straight to the recycle bin too, and I don't know why I had to open it up and see that they still sell those shelf units I wanted years ago. I'm in the middle of trying to organize things around here so these looked especially appealing. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 All of them, or any one of them would help. *sigh* Just dreaming. :tongue_smilie: That is all. I also LOVE #3!!!!!!! I just found the new item on my husbands "honey-do-list". Of course that will come after he builds the room onto our house to fit it in.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdeveson Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 :drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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