73349 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 All lowercase, mind you. :) I'm looking for bookends that will be heavy, sturdy, and not ugly, and not wildly expensive (I may need a few sets, actually). The plain metal kind I have is inadequate for the job. Can you link me to something you love? It doesn't have to be a traditional bookend if you've found some other object that serves the purpose. I love the look of the geode ones on Amazon, but I don't think they'd be heavy enough to hold up hardcovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Check Demco.com. They are a library supply company. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I love the look of the geode ones on Amazon, but I don't think they'd be heavy enough to hold up hardcovers. I came in to suggest geodes. It depends entirely upon the size, shape, and weight of the geodes. I have some beautiful sets which are just the geode halves, but which have not been "made into official bookends". At the lower end of the price-point scale, buy small-sized bricks and paint them. Apply decals to solid-coloured bricks, if you wish. Cover some by affixing felt or other fabric. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 My friend sewed up, what are essentially bean bags, but with patterned canvas filled with rocks. They work really well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I just buy the metal kind where the books sit on them and anchor themselves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 I just buy the metal kind where the books sit on them and anchor themselves. The ones I have are just not working that way, but maybe larger ones from the site Moxie suggested will. I especially need something for the section of books for the rest of this year and beginning of next year. It's a mix of thin paperback books and big textbooks. I'm adding and taking things out often and need the whole thing to not collapse every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I also like geodes. If made to be used this way they are made with smooth, straight edges, too, and so pretty! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Check etsy! https://www.etsy.com/listing/225231069/pink-quartz-agate-geode-bookends-grade-a?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=geode+bookends&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 bins? I think all bookstacks flop when you remove a group of books from the middle. Sometimes heavier bookends mean that something bigger goes crashing to the ground when a stack of books hits them like dominoes. Now, I do have some from Ikea that attach to the the bookcase and hold their place, but that's a bit different than true, freestanding bookends, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 It's a mix of thin paperback books and big textbooks I put the thin paperback books into a magazine holder before putting it into a bookshelf. The only bookends I know that work very well are the tension spring metal tube kind the library uses but they aren't pretty and only works on certain kind of bookcases. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I came in to suggest geodes. It depends entirely upon the size, shape, and weight of the geodes. I have some beautiful sets which are just the geode halves, but which have not been "made into official bookends". At the lower end of the price-point scale, buy small-sized bricks and paint them. Apply decals to solid-coloured bricks, if you wish. Cover some by affixing felt or other fabric. I was going to suggest bricks as well. One year, my aunt gave me what looked like a miniature sofa with little pullows and everything. It was meant to be a doorstop. It was two bricks, covered in quilt batting and fabric. Those make a great bookend. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I was going to suggest bricks as well. One year, my aunt gave me what looked like a miniature sofa with little pullows and everything. It was meant to be a doorstop. It was two bricks, covered in quilt batting and fabric. Those make a great bookend. Your aunt is so clever! Although I suggested paint, the fabric covers are better because [the cover] guards against scratching the shelves. From age eighteen for the next ten years, I was dragging large concrete blocks from a building site and particle board shelving from city-to-city (including from college in N.C. back to graduate school in TX) because I had no other bookcases. When I finally could afford to ditch those dinos, I thought I had reached financial success! Concrete and bricks, accordingly, quickly spring to mind as an affordable solution for many tasks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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