I’ve been reorganizing my kitchen and looking for a set of shelves to house my cookbooks. The problem with the current little cabinet is that stuff on the open bottom shelves gets dirty with flour, cat hair, and other kitchen detritus while the cookbooks on the top shelves flop around among issues of Cooks Illustrated and occasionally get unruly and knock over the ceramic pot holding the spoons.
Above the stove I solved this problem with the Asker rail system from Ikea (thanks Abe, for helping me install it level). It’s super cute, helpful, and yes, I even potted a plant in it. A plant called a Mother In Law’s Tongue, which you just can’t kill (ba da bum!). I remember to water it maybe every other month.
For the cookbooks, though, I want something that doesn’t look too kitcheny. The wall they will be on is the dividing line between my little home office nook and the fridge, so it’s got to be somewhat organized looking. Also, I need something wall mounted so the aforementioned kitchen flotsam can’t collect under it. My solution, I think, is this invisible shelf from the MOMA:
Not a bad deal for $15, especially if the magazines sandwich nicely between the cookbooks. That doesn’t leave any room for display objects though, so I need other suggestions. What are some good floating shelves?
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