A Happy Shelves Blog Valentines, from my sister Jennifer:

First of all! I’d like to thank Richard for giving me the chance to write a web article about shelves. During my senior year, I was editor of the HVHS paper, and I’ve always loved writing. So, this feels like a great chance to get back into the world of journalism – thanks big bro!

Everything I know about shelving, I learned from Richard. Without Richard, I wouldn’t have known that shelves are the most important aspect of a home. Did you know that shelves make great wedding presents, as well as baby shower presents? I can verify it as 100% true! Take a look at the shelves that Richard has given me over the years.

This is a perfect replica of the locker organizer shelf system that Richard gave me for my 16th birthday! Isn’t this just the coolest? Man, I felt like the most popular girl in school with this one. I had plenty of space for my school books, my bonne bell lip gloss, and my Lisa Frank notebooks. I think this locker organizer made me a better student!

Oooh! This is the Wall Sconce Set that Richard got my hubby and I for our wedding! Aren’t these just the cutest? It’s funny, even though we didn’t register for any shelves, Richard caught that oversight, and got us this set of shadowbox shelves. That’s my brother – always thinking (about shelves!)(just kidding)(but I’m not!)

Here’s the Puzzle Bookshelf that Richard got for my kids last Christmas! Isn’t this just the greatest? It’s like something Tom Hanks would have invented in Big! Plus, these shelves can be separate shelves, or you can fit them together to have a 2 or 3 tier shelf. Richard got this for the kids, because he said it’d be a fun game for the kids to take the shelf apart, and then rebuild it.
Well, that concludes my article about shelves! Thanks for reading, everyone in the blogosphere!

Read All About It: Print isn’t Dead yet, and until it is, you’ll need Magazine Shelves.

As I’m writing this article on a computer, writing this article for a BLOG, it’s a little hypocritical of me to say that print is here to stay. Alright, you got me. Print IS dead. But while we wait for the older generation of humans to die — the generation that refuses to go online, refuses become tech-savvy, and refuses to set the VCR clock — we can continue to print magazines and newspapers. We can be merciful. (As an aside, isn’t it great that some of these old-timers never bothered to learn how to set a VCR clock? Now they don’t have to! The VCR is gone! Although trying to explain to them that BluRay is the perfect format to view Barney Miller is no consolation.) In offices, school guidance centers, retirement homes, corner markets, and maybe even your home, there is still a lingering need for a magazine shelf. I wondered if I would even FIND magazine shelves for sale in this day and age. Maybe on eBay I thought. In the antique section. But no! It turns out that a website still offers them, and terrific ones to boot! The website? Stacks and Stacks!

Look at this amazing Solid Wood Literature Rack. Available in your choice of Medium Oak, Light Oak, or Dark Mahogany finish, it’s a Magazine Rack that can be purchased to complement your decor! That’s a nice convenience to the seeker of Literature Racks. Solid Oak, the rack is constructed of Solid Oak, and why not. If you’re going to read and discard periodicals made from the pulp of deforested trees, why not place them on a rack made of Solid Oak? The Rack is almost a defacto advertisement for magazines and newspapers, just by existing! It’s wide, durable, and deep enough to hold more than a few pieces of your favorite literature. Stop by Stacks and Stacks and order up this wonderful addition to the office, or home, or wherever you need it.

The Solid Wood Literature Rack.