All my life I wanted a Barrister bookcase. I grew up in a shoebox ranch in the 50s with all modern cheap furniture stuff and styles. Formica, blonde wood, weird shelves and very little natural wood and hand made character. I know there are those that love that, that's fine, but not me. I saw one of these bookcases as a small child when I visited a friend's grandmother and fell in love. In September, my husband and I went to the Roycroft Fall Festival that has art and antiques. When walking up the stairs in the old antique shop on the Roycroft Campus (East Aurora, NY), at the top of the stairs with I swear a glow around it (maybe some angelic music), was a very fine Barrister Bookcase that had just come in. Also, next to it on the floor was a little black case that I knew exactly what was in it- that story another time. I put a deposit on it and we came back during the week to take it home. The bookcase comes apart as they are modular. It is an early one that has the handmade wavy glass in it. I don't have photos of it then as we took it to my husband's work space and we used Howard's Restore A Finish in cherry to go over all the wood twice. Then I lovingly rubbed Howard's Feed N Wax, two coats. Oh, it is very lovely. It even has a drawer on the bottom.
I decided to reorganize all my fabric and started with filling the bookcase. Then I moved to all my cupboards and redid all that fabric, labeling and refolding. I had done the batiks and hand dyes a while ago, so I left those alone.
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All cleaned up and moved in
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All filled with precuts in drawer at bottom
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My assistant at the beginning who lost interest when fabric filled up
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Novelty and Kaffe labeled for better retrieval
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Double wall cupboard
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Pieces less than a yard, more than fat quarter
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Shelves my husband made for over 1 yd. pieces
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5 comments:
Oh it's soooo beautiful! It's perfect for you. Your fabric is beautifully organized. Now you can be creative in any color you want. Happy sewing! I'm so happy to see you blogging regularly again. Can't wait to see what's in the black case. Que the mysterious music here...
Nice! I have always loved a barrister bookcase, although I have never had one.
That was a great find! You refinished it very nicely, too.
It is really gorgeous Linda! I love the color. I know you are going to enjoy having it in your sewing room. Hugs!
I have never seen a Barrister's Bookcase with a drawer at the bottom. I like the fact that they come apart in sections. Easy to move.
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