Library Remodeling

I am in the midst of a giant overhaul of my library. I've ripped out all my old shelves and replaced them with six-foot-tall cherry wood units. It's a nice wood that looks even more beautiful attached to the hickory--or oak--lining the walls. I removed many of my better volumes from the built-in bookcases in the living room and brought them downstairs. (My collection of classical authors will remain upstairs.) I still need to buy two more bookshelves in order to clear my desk of the stacks and stacks I've placed there temporarily, but I have wall space set aside for them. We have new carpeting throughout the downstairs and I placed a new area rug over that in the library, giving the room a cozier feel. An armchair and a couple of new lamps really add to the scholarly ambiance.

I had to get rid of a lot of books in order to make this work: paperbacks, duplicates, etc. Our collection now numbers a pretty manageable 2,000, more or less, but that includes a few hundred I've shelved at my office. I'll post some photos once everything is in its place.