![]() The light one I like will probably just stick out funny. I love the nice, light look of the birch, but on the other hand our dining room set is browner and the books themselves are all dark. I can't figure out whether to get birch or brown. I am so bad at making these big decisions. Ikea does recommend the narrower shelves for heavy books but I think we'll just stick with the one we like and see how it goes, and if it starts to sag then we'll get the narrower ones because we were going to want to add to our unit sometime in the future anyway. Fox had me scared there, I guess ours isn't as big as I thought (though when we ordered the SA it was called "size gadol".) So anyway, we're on! ![]() Tue, Sep 20 2011, 8:27 pm HALLELUJAH! I just measured DH's gemara and shulchan aruch and they are about 9" deep. If you are relatively young and/or plan to move in the future, Ikea stuff may not hold up quite as well. They have remained in exactly the same position where we installed them five years ago, so there's been virtually no serious wear-and tear. When we purchased the Docent shelves, we were already living in a house we had purchased, and we had no plans to move anytime soon. In my experience, Ikea products have to be evaluated based on how you intend to use them and how often you plan to move them. I decided I could replace my Ikea shelves several times over for that much, so I fired up the van and headed to Schaumburg! ![]() When I was looking to install a whole wall full of bookshelves for DH's seforim, I got a quotes from higher-end suppliers and carpenters ranging from $4500 to $7000. Obviously, solid wood would be wonderful, but I don't know the current cost. Unfortunately, they no longer carry it, and I don't know if they have another bookshelf model with deep shelves. I purchased the Docent module, which has deeper shelves, about five years ago, and it has been fabulous. Tue, Sep 20 2011, 7:48 pm A large Shas or Shulchan Oruch will stick over the edge of the Billy shelf by approximately 1"-2". The only thing I dont like about it (while I really wasnt thinking about at the time I got married) is that there is no door on the bottom, so my kids pull the stuff off the bottom shelf. they are great- the middle shelf is a LOT bigger than it looks- we have a set of shas and a set of machzorim (interlinear artscroll, so not small at all) and two sidurim on the middle shelf, and it all fits very nicely. We have two billys- one in our living room for seforim, and one in our guest room for books and school books and stuff. The Ikea one cost $150 including two half doors but then you need to do all shlepping and assembly yourself. Anyone know how they run? I'd be willing to pay a little more for something perfect, but not too much more. Anyone tried this bookcase with a large chosson shas, does it work?Īlternatively, I guess the other option would be to go to Frankel or something in Brooklyn and get a "Jewish" bookcase. ![]() The middle shelf doesn't seem to be moveable so I guess that limits how much you can adjust the others. I'm thinking an Ikea Billy bookcase sounds about right, it says it has adjustable shelves, but it's hard to tell exactly how adjustable without actually setting it up and trying it out. Trying to decide on something for DH's big seforim.
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