Are you into magic? I don’t mean that stupid David Blaine stunt crap – hanging upside down for days on end pretending you’re a bat is not magic, it’s just idiocy. I’m talking about good old fashioned trickery. Is this your card? How did that rabbit get in that hat? And maybe, just maybe, you can saw the magician’s lovely assistant in half without actually sawing her in half. This is magic, the true magic of…magicians. But more importantly, how can you produce such magic? A mere mortal soul, how can you bewilder and amaze the unsuspecting eye?
Easy peasy! The Hidden Bookshelf (ThinkGeek, $12.99) allows you to showcase your love for literature with a chunk of mystical wizardry. Intrigued? Of course you are. This bookshelf is an L-shaped wedge of metal that attaches to your wall, thereby creating a functional piece of art in your home. Now it’s time to do your part. Go ahead and grab your favorite book, preferably the large hardcover edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Great, this is going to be your bookshelf base. Now open up the book so that the back hardcover is underneath the metal wedge and the top hardcover and all the pages are on top. Secure the back hardcover to the metal wedge with the attached clip and place the top hardcover and pages on top of the metal wedge. What’s this, are my eye deceiving me? Is that a book, floating along your wall? But how? The answer is simply, my friends: Magic.
You can add more books on top of the first one, but keep in mind that the max weight is 20lbs, unless you want a big hunk of wall and books on your floor. Along those same lines, please screw the metal wedge directly into a stud. If you’re having trouble finding one, you can go out and get yourself a stud finder. And no, I’m not talking about a 20oz beer and a home cooked meal.
5 out of 5 stars.
Specs:
-Holds up to 20 lbs
-10″ max book depth
-Screwing directly into a stud strongly recommended
-Brushed aluminum finish
