Lack of bookshelves ?

In a house of many books there is always, and no doubt will always be, a lack of bookshelves. What did I do? Well, I started thinking outside the box and looked around for possible places to put books. Here are two spaces that I found. In the little corner by the chimney and the brickwork are some of my craft books, protected from any heat from the chimney by a little metal stove, and supported on the other by a rock painted with an African scene by artist daughter, Heather.



The large pedal ( is that the correct word for that part of an old treadle sewing machine? ) was just the right size for holding another pile of craft books.