I have a small obsession: Hollow Book Safes. There is something beautifully intriguing about hidden secret book compartments. I don’t really understand the amount of joy this brings me. But here we are. Book Rooks over on Etsy has a beautiful collection to chose from.
They’re so inviting though!
Jan 4th, 2021 / 6:30 pm
I too love these bibliophile slight of hand. This type of design even has its own category: blooks. In 2016, the Grolier Club mounted an exhibit on blooks and there is a wonderful (real) book of the exhibit. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/29/books/a-secret-in-every-tome-no-text-required.html
Jan 4th, 2021 / 8:09 pm
I made something similar for my sons’ Christmas gifts. Hollowed out just enough space to tuck an iPhone inside a book. I’ll be smiling over the memory – especially how sweetly my husband and I were thanked for the books, before they discovered the phones – until I die.
Jan 5th, 2021 / 6:06 pm