They do a pretty good job! If the books do lean, they will slide, but I also have them on a smooth shelf. If you stuck rubber or something under them, they’d hold even better!
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By: Isabel
https://addicted2diy.com/anthropologie-inspired-quotation-bookends/#comment-103781
Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:12:07 +0000http://addicted2diy.com/?p=5019#comment-103781I love this, they are so cool! Will the weight of the books make them roll to the left? Do they really stop the books from tipping over or is just decorative? Thank you!
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By: Rusted Metal Quotation Mark Bookends
https://addicted2diy.com/anthropologie-inspired-quotation-bookends/#comment-103290
Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:00:44 +0000http://addicted2diy.com/?p=5019#comment-103290[…] Katie from Addicted 2 DIY couldn’t help but notice the adorable quotation mark bookends on the cover of the latest HGTV magazine. She says, “I thought they were such a great idea to add interest to a bookcase, so I decided that I needed to make a set of my own. The Anthropologie version commands a whopping $168, but I was able to make mine for virtually nothing.” If you have some scrap wood lying around, you can too! Katie gave hers a rusted metal look since the shiny gold finish of her inspiration wouldn’t really go with her décor. It’s amazing how much the wood really does look like rusted metal! […]
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By: Addicted 2 DIY
https://addicted2diy.com/anthropologie-inspired-quotation-bookends/#comment-102269
Wed, 09 Sep 2015 04:49:09 +0000http://addicted2diy.com/?p=5019#comment-102269In reply to Tiffany.
Yeah, they’re quite pricey. I saw your marquee star and loved it!
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By: Tiffany
https://addicted2diy.com/anthropologie-inspired-quotation-bookends/#comment-102133
Mon, 07 Sep 2015 23:56:27 +0000http://addicted2diy.com/?p=5019#comment-102133Love these! I hope the ones from Anthropologie have specks of gold in them for that price, ouch. I tried the Modern Masters rust recently and loved it too.
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By: Katie @ Little House of Four
https://addicted2diy.com/anthropologie-inspired-quotation-bookends/#comment-101783
Fri, 04 Sep 2015 16:39:15 +0000http://addicted2diy.com/?p=5019#comment-101783What a fun addition to your bookcase! I’ve never used rust activator before, but you are definitely convincing me to give it a try. You would never know they were made out of wood, so cool!
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