Our original Like Butter bookcases, designed by Laura Woodward in 2009. Choose one of our standard sizes, or design your own in our online builder.
Tool-free slot-together assembly. Packs down flat when you move house. We include a wall fixing kit with every set.
Shelf spacing is tuned for novels, hardcovers and large art books. Need to adjust the layout? Jump into our online builder and fine-tune spacing or shelf count for your growing library.
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Our workshop operates from Monday to Thursday to allow our team to enjoy the benefits of work/life balance.
Pick-up is available Monday to Thursday from our Castlemaine workshop between 8am and 4:30pm.
Use the code PICKUP for 10% off all pick-up orders.
If you need more pick-up flexibility, message Jem to arrange a weekend time slot.
Yes. Use our online builder to change the size, shelf spacing and layout. Live pricing as you go. For something fully bespoke off-catalogue, Message Jem or use the quote form.
Yes, as custom work. Message Jem with your layout and we will quote cable holes, cutouts, and similar details for production.
Yes. The Shelves arrive flat-pack with labelled parts and instructions. Most customers assemble at home without special tools.
We recommend wall fixing on shelving over 680 mm high. Wall brackets are included where listed on the product page.
Hoop Pine is lighter and warmer. Blackbutt is harder and stands up to knocks. Not sure? We post samples free. Message Jem.
We have offered raw options in the past, but for the sake of longevity we no longer offer them. All Shelves catalogue and builder orders leave the workshop sealed in our hard-wearing water-based clear coat.
Yes. All timber changes colour with UV exposure. This is normal. Direct sunlight speeds it up, but even a well-lit north-facing room with indirect sun will show a colour shift over time. Timber yellows. See our UV and colour change article for more detail.
Lead time is on the product page above, just under the material options (and skirting notch settings where they apply). We work a four-day week, Monday to Thursday, and we endeavour to hit these lead times based on working days. Sometimes production is already full in the week you order and we will need to push your order into the following week. We will be in touch directly if there are any extended delays.
Free shipping Australia-wide on website orders. Pick-up Mon–Thu at Castlemaine — use code PICKUP for 10% off collection orders.
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