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Originally Posted by maja
I like the idea of hiding the gap with a plant!
But how do you anchor the bookcases to the wall if they are out a couple inches??? Thanks for the response again.
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My bookshelves were actually tipped back a bit by shimming under the front, so there was no tip-over potentials. As well, the weight of the books on the shelves helped keep the bookcases stable.
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from World Citizen: It's my understanding that they place baseboard heat under windows intentionally so that the cold air from the window will be warmed by the heat -- They're rarely on walls that you'd be putting a bookshelf on.
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Yes, baseboard radiators are unusally placed on outside walls and not interior walls. But the wallspace between windows is sometimes great spots for certain pieces of furniture (such as bookcases, for example, flanking a window), and depending on the heat source, sometimes these baseboards run the entire lengths of outside walls and not just under windows. My parents have baseboard vents only under their windows (forced hot air), so that scenario is different.