Decorative Concrete Blocks

I’d like to purchase some decorative concrete blocks to build a bookshelf. Can anyone direct me to a place who sells, or does anyone have any old blocks they’d like to sell? The kind I’m thinking of have a distinct design and are (I think) a foot by a  foot. Thank you!

janettom

in Architectural Salvage 12 years and 11 months ago

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brooklynrulz | 12 years and 8 months ago

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If you’re open to bricks, I just put some in my front yard to give away. http://forum.brownstoner.com/question/W38rYtHrH7Y=/sidewalk-alert-bricks-and-granite-stones?postsocial=question

brokelin | 12 years and 11 months ago

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I remember those…takes me back to the late sixties, early seventies.  The pattern I remember looks like flower petals.  If you move a lot, moving the concrete blocks is a pain.  I used to make bookshelves out of regular bricks, ancient and new, scrounged from the streets.  I got tired of moving them, and now use only wood, or  wood veneer, bookcases.  They don’t break down to small pieces like brick and board ones do, but they are easier to move because excessive weight is not a factor.

busytradehoo | 12 years and 11 months ago

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