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Thanks Tas, Amber, TheInkLuminati and Pensai!

 

I've been scouring the Internet and FPN for several years looking for a solution to the ink storage/display problem. Finally found what I think works pretty well. Not too expensive. Well made. Holds every size bottle I have. Doesn't take up much space since they mount on the wall.

 

Here's a link to Pottery Barn "Cubby Organizer" in case you're interested.

 

http://www.potterybarn.com/m/products/cubby-organizer/?pkey=e%7Cshelf%7C146%7Cbest%7C0%7C3%7C15%7C%7C12&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH

Congratulations on finding these cubbyholes & solving your storage problem. I like them a LOT; BUT I am a sucker for cubbyholes. I recently removed three shelves of cookbooks which were in an old cabinet that had sliding glass doors. I spend way more time playing with ink than reading those cookbooks @ this stage in my life & found it handled my problem. The top (fourth shelf) MAY have to be removed for future expansion but I managed to get three "rows" of ink on each shelf so there is a lot of ink storage there.

I decided to follow in the footsteps/path of our Ink Goddess/Guide, Ms Amberlea Davis, to bring my inks "out of those dark secure spaces!" Since some of my ink is 10-20 years old how much deterioration can I really worry about? It has made me very happy to see it all @ once & I imagine you will enjoy that freedom as well, besides having most attractive hanging storage.

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Congratulations on finding these cubbyholes & solving your storage problem. I like them a LOT; BUT I am a sucker for cubbyholes. I recently removed three shelves of cookbooks which were in an old cabinet that had sliding glass doors. I spend way more time playing with ink than reading those cookbooks @ this stage in my life & found it handled my problem. The top (fourth shelf) MAY have to be removed for future expansion but I managed to get three "rows" of ink on each shelf so there is a lot of ink storage there.

I decided to follow in the footsteps/path of our Ink Goddess/Guide, Ms Amberlea Davis, to bring my inks "out of those dark secure spaces!" Since some of my ink is 10-20 years old how much deterioration can I really worry about? It has made me very happy to see it all @ once & I imagine you will enjoy that freedom as well, besides having most attractive hanging storage.

Jack...now you've done it! Now I'm gonna have to figure out a solution for my cookbooks. Arghhhh

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Saw this today. Amberleadavis and a few others may want to place their order . . .

 

http://youmedia.fanpage.it/video/ah/VpkMIOSwn5UnayT9

 

 

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My second cubbyhole storage...one more to go.

 

WOW that's awesome!!

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Congratulations on finding these cubbyholes & solving your storage problem. I like them a LOT; BUT I am a sucker for cubbyholes. I recently removed three shelves of cookbooks which were in an old cabinet that had sliding glass doors. I spend way more time playing with ink than reading those cookbooks @ this stage in my life & found it handled my problem. The top (fourth shelf) MAY have to be removed for future expansion but I managed to get three "rows" of ink on each shelf so there is a lot of ink storage there.

I decided to follow in the footsteps/path of our Ink Goddess/Guide, Ms Amberlea Davis, to bring my inks "out of those dark secure spaces!" Since some of my ink is 10-20 years old how much deterioration can I really worry about? It has made me very happy to see it all @ once & I imagine you will enjoy that freedom as well, besides having most attractive hanging storage.

 

And you will enjoy it!!

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Saw this today. Amberleadavis and a few others may want to place their order . . .

 

http://youmedia.fanpage.it/video/ah/VpkMIOSwn5UnayT9

 

Yep, that's cool.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Since we're discussing storage. I was surprised at the number of people that don't store the ink in a box, or behind glass. Our sun is very hot here, very bright with amazing powers of fading (+5.5k feet above sea level.)

 

I keep all my ink in the box (if it omes with a box) and in an oak secretary. Stuff I want to use in on one three shelves.) Deep storage is in three drawers. I have even considered moving the long term stuff to my AC storage unit to prevent chemical changes as we rotate from high heat to bitterly cold days. The only exception is ink I use a great deal I might keep the opened bottle front and center, but it is still in light-proof storage.

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I tested inks by putting them in the window that gets sun all day. Now, it is "climate" controlled in that the widow has a shelf that is then covered with wood shutters. Anyway, 2 years later and the inks in the bottle have not faded.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/254849-results-does-ink-fade-in-the-bottle/

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Interesting. I guess my paranoia comes from some pigments (in art supplies) are fugitive, so I store them, and finished work the same as the inks. And finished work I have done is always behind UV glass and on walls that never get strong direct light.

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Oh, the ink once on paper, fades like crazy.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Okay, I finally got the bottles organized for the top shelf. So here they are.

 

http://www.sheismylawyer.com/2016_2_Ink/10-October/slides/IMG_20161017_112657.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Okay, I finally got the bottles organized for the top shelf. So here they are.

 

http://www.sheismylawyer.com/2016_2_Ink/10-October/slides/IMG_20161017_112657.jpg

PLEASE, tell me that fancy bottle, in the bottom row, to the left of the stacked Visconti bottles is "just for show," & NOT ink? I would hate to read the lines written with an ink that light.........

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Okay, I finally got the bottles organized for the top shelf. So here they are.

 

 

 

Do your friends not switch one or two over when they come to visit . . . ?

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_amber_swticharoo.jpg

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It's like a school photo and the two Caran d'Ache bottles are trying to mess it up by getting everyone else to lean over too...

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It's like a school photo and the two Caran d'Ache bottles are trying to mess it up by getting everyone else to lean over too...

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Okay, I finally got the bottles organized for the top shelf. So here they are.

 

http://www.sheismylawyer.com/2016_2_Ink/10-October/slides/IMG_20161017_112657.jpg

 

That is gorgeous. It looks like a display in a shop.

 

My collection is much less impressive. I only own five bottles of ink and they're pushed to the corner of my desk under a shelf by the wall to avoid the cat knocking them over and busting them.

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