If you're like me, you probably have piles of books in almost every room of your house — I'm getting to the stage where really I need to start editing my collection, but this can be very difficult because to me it feels like parting with old friends.
I love bookcases packed full of beautiful books - hardcovers, paperbacks, rare first editions .... the list is endless! What's the saying - "you can never be too thin, too rich or have too many silk shirts"; my take - "you can never be too thin, too rich or have have too many books".
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Image 1 - Unknown Image 2 - Cabbages and Roses Image 3 - Daniel Farmer @ Sarah Kaye Representation Images 4 & 6 - Country Homes & Interiors Magazine Image 5 - Claudia Miyer Image 7 - Grey Crawford
Oh, I love books and this is a great roundup! I've had that third pic in my inspiration files - love it - but that one with the red wall really caught my eye! That pattern on the chair, white pieces on the top, the lamp and table. How perfect!
ReplyDeleteI am definitely afflicted with Book Love too! In bookshelves, in piles, in baskets or on tables... all are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLeigh, I feel exactly the same way about my books. Can't bear to part with them - they just keep piling up about the house! I love all these bookshelves, but particularly love the bookshelf/image with all the little chairs sitting atop the bookshelf. Lee :)
ReplyDeleteHmmm...I'm guilty of having too many books too. But I prefer them arranged by color and then by size, not by subject...does that make me weird? I hope not. Your 5th image is more my preference.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more - I have books all over the place, in every room of the house...
ReplyDeleteOne of the saddest moments of my life was when I lost several boxes of books in an attic fire at our previous home...never been able to replace them, sadly...
Leigh, I found your blog today; I love it. It was one exhale after another, thank you. Books, books, books, I cherish my books. Please keep blogging. jane
ReplyDeleteI could never edit my collection! I love my piles of books. We actually just finished building floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, which I am looking forward to filling over time. But I also use book piles as pedestals for plants and frames. Makes me feel smart, I suppose;)
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