When I start talking about home decor with friends or in general, the one thing that I always seem to bring up is my need for a home library. I usually get an odd stare, like there is something more important I should be doing with my square footage. But I don't explain or apologize, I love books and that's really what it's all about for me.
There is something so beautiful and homely to me about being surrounded by a ton of old books and magazines (I'm a bit of a hoarder of those as well). So until I get a little corner all to myself, I can enjoy inspirations from other beautifully designed and decorated bookshelves. Here are a few of my favorites:
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| Emily of Cupcakes and Cashmere |
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| Rachel Roy's Bookshelf (complete with her collection of bright yellow national geographic) |
that is something i want so badly in our home...it makes TOTAL sense to me! i go back and forth with how to arrange the books. For a good two years I had them arranged by subject...then another two years, they were arranged by color (which made sense to me, but probably nobody else). Sometimes I wonder if I should re-cover them all...but then I think it would make it more confusing?
ReplyDeleteIf I had the room for this I would love to re-create the Apartment Therapy photo..beautiful!
ReplyDelete@fantastic - this is why I heart you! I'm glad to see I am not the only one who feels this way. I have mine stored by subject at the moment (the other half is in boxes I'm afraid) but I would love to do it by color at some point too
ReplyDelete@Tracy - That is one of my favorites, I actually saw those bookshelves (or similar) in Ikea. It's on my must have list!
I love all of these! Book shelves are one of my favorite things about a room. And I love the different patters on the pillows in Rachel Roy's room!
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