I am not a "kindle" person. I love books. I love reading them, holding them, and even the smell of them. I love brand new books, middle of the road books, and I especially have a passion for very old books.
There is something about books that is very calming to me. So when I see a room adorned with book cases, I am immediately drawn to the warmth of the room.
Yesterday, during my lunch break from being a supermodel trophy wife, I watched a TV show on HGTV that featured homes that formerly had other purposes in their past life such as a half-way house, church, and library. The owner of the house that was a former library boasted that her home still smelled like books. I understood her feelings. Forget my creme brulee candle, I would much rather have my home reek of the saltiness of a great novel.
The ironic thing about my fetish for books is that if you asked KTG or Dude, they would testify that I spent very little time in school with my nose stuck into a book. Oh well, some people are late bloomers.
Yesterday, during my lunch break from being a supermodel trophy wife, I watched a TV show on HGTV that featured homes that formerly had other purposes in their past life such as a half-way house, church, and library. The owner of the house that was a former library boasted that her home still smelled like books. I understood her feelings. Forget my creme brulee candle, I would much rather have my home reek of the saltiness of a great novel.
The ironic thing about my fetish for books is that if you asked KTG or Dude, they would testify that I spent very little time in school with my nose stuck into a book. Oh well, some people are late bloomers.
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I would need to wear all-white and lose 20 lbs. to read in this gorgeous room.
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Checks + books = love
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Love the looks of art thrown in with book shelves. Not sure what's going on in that picture but oh well.....
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Great entryway.
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topiaries + books = heaven
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Have always loved the looks of ladders in libraries. Maybe because I am height-challenged.
Apartment therapy
I never lived in an apartment that looked like this!
book shelf porn
I could use a ladder in this room.
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Hope your Thursday if filled with great reading!
I never lived in an apartment that looked like this!
I could use a ladder in this room.
Hope your Thursday if filled with great reading!
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I'm still not a reader, but I love collecting old leather books and I love the smell of my sitting room where most are stored.
ReplyDeleteI love books AND my kindle!
ReplyDeleteStill don't own a kindle either.. and I too enjoy the smell and feel of a book. These are beautiful displays of books and I can definitely picture you lounging around in ANY of these rooms;)
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LOVE the dog reading... so cute. :)
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I love books, just love them! I also want to lose 20 pounds and wear all white while I read books. There is something about the feel and smell of books....priceless. I am sad they are going away and I REALLY hope children's books will always be real....there is something about turning pages and seeing the real illustrations for what they are....The only time I read on a device is on vacation on my iPad if I can't check a book because I need to read before bed every night and sometimes by toiletries take up too much of my suitcase!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness - today's post's 'Dog Pic' is about the most humorous thing I've come-across in awhile - nearly spit my 'Suisse Mocha' across the kitchen table;)
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