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| image from Pottery Barn |
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| image from Pottery Barn |
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| image from Pottery Barn |
However, my use of books in decorating has never gone beyond stacking them on a shelf. I arranged my books according to author or genre, or, if I felt like being fancy, by size. For me, once I finished with a book, I either returned it to the library (when I remembered), passed it along to a friend, or shelved it...until just recently.
In the hall I have a console table where I had put a white gourd lamp on one end. It looked fine until I put a really large apothecary jar on the other end of the table. The apothecary jar dwarfed the lamp. What to do? I grabbed a couple of burgundy hard covered books and placed them under the lamp. Suddenly, and very easily, it looked right! Have a look.
It was nice to put the Chaucer text from my university days to good use- even though I sometimes get a spine chill when I see it. (Was that even a compulsory course, and if not, what was I thinking!) Oh well, the Chaucer book looks a bit more highbrow than if I had used my Tori Spelling autobiography (don't judge...).
Also, I remember having read somewhere that books in a kitchen can give a really comfy, homey feel, but at the time I knew I didn't have many open areas for books. Then I spotted this little blank space under the microwave!
I added some cookbooks, a bowl and a few other things already owned.
This little display looks much more interesting now and having cookbooks on a counter is really convenient.
I'm working on taking better pictures- bear with me!
It's fun to fuss with displays, so I'm sure I'll find more places where I can use books as accessories, but I think I'll try to choose books that bring back better memories than my 3rd year Chaucer course!
