Bookshelves Decorating
Books are often the best ornaments in our rooms. They bring
color, texture interest, and mystery. You can pick up a history book and go on
the journey. You can have your favorite writers in all your rooms, going back to
the ancients from Greece and Rome, authors of rank who have stood the test of
time, class examples of universal wisdom. There are a lot of writers who have
expanded the intellectual and spiritual knowledge of human beings. Having their
books at hand is an intellectual blessing and spiritually uplifting. Books are
friends and you always feel comforted when you are among your favorite authors'
works.
Fake books can be bought "by the yard" with familiar titles
but no content are as lifeless as artificial flowers. You are not
nourished by looking at the menu: you want partake of the banquette. The
wonderful reality of a good books is their timelessness. Books that expand your
mind and spirit never become obsolete and the first additions can become more
valuable to you and others over time.
There is an art of book placement. When you faced with floor to
ceiling bookcases in the library or any other room, you should create
some still life compositions with botanicals, porcelain and brass
objects, and
statues and bookends. This process is grate fun, because you enjoy
experiencing art and treasured objects among books you love. There is a
grate temptation among book and art collectors to rest paintings in
front of books. But to avid readers, it isn't fair to hide cherished
volumes behind pictures and it can drive someone crazy to spend time
searching for a book only to discover it was hiding behind a picture
frame.
All of you with an insatiable appetite for books and learning
will inevitable be forced to stow books on high, hard-to-reach shelves. A handy
piece of equipment to have under this circumstances is folding library steps.
Very often some of our favorite books are actually placed on the higher shelves
because they're easier to locate and seem safer up high. On the lower shelves
you can break up the mass of books by stacking some horizontally, and, when
there is room, you can lay books side by side, inviting people to touch and open
them. Displaying a book on a rack on shelves between solid stacks of books
can add interested and beauty. When you run out of bookshelves, you can stuck
your books on the floor and on tables.
If you love books, be sure to display a few of your favorites in a way
that will invite visitors to pick them up. Books should have a lively presence,
opening you up to spontaneous adventures. If you want to place a few treasured
books on a table or lying flat on a shelf, not because they're coffee-table
picture books but because you want family and friends to notice them, put a
grosgrain ribbon in each book as a book-mark, luring people to see what's
inside. It rarely fails to strike up a conversation. People are naturally
curious, and will ask you why you like the book or whether you know the author.
Books have a powerful way of connecting people.
Bookshelves Decorating Tips:
To further lure potential
readers, move large books over the table edge to add drama.
Lining up books and other objects
perfectly appears rigid and can cause the air of become static. When books are
too neatly placed, they're not inviting.
If you have some chairs that are too delicate for normal use,
a stack of books will create intrigue and insure that no one will sit there
If you have a book with
sumptuous photography, open it on a table or on a book stand and turn the page
every day or so to reveal a different picture.
