tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post5697531941277139548..comments2024-03-18T09:22:55.436-07:00Comments on Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™: Books, Books, and more BooksAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217566407504060905noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-28110208723029314372009-12-31T16:00:48.636-08:002009-12-31T16:00:48.636-08:00piles never look this lovely in my home! i'm j...piles never look this lovely in my home! i'm jealous!!Christi https://www.blogger.com/profile/10119026001651024221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-61572005655410567262008-01-28T18:53:00.000-08:002008-01-28T18:53:00.000-08:00I agree with Thomas Jefferson and Bunny Williams. ...I agree with Thomas Jefferson and Bunny Williams. I simply cannot live without books! I do not own a book I haven't read with the exception of a vintage steamer trunk in the bedroom I use as my "read next" section, which I eye constantly. If my selection on that table gets low, I get nervous.<BR/>I like my books organized by subject then size. I couldn't STAND not knowing where a book was, so I couldn't do by color, but it's very pretty. While I like the neatness of parchment book covers, I'd never do it because I love the colors of the books. I confess I don't like dust jackets. I use them, but I never read a book with the dust jacket on. It drives me to distraction. I read in bed, the windowseat, my big front porch, my back deck...anywhere. I prefer the look of vertical books, but I think Albert Hadley has the right idea...stacks so you can READ the title. Also lights over the bookcase. I'm prepping a post about my dream library, so this is timely. Excellent post, Patricia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-87991608231886382642007-08-22T18:32:00.000-07:002007-08-22T18:32:00.000-07:00Hi OptimuscrimeI think a small amount of piling wi...Hi Optimuscrime<BR/>I think a small amount of piling with minimal sculpture is alright. But you have to draw the line. Thanks for your comment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217566407504060905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-63547041493645581262007-08-22T18:30:00.000-07:002007-08-22T18:30:00.000-07:00Hi AnnaThat shelf of yours is one of my favs.Hi Anna<BR/>That shelf of yours is one of my favs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217566407504060905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-30249821695986449702007-08-22T18:29:00.000-07:002007-08-22T18:29:00.000-07:00Hi JoniYou are too funny. But I agree with you.I ...Hi Joni<BR/>You are too funny. But I agree with you.I think a home has so much more character with good books to read and to look at.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217566407504060905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-73306453505237520592007-08-22T17:06:00.000-07:002007-08-22T17:06:00.000-07:00i can't understand pilers -- those who have neat l...i can't understand pilers -- those who have neat little stacks of books with sculpture poised atop the pile. do these people not read their books? i'd be forever having to undo the little book-pyramids in search of a book i need.wAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-7177778677945942462007-08-06T00:24:00.000-07:002007-08-06T00:24:00.000-07:00Thanks for the mention Patricia!! I absolutely lo...Thanks for the mention Patricia!! I absolutely love all of the other images you have included too! Great post!<BR/>XO<BR/>AnnaAnna Spirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032398753102441691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-29091743109661456262007-08-01T23:16:00.000-07:002007-08-01T23:16:00.000-07:00Patricia - How embarassing! That poor pathetic do...Patricia - How embarassing! That poor pathetic dog picture that my husband suprised me with! ugh....<BR/>ok, enough with low self esteem.<BR/><BR/>I LOVE your post! Isn't it weird to go in a person's house and they have NO books at all? I swear, I have clients that don't have books! If that's the case, I go to Half Price Books and buy a few boxes of them for the shelves just to "warm" the place up. This post is really up everyone's alley on Blogspot. Thanks!<BR/>Jonicotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-25252639519558936842007-08-01T09:22:00.000-07:002007-08-01T09:22:00.000-07:00Hi Katie..I bet you can hardly wait to get your ne...Hi Katie..I bet you can hardly wait to get your new bookshelves installed in your office. Post a picture when you get it done. <BR/><BR/>Hi Franki<BR/>Your book that sits under your sculpture sounds interesting. And yes a study devoted to books sounds wonderful.<BR/><BR/>Hi Girl Meets Glamour<BR/>Your library sounds great. Thanks for your comment.<BR/><BR/>Hi POC<BR/>Your book collection sounds like mine...spreading, sprawling, happy abandon.<BR/><BR/>Hi Terri<BR/>I love the little stone birds resting atop your books. They sound charming.<BR/><BR/>Hi Design Talk<BR/>Thanks for the link to your color-coordinated bookshelf post. What a fun way to display kids books and teach them their colors.<BR/><BR/>Hi Suzy<BR/>It sounds like you have a fantastic book collection. And I also can't part with books. They become like good friends.<BR/><BR/>Hi All The Best<BR/>I also can't live without books.<BR/>Thanks for your comment and quote by Thomas Jefferson.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217566407504060905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-80105785956413998232007-08-01T04:59:00.000-07:002007-08-01T04:59:00.000-07:00I have always liked Thomas Jefferson’s quote, I ca...I have always liked Thomas Jefferson’s quote, I cannot live without books. I am the exact same way! I have books in every room of our home. Most of mine are on bookshelves and stacked on tables.ALL THE BESThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061884142057169005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-82758009262787866212007-07-31T18:55:00.000-07:002007-07-31T18:55:00.000-07:00Great post, fantastic images. I am a big collecto...Great post, fantastic images. I am a big collector of books too, not matter what it is, and I can't seem to part with them (even books from school). Plus, my husband is an editor so our place is a little crowded with books at the moment, so your post is timely. Mostly my books are on shelves (much like the Miles Redd image) just because its easier in our small apartment, but I love the idea of having them all over.Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245251599939279346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-87868008689939893592007-07-31T16:59:00.000-07:002007-07-31T16:59:00.000-07:00We are such huge bibliophiles around here...what a...We are such huge bibliophiles around here...what an excellent post! Just no, absolutely no, book spines turned around for fashion! You'll love these color-coordinated shelves, too:<BR/>http://designtalk.homevisions.com/2007/05/31/more-decorating-for-bibliophiles/<BR/>Happy Reading!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-62606969885510770602007-07-31T15:10:00.000-07:002007-07-31T15:10:00.000-07:00I'm a big reader, so I have piles of novels around...I'm a big reader, so I have piles of novels around everywhere, as well as my coffee table and larger format books. I love books stacked horizontally so you can read the titles. Nothing bugs me more than craning my neck sideways to read titles (I have neck issues anyway, with my headaches)!<BR/><BR/>Piles of books are great ways to showcase little objects on top! I have many little stone birds and favorite heavy things I use for paperweights and door stops.<BR/><BR/>I don't like books in the bathroom. There is something yucky to me about books near toilets. That being said, I usually have decor magazine in drawers nearby with the spare TP!Windlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014227226507484798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-74377665474512875832007-07-31T13:13:00.000-07:002007-07-31T13:13:00.000-07:00How great to be able to see how others display and...How great to be able to see how others display and store their books. Mine are in bookshelves, piled on tables, arranged as part of vignettes.... The list just goes on!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-70332951202628112372007-07-31T12:43:00.000-07:002007-07-31T12:43:00.000-07:00I can't get enough of these images. Great selecti...I can't get enough of these images. Great selection! I would say my I usually keep my library as a cross between Miles Redd and David Duncan Livingston image. I find that magazines are best stacked and books either way!<BR/><BR/>~Kategirl meets glamourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355848615966403193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-61913243601506491082007-07-31T12:14:00.000-07:002007-07-31T12:14:00.000-07:00oh boy...big topic! I have a penchant for "all thi...oh boy...big topic! I have a penchant for "all things neat" so books cause both a dilemma and an opportunity in terms of design. <BR/><BR/>I have a few books that serve as decoration (one rests underneath a sculpture, another enjoys its prestigious spot on the coffee table/ottoman), but the rest are banished to bookshelves. In my next home I will have built-in bookcases in a study, the type of room that cries out for books to adorn its walls.franki durbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547998466781016103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-88850065101007625482007-07-31T08:54:00.000-07:002007-07-31T08:54:00.000-07:00Great images! I love books too and display in all ...Great images! I love books too and display in all of the ways you have mentioned! I am just about to put in lots of bookshelves in my new office for all of my design books, so I am very excited about that!<BR/><BR/>Note: Is the photo from David Duncan Livingston designed by him or photographed by him? He is a wonderful photographer, and used to design also, but not sure he does anymore. GREAT guy by the way, and a wonderful Interiors photographer!katiedidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682823255667624459noreply@blogger.com