Books by the foot???

[hadassahchana[$]]

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Designing a theater or film set?



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Shelves full of unread books. I know I'd sure be impressed if I were visiting a home whose owner bought the books but wasn't familiar with any of them. Now I've heard of everything.


Cindy

[murasaki]

I'm not surprised. But I feel very sorry for anyone who actually uses this service. They're missing out on discovering books for themselves.

[MrsNormanMaine[$]]

When I was redoing the library at Chateau Maine, I ordered a hundred and seventy-five shelf feet of books in lovely shades of blue and aquamarine. The effect is quite striking. I got the idea from Babs Streisand; however, I believe she used earth tones for a more subdued effect.

MNM !queen

[drmomentum[$]]

For people who don't get the fun of books.

-JP

[soxfan[$]]

I can see the need for a play or movie, but for someone's home? Blech.

[theworm[$]]

Wasn't there someplace that sold just the facade of books to decorate with. I mean, if you're not going to read them, why not just buy fake bindings.

[emeleel]

Somebody here posted a bookcase that features spines of fake books - but it is actually a bookcase to put real books in. It wasn't too long ago that it was posted.

Someday when I inherit a bazillion dollars I would love to own sets of books that I love, bound in similar bindings. Like the "library edition" sets of famous books like Agatha Christie, etc. My mom for years was a member of the Louis L'amour book club, and has just about every book he ever published, all in the same bindings. I just love the look - but I wouldn't just buy a bunch of books for their looks. It would have to be books that I already love for themselves.

[CurtisEdmonds]

I actually have a few feet of old Southwest Reporters -- bound volumes of legal cases -- that I got pretty much for free; they're (potentially) useful in decorating. But I would never ever read them; no one would.

[Helen_B[$]]

No, wait, I think I could order what I like to read, and also have the books color coordinated. How about if I have the money to do that, and then I go to used book stores and Amazon, buy the books I want, and keep the change? Anybody want to bankroll me?