On Making Librarians Grow Faint

Filed under Accessorizing, Color, Design Principles, Individualized Advice

An email from a reader:

Hi Denise
I have noticed a lot of photographs lately on the decorating blogs of books displayed by color on shelves.  What do you think about this?  Thanks for taking the time to answer, Jesse

Well, Jesse, I’ve seen a lot of this, too.  We must be reading the same stuff!  This picture made the blog rounds many times.  Whoever did this certainly caused an uproar!

I decided to go around my house and take random pictures of a few of the millions of stacks of books I have.  It is hard not to notice that I tend to do this.  Not as rigidly as the picture, mind you, but certain colors tend to–congregate.  I can’t really help myself. 

Citrus colors by my bed

lighter greens on my nightstand.  I really don't like the color green of that imfamous Domino book.

Oranges at the foot of my bed

More Citrus in the Library

I think this stack of greens and blues is so pretty!

But these are "my" colors.  I am comfortable in these tones...

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