Impractical Styling- Books by color

July 11, 2012

My husband is big into books.  They are his most prized possessions.  What do you want for your birthday? a book, what do you want for Christmas? a book, for father's day? a book. You get the gist. He has his own Amazon wish list filled with pages and pages of the books he wants. Books are very important around here.  He spends a lot of time organizing and reorganizing them.  He divides them by category, then by author.  So whenever I see this rainbow trend of bookcase styling- I go crazy.  

I don't get it.  How would you go about finding what you want?  I don't think anyone would remember the color of the spine.....So... impractical styling, yes?  pretty? I don't even think so.  

Don't buy books just to decorate! Buy books with a purpose- read them!! agree?

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  1. mes bijouxJuly 11, 2012 at 6:08 AM

    I think the same, but in a par. I mean I think that is not practical at all, but on the oher hand it looks so nice to me! anyway, I prefer to have them organizes by category.
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  2. UnknownJuly 11, 2012 at 6:52 AM

    The other day someone was telling a story about visiting an LA mansion where there was not even one single book. Books are a necessity. So i think they do become part of overall decoration. This is probably over the top, but it still looks cool!

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  3. Dana McDowellJuly 11, 2012 at 9:53 AM

    I worked in a book store, and by the time I left (only a year) I could visually remember some books by their spines. Maybe it's just be, but I think I could navigate this well!!!

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  4. AnnantaraJuly 11, 2012 at 2:49 PM

    Thank you, thank you very much for the n.p.
    How was your travel?
    I' ll continue reading your blog!! Very interesting!!!!!

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    1. Albertina M. CisnerosJuly 11, 2012 at 4:32 PM

      Everything is well!! Tired and still off balance with the time difference. I love my necklace!! xx

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  5. AmbsJuly 11, 2012 at 10:07 PM

    I admit, I have organized my books this way ;) Now they're a little bit organized by color but more so just artfully displayed. Is it weird that I think part of the fun is looking for the book I want? I have only about 50 displayed, however, I think that makes a difference!

    Love your blog - I discovered it through The Aestate (and I loved your post there). Can't wait to read more! :)

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    1. AlbertinaJuly 12, 2012 at 5:19 AM

      I like that perspective. I never thought of that- having fun while looking for the book you want. That is why I love when people leave comments because I can get a different perspective. awesome! thanks Amberly

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  6. LiveLaughDecorateJuly 13, 2012 at 5:40 AM

    Hmmm. So agree that books should be bought for reading not decorating. But I can see some purposeful color coordination happening if say you organize books by genre and then wrap the jacket covers in a specific color, that way you'll know all your self help books are in blue, and your anger management books are in red.

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