Books and their homes.... - Page 10

Marvystone · 17-05-2008

Bookinist/ Nils Holger Moormann

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Bookinist is a movable chair designed especially for reading.
It is based on the principle of a pushcart and can be rolled to a favourite spot.
About 80 paperbacks can be stored ready for use in the arms and the backrest of the chair.
With a reading lamp and hidden compartments for writing utensils (reading-glass, bookmarks, pencil, pencil sharpener and a pocketbock are included) Bookinist invites you to read and think at your leisure.

moormann

seanutbutter · 17-05-2008

The setup in this room is ideal for a reading environment, although it seems designed for a very tall person!

nytimes.com

adorefaith · 17-05-2008

that's lovely and cosy^ would be so nice on a winter night..

there must be a fireplace somewhere there because i can see the logs stacked outside...even better!!!.

....i dont think you need to be tall..you just need a step ladder.

**gius** · 18-05-2008

that one with the wooden armrest #136 that opens up & can put books in
--it's like a lunchbox/suitcase

would be totally awesome just as that ... minus the chair

ideally though, not as heavy

ponytrot · 24-05-2008

love the recently posted rooms

BerlinRocks · 24-05-2008

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Originally Posted by gingeraunt

http://gizmodo.com/358636/stairs-boo...move-to-london

this is so good!!!
i love this.... when you have little space this is soo "pratique"... though i'm scared of the "stairs" thing....

thanks...

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I wonder if they have all been read or just bought to fit in with the colours?

I recently had (and actually still doing) to put all my library in boxes... so had to see all the books i have.... like 15 boxes (i have some lot of pockets books....) - it's not that much but as i'm just in my twenties it's ok... planning to buy more.... a lot more!
it just came to my mind i hadn't read 30% of them.... It's not just to decorate that i buy books... i'm a paper freak and just love looking and then reading....

i just buy and sometimes don't read....
but if i had to decorate my library with books it would be with La Pleïade not something with colours....
http://www.gallimard.fr/collections/pleiade.htm

gingeraunt · 26-05-2008

^ thanks! i'm glad u liked! it's such an ingenious use of space.

just a tip: i was at my local library and i noticed the librarians doing this, they would push the smaller sized books forward to make them all even in the front. so i went home and tried it, and it makes it look so much better. do other ppl know about this?

fairy · 26-05-2008

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Originally Posted by alphabetical

This one is quite famous in the Flickr circle.
http://flickr.com/photos/santos/27538777/

oh i love this! looks great

the book chair is quite funny too...a bit too Inspector Gadget-ish for my taste though

seanutbutter · 26-05-2008

This room is almost too extravagant for my taste, but I do like the rich, warm colors.

William Zbaren for NYTimes.com

fairy · 27-05-2008

its too strict for my taste

BerlinRocks · 28-05-2008

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Originally Posted by gingeraunt

^ thanks! i'm glad u liked! it's such an ingenious use of space.

just a tip: i was at my local library and i noticed the librarians doing this, they would push the smaller sized books forward to make them all even in the front. so i went home and tried it, and it makes it look so much better. do other ppl know about this?

absolutely not... if they would do this in university library then it would sooo easier to find the pocket books....

But I don't do this as I prefer to put big books all together and pocket books all together.... it's easier to me...
but i'll try in my next library....

adorefaith · 28-05-2008

^ that room is too rigid for my tastes....nothing cosy or inviting about it....although i do love those 2 chairs on the left

and i'm sure with the fireplace in the winter it is much cosier....

Arteta · 28-05-2008

Do any of you buy books you'd never read just because of the cover? Just so your bookshelf can look the way you want it?

If I owned one of those rooms posted that are old, I'd probably buy a lot of old looking books regardless of what they were about.

fairy · 28-05-2008

^i personally wouldnt do that...what if people come to visit and ask u 'oh what did u think of that book?'

seanutbutter · 28-05-2008

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Originally Posted by Arteta

Do any of you buy books you'd never read just because of the cover? Just so your bookshelf can look the way you want it?

Never. Half the time I don't pay attention to covers in the first place. I'm more interested in the content.

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adorefaith i'm almost ready.. Profile: Location: rocky mountains Gender: femme Posts: 13,076 Status: Online	that's lovely and cosy^ would be so nice on a winter night.. there must be a fireplace somewhere there because i can see the logs stacked outside...even better!!!. ....i dont think you need to be tall..you just need a step ladder. __________________ maybe..just maybe in time i'll be fine..
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18-05-2008	#139
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26-05-2008	#142
gingeraunt scenester Profile: Posts: 70	^ thanks! i'm glad u liked! it's such an ingenious use of space. just a tip: i was at my local library and i noticed the librarians doing this, they would push the smaller sized books forward to make them all even in the front. so i went home and tried it, and it makes it look so much better. do other ppl know about this?
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28-05-2008	#147
adorefaith i'm almost ready.. Profile: Location: rocky mountains Gender: femme Posts: 13,076 Status: Online	^ that room is too rigid for my tastes....nothing cosy or inviting about it....although i do love those 2 chairs on the left and i'm sure with the fireplace in the winter it is much cosier.... __________________ maybe..just maybe in time i'll be fine..
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28-05-2008	#148
Arteta scenester Profile: Location: England Gender: homme Posts: 62	Do any of you buy books you'd never read just because of the cover? Just so your bookshelf can look the way you want it? If I owned one of those rooms posted that are old, I'd probably buy a lot of old looking books regardless of what they were about. __________________ I like my money right where I can see it. Hanging in my closet. - SJP
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28-05-2008	#149
fairy V.I.P. Profile: Location: Austria Gender: femme Posts: 28,851	^i personally wouldnt do that...what if people come to visit and ask u 'oh what did u think of that book?' __________________ bring on the headless horses, wherever they may roam....
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