Every home should have: Books

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRtKFsYMiqn9GnjB1ZU2e0zAvprX26T-g7wUkKgilbV9Uz3rrvgm0o6aXuNfgyfRpXd-LxRzKnlwESbZK1mkeypbDD780gs28549vKzaXeyVdtmyzmRUGH9Z-8lCdEO1vr3DHRl-2nC2b/s1600/9c7899b2fc3e150de3bc9e2052d46928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRtKFsYMiqn9GnjB1ZU2e0zAvprX26T-g7wUkKgilbV9Uz3rrvgm0o6aXuNfgyfRpXd-LxRzKnlwESbZK1mkeypbDD780gs28549vKzaXeyVdtmyzmRUGH9Z-8lCdEO1vr3DHRl-2nC2b/s400/9c7899b2fc3e150de3bc9e2052d46928.jpg" width="389" /></a></div>There is only a handful of things that would make a house become a home other than books.  It lends the house a life and intimacy of its own.  The thing I miss the most from our previous home is our beautiful black bookcases filled with books and magazines ranging from different subjects that covered everything from Design, History, Bestsellers to even fun books like "How to be like Audrey".  They have this magical touch that makes them look good in any type of display either piled up on the floor, on top of a table, or in bookcases. Yes, every home should have books.  Enjoy!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HXo4AgiESTxik9Jn72I61gE4g2De8Idavl-FmUK1QLV1i0KLdi70fZekgHZJVaySWon7hLSfl1v8B3A3CBDSe-4WlzoVMxSae3vv_Ml98j2opWHScCgcxD3bikNwSeYiv9TWBo10kmg9/s1600/ea04377d0932425d9b4c8eb6a48e6784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HXo4AgiESTxik9Jn72I61gE4g2De8Idavl-FmUK1QLV1i0KLdi70fZekgHZJVaySWon7hLSfl1v8B3A3CBDSe-4WlzoVMxSae3vv_Ml98j2opWHScCgcxD3bikNwSeYiv9TWBo10kmg9/s400/ea04377d0932425d9b4c8eb6a48e6784.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxIF-ihfWTy9R0J3slFdEg0I7xmWyieHVW6VoA-T-89zUTgZfB34sum4UFtrHPzYpsJ7loCyafRBc1O_JgydLmQ5BrPaLGmgIEeB24riPKUOIjIptBvtrPeqHJCjHpI209Nlw51XWqY2M/s1600/188264dd32f099b655cbbc86724d6ff8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxIF-ihfWTy9R0J3slFdEg0I7xmWyieHVW6VoA-T-89zUTgZfB34sum4UFtrHPzYpsJ7loCyafRBc1O_JgydLmQ5BrPaLGmgIEeB24riPKUOIjIptBvtrPeqHJCjHpI209Nlw51XWqY2M/s400/188264dd32f099b655cbbc86724d6ff8.jpg" width="467" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6q66AIKv30UYv8S7e3_bP8Np9EkFx345PYXex3sm05c6q9FWBkxGOOf9T8X_-JUBGFb8XhgW1iYCGDFZdPswFgyd3f0Obnly52ftzsvGfbHipKh3FcFL2jEGYBCKxS8mJs_kvP2b_Yjo/s1600/ac95fa40aa9d3ce785eb5d26033a8e6b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6q66AIKv30UYv8S7e3_bP8Np9EkFx345PYXex3sm05c6q9FWBkxGOOf9T8X_-JUBGFb8XhgW1iYCGDFZdPswFgyd3f0Obnly52ftzsvGfbHipKh3FcFL2jEGYBCKxS8mJs_kvP2b_Yjo/s400/ac95fa40aa9d3ce785eb5d26033a8e6b.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2-AGzJcC36DLplEmrBOL6q0S8ooVha_ygnLjUbB_Z9gVfImfynLBjR7TrDGGRBFawfTyHP91gH4CNEuo04bXcSjxcUJebPcK26OHuj4c1DfAsRzs1M4AOzzp4Atqd6SK7WgaNIrtpeo3/s1600/668aef47c54bd9f1150bd128ad4cf351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2-AGzJcC36DLplEmrBOL6q0S8ooVha_ygnLjUbB_Z9gVfImfynLBjR7TrDGGRBFawfTyHP91gH4CNEuo04bXcSjxcUJebPcK26OHuj4c1DfAsRzs1M4AOzzp4Atqd6SK7WgaNIrtpeo3/s400/668aef47c54bd9f1150bd128ad4cf351.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_alm6F3XXpksl4brhYf01iu228S9bM_FWOsqECFHB3cF1CPcm9aL_lbH2ujFxIChBVIQHBKXcO_rMnBERvcKniJ1KlAucy6m1Xak1vgCfmA4NcMj0Qu_7nfJL4WxRbyRffHqq42CZ6Pl/s1600/c434acd20c0ac81712b2aed1d5f60df9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_alm6F3XXpksl4brhYf01iu228S9bM_FWOsqECFHB3cF1CPcm9aL_lbH2ujFxIChBVIQHBKXcO_rMnBERvcKniJ1KlAucy6m1Xak1vgCfmA4NcMj0Qu_7nfJL4WxRbyRffHqq42CZ6Pl/s400/c434acd20c0ac81712b2aed1d5f60df9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoe3mXHEInZcKFkXt5QleyyFKhMi1B_cbC_FzOzhRSyhoUtt1oSPKhPsmEOkwjccGSENEF5FUGUUJjb1IYylrko7U0EnTbSYw6KwL7Zq3CmxOIzc6BfCGfY6fOC2Pl8U-wvArraYWAIcBi/s1600/e98eb5a44eb0ad5b4368ad455c5dfb40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoe3mXHEInZcKFkXt5QleyyFKhMi1B_cbC_FzOzhRSyhoUtt1oSPKhPsmEOkwjccGSENEF5FUGUUJjb1IYylrko7U0EnTbSYw6KwL7Zq3CmxOIzc6BfCGfY6fOC2Pl8U-wvArraYWAIcBi/s400/e98eb5a44eb0ad5b4368ad455c5dfb40.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Images from AD, HB, Elle Decor.</span></div>

Every home should have: Books

There is only a handful of things that would make a house become a home other than books.  It lends the house a life and intimacy of its own...

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Purple, the color of royalty...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: webdings; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: #993399; font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: webdings; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: #993399; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNxFaR8W0z0CyAWBXnAXHvDWoPVyagpXgjiIBrth9ScQ4Og96Pi8j0hczPaggNWaQ3GYiA6q-02WwWu1YUAstBtYbx5M_Bi0zfx-6cCY5lA0uldVLDmBaUyZ6OjdWoojkk8f_3vy1tT8/s1600/lonny+Magazine.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470468645220752210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNxFaR8W0z0CyAWBXnAXHvDWoPVyagpXgjiIBrth9ScQ4Og96Pi8j0hczPaggNWaQ3GYiA6q-02WwWu1YUAstBtYbx5M_Bi0zfx-6cCY5lA0uldVLDmBaUyZ6OjdWoojkk8f_3vy1tT8/s400/lonny+Magazine.jpg" width="497" /></a></span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZ-zCCmcJus_Zw4ofDBSmJA29bU0EOWF00xwoJ8Ns5eSj8zWUt5JaMut-uT_oTdmdveZX2xHyJ7HfhEIyJ8Wmdw0KBlEN7_AXX-DW_bqjfIX5ZeAo4RZu8JesXgtVBg_683WS0GEsFuU/s1600/kelly+wearstler+Hue+book.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470469257358828322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZ-zCCmcJus_Zw4ofDBSmJA29bU0EOWF00xwoJ8Ns5eSj8zWUt5JaMut-uT_oTdmdveZX2xHyJ7HfhEIyJ8Wmdw0KBlEN7_AXX-DW_bqjfIX5ZeAo4RZu8JesXgtVBg_683WS0GEsFuU/s400/kelly+wearstler+Hue+book.jpg" style="height: 329px; width: 487px;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kelly Wearstler Hue Book limited edition.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6bgBE41-hE8jlz5G5tjoO-ByfsRHtnVSBgAZ_PXI3T76v5Ql0mvvfyFMA7JsS2bpJZQlK1KNQ0vNWtzlhds_B4fqLeBuMTVxZ9GLXSo1Yt63QadZ9VPafKMjLJI9Gl3_qUCprstLdzk/s1600/bruno+de+gaumont.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470468646509324658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6bgBE41-hE8jlz5G5tjoO-ByfsRHtnVSBgAZ_PXI3T76v5Ql0mvvfyFMA7JsS2bpJZQlK1KNQ0vNWtzlhds_B4fqLeBuMTVxZ9GLXSo1Yt63QadZ9VPafKMjLJI9Gl3_qUCprstLdzk/s400/bruno+de+gaumont.jpg" style="height: 394px; width: 490px;" /></a><br />Bruno De Gaumont via <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a><br /><br />top <a href="http://www.lonnymag.com/Home.html">Lonny</a> Magazine</div></div>

Purple, the color of royalty...

Kelly Wearstler Hue Book limited edition. Bruno De Gaumont via Elle Decor top  Lonny Magazine

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Sleeping with books

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Considering that I don't sleep much at all it may not be the best idea for me to have books in my bedroom. But, the coziness that books bring into a bedroom is a great option for either small or big spaces.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25LNh4Rx6dmWcTKtfzRhpSv6zBjIEuzJHBao9_IqJ_6PZ6YUjmMViEXiIyCR9szx9cRhLLuv4AD4gC9K17Eh-vxD8DXFdz2RXcSRPEOjPVQ6pXZkh3_aDiBlg5ZtUXXmi8huXo7oq0-8/s1600/studio+anneta.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="424" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466879182573504146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25LNh4Rx6dmWcTKtfzRhpSv6zBjIEuzJHBao9_IqJ_6PZ6YUjmMViEXiIyCR9szx9cRhLLuv4AD4gC9K17Eh-vxD8DXFdz2RXcSRPEOjPVQ6pXZkh3_aDiBlg5ZtUXXmi8huXo7oq0-8/s400/studio+anneta.jpg" width="460" /></a><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8Jlol7FZ2d-1F1iEBPQ2UjwAPWes1REVNHyFrtQm06j1-r1WuxA_TA2pq2gyj6LmBrdvyDjnwWIZLA7DwNLaCfKxaYW7UhwfhXK58RDwL0N9sIYZHeKw8CbINUXCp6hq3yh3IQHdl5Y/s1600/2495728854_76aac48db5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="460" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466879174187923986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8Jlol7FZ2d-1F1iEBPQ2UjwAPWes1REVNHyFrtQm06j1-r1WuxA_TA2pq2gyj6LmBrdvyDjnwWIZLA7DwNLaCfKxaYW7UhwfhXK58RDwL0N9sIYZHeKw8CbINUXCp6hq3yh3IQHdl5Y/s400/2495728854_76aac48db5.jpg" width="460" /></a><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gMcUDLcPtKGe9PEIIVfC7hAv0fv2ceGRS7xWZdKNOrtRwo3aRlHIBNvhN0z_RylNcNmChfyKzLr7vyxPFR18El5dmhwMTc3NgbRCn3r8HhAuFRhW0l7WLy71sBk2G2O9dlmmCkaU50w/s1600/072a2df1e069.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="432" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466879168007873762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gMcUDLcPtKGe9PEIIVfC7hAv0fv2ceGRS7xWZdKNOrtRwo3aRlHIBNvhN0z_RylNcNmChfyKzLr7vyxPFR18El5dmhwMTc3NgbRCn3r8HhAuFRhW0l7WLy71sBk2G2O9dlmmCkaU50w/s400/072a2df1e069.jpg" width="460" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5izsaMvnUD9ZHb7sFjrflTuGYYDjITZY84d-sTa7HPEEoQWvL2sxX7ZrMFwOheb7_QnnsBulyUC7i8IpJWJIET2SwnmyXBhers3x_xiB3FqJ2I99Tw-_4zxJwmmCeVrQhi8_xZbZNEM/s1600/main.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="460" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466879176877043538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5izsaMvnUD9ZHb7sFjrflTuGYYDjITZY84d-sTa7HPEEoQWvL2sxX7ZrMFwOheb7_QnnsBulyUC7i8IpJWJIET2SwnmyXBhers3x_xiB3FqJ2I99Tw-_4zxJwmmCeVrQhi8_xZbZNEM/s400/main.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 85%;">Image credit <a href="http://studioannetta.blogspot.com/">1</a> & <a href="http://www.livingetc.com/">4</a></span></div>

Sleeping with books

Considering that I don't sleep much at all it may not be the best idea for me to have books in my bedroom. But, the coziness that books...

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Reading Spaces

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">All the unnecessary snow that have come upon us in the East Coast reminded me of these photos from my file and how I would like to cuddle up with a good book in one of these fantastic reading spaces.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnNo_1hFpJhp8JoTYpFb6A2GApTWCBj5b98Z3ZkWu5S20cb5cnHmPqTvNP6NoilP7uvMEJPBHTTLgZ3RYiORCTNQrXI94C84u23q4b58p2M4EnpuNc92lDCAuxuktk-0Gxd-JN-H17k4/s1600-h/379_1a_12g.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="590" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439274954498501474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnNo_1hFpJhp8JoTYpFb6A2GApTWCBj5b98Z3ZkWu5S20cb5cnHmPqTvNP6NoilP7uvMEJPBHTTLgZ3RYiORCTNQrXI94C84u23q4b58p2M4EnpuNc92lDCAuxuktk-0Gxd-JN-H17k4/s400/379_1a_12g.jpg" width="466" /></a></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcW3iVm2YVfnTduSKM-J4aK9_IZndxkz_j4ucZBo6WkwvfIq2rRSA02WEs6dzBVnIHv1XONqXDVEHJkyIP1n4SQ9mrOkJD-apRDgu7HXiOW9XMTsla2Tj4ysABYQHFEmchoA8VtNM0oA/s1600-h/379_1a_4g.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439274943300181890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcW3iVm2YVfnTduSKM-J4aK9_IZndxkz_j4ucZBo6WkwvfIq2rRSA02WEs6dzBVnIHv1XONqXDVEHJkyIP1n4SQ9mrOkJD-apRDgu7HXiOW9XMTsla2Tj4ysABYQHFEmchoA8VtNM0oA/s400/379_1a_4g.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 418px; width: 460px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NRXdMMn-fGGY2e4T-mAdYAvVStvldsi1Nwf5U9qW0UkrBUaHSolIDwEund92qNKhjyz86N4vgUnvlt2M6Fj_osIFy9CsZKz2FrfW2gntpJvV_UgXxfMDf3pzL9owO1Hm85D_zXWFsCY/s1600-h/379_1a_8g.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="590" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439274950810218482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NRXdMMn-fGGY2e4T-mAdYAvVStvldsi1Nwf5U9qW0UkrBUaHSolIDwEund92qNKhjyz86N4vgUnvlt2M6Fj_osIFy9CsZKz2FrfW2gntpJvV_UgXxfMDf3pzL9owO1Hm85D_zXWFsCY/s400/379_1a_8g.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixl6WYk-0o1THsax45WQWKa5LoooMzQlDdZSbY9yrGMToejshHuahUCUZP0E3M4MKHqZWldtBkZNVHJMjiGKR29DyQWv66V-6yOXng8sZ8TmU66K-wCXtpM-AaVjz8_0e6VKwmbwTP1Ag/s1600-h/379_1a_1g.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="590" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439274942442802354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixl6WYk-0o1THsax45WQWKa5LoooMzQlDdZSbY9yrGMToejshHuahUCUZP0E3M4MKHqZWldtBkZNVHJMjiGKR29DyQWv66V-6yOXng8sZ8TmU66K-wCXtpM-AaVjz8_0e6VKwmbwTP1Ag/s400/379_1a_1g.jpg" width="462" /></a></div></div>

Reading Spaces

All the unnecessary snow that have come upon us in the East Coast reminded me of these photos from my file and how I would like to cuddle up...

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