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Decorating with Books (House Beautiful) | 
 enlarge | Author: Marie Proeller Hueston
Publisher: Hearst
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 123556
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.7 x 0.7
ISBN: 1588164934
Dewey Decimal Number: 747.9
EAN: 9781588164933
ASIN: 1588164934
Publication Date: June 28, 2006
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Product Description
From House Beautiful comes a worthy addition to any decorator's library--a stylish guide on making books a part of your home decor.
Opening the pages of a book can instantly carry you off to another world. But did you realize that, open or closed, books can also make your real world--your home--more fabulous? As legendary designer Billy Baldwin pointed out, they're “the best decoration,” capable of bringing incredible warmth, color, and character to a room. From grand bookcases in home libraries to casual stacks artfully arrayed on chairs, House Beautiful presents countless eye-catching ideas for displaying and arranging your hardcovers, paperbacks, encyclopedias, and even valuable first editions. Useful tips shed light on how to organize a large collection; situate bookcases in the room for the best effect; and make the most of books' appealing visual and tactile qualities. From traditional interpretations to contemporary visions--such as putting a book on a pedestal as an objet d'art--these concepts write a new page in design.
A Selection of the Homestyle Book Club.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Many great ideas! June 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved reading and looking at the pictures in this book! I have a lot of books (and dust-catchers) so needed some ideas on placement. This book shows many different ideas in many different types of settings....living room/dining room/family room/study. It really gave me the courage to try some different things! Also, I saw some books I just MUST have.
D. Jones
Decorating with Books April 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am completely satisfied with my purchase. It's the first time and I'll do it again.
Excellent book August 12, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book shows some stunning rooms beautifully decorated with books. For everyone who loves books and loves decorating it is full of inspiration and ideas.
 Books or Elegant Rooms? April 12, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I sent the book back to Amazon. Was disappointed in it. I expected it to be more about books and less about elegant rooms to put them in. A few books put on a chair or on a table or, obviously, in a bookcase really isn't that imaginative. A good magazine showing displays of collectibles including books does a better job as far as I'm concerned.
what to do with all those books March 3, 2007
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
When you have 6000 books and counting, it is a continuing challenge to find ways of storing, shelving and displaying them without looking like you've taken up residence in a public library.
"Decorating With Books" is not my favourite book on this subject. (I preferred "At Home With Books" by Ellis, Seebohm and Sykes for the sheer volume - no pun intended -- of books shown in the illustrations). Nevertheless, "Decorating With Books" is a very practical choice for many book owners and is chock full of interesting ideas for incorporating your collection into your decor.
Who knew that a stack of books could double as a bedside table as well as bedtime reading, or that leaving piles of books on the tables and on the floor would function as design elements?
Works for me!
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