Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Signatures of Domythic Living: Day 3, Books!

Okay, so at the beginning of the week I said that we would be featuring decorating staples that aren't mandatory for Domythic style, but certainly enhance it. But I have to admit...today's selection is one I can't imagine a house without: books. Books not only should fill all of our shelves, but they also make wonderful decoration items for the bibliophile.

Set a stack of them on an unused chair:


Display a stunning silhouette book on a shelf:


And I just love the idea of covering a stack of books in plain book covers, and painting or drawing a continuous image on the spines:


Use books as an endtable:


I have long wanted to try doing a book sculpture like the gorgeous example below:


Etsy artist Raiders of the Lost Art makes beautiful altered books:


I don't know for sure the logistics of this idea...rectangular shallow plastic liner? But it's a great one, and I'd love to try it sometime.


Use books to create shelves:


Or display a collection in a cloche or bell jar:



Phillip over at the Domythic Bliss Facebook group linked this awesome website with examples of inspirational library spaces. Also, there are numerous books available on decorating with books.

5 comments:

  1. Don't forget books hollowed out to keep secrets in too...

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  2. Definitely! The cut page at the center of the blog header was the result of hollowing out a copy of Little Women for that purpose :)

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  3. Have you seen the articles from last year-or was it 2010?-about the anonymous altered book artist leaving her offerings all over Edinburgh Scotland. They are beautiful!
    Leigh

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  4. I have! It profoundly moved me when I read about it...the perfect example of a random act of anonymous beauty, meant solely to add joy to the world.

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  5. I LOVE the end table idea and the books in a bell jar.

    So clever.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    http://silversolara.blogspot.com

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