Intriguing bookshelf and bookcase designs...

[Jazz]

I think this belongs in the Library,
weburbanist.com/2008/04/28/20-brilliant-bookcase-and-bookshelf-designs-creative-modular-and-unique-urban-furniture/

I am fascinated by my friends and, if they read, what are their libraries like? Do they indeed, have a library? My tenants have devoted an entire 30foot hallway to their main library, floor to ceiling. In his office, he has a wall of books re Computer, psychological, socialogical and environmental books. (he is a psychologist and also loves the outdoors. He loves his kayak.) In her office, she has a wall of books of fiction...she teaches creative writing.

My sister-in-law despises 'clutter'. (a book...clutter!) Thus, she has one small bookcase and reads non-stop books from the library.

I find the 'staircase library' in the above site a brilliant use of space. I didn't do this, but going down my staircase, I opened up the wall between the 2x4's and have one of my libraries there. This is a great use of space and is aesthetically pleasing. I have four libraries in my home.

1. Sunporch: fiction, biography, autobiography, which I reread every now and then, history, environment, philosophy, overflow of Paris books.
2. Special 'Piles on Floor' ( beautifully piled) in the living room and dining room. These are Photography, House Design, Art and specialized Paris books.
3. Kitchen: Special and varied 'of the moment' for quick reference...of course, ALL food and recipe books, ongoing books of current interest, and personal journals.
4. Going Down the Staircase recessed library: Gardening, overflow of house design, art, travel, collections of special magazines.

Do you have libraries in your home?

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Aha, I knew that someone would start mining the weburbanist site if I put a link to it!

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Where to start? We have a large room upstairs that serves as a study/office,dark stained pine plank walls with two large/tall bookcases against the walls.One houses all non-fiction and reference with a hodge podge of miscellaneous old must save magazines(HORIZON ,National Geo etc).
The other case is poetry,drama and fiction.
In the Master BR/sitting room we have a Arts and Crafts barrister bookcase that houses some of the collectible first editions and some fine photography and art books.
Downstairs we have another of the barrister bookcases that is home to my garden book collection which I am currently culling through.
The breakfast room has a fairsized food/cookbook bookcase and the kitchen has a couple shelves of more cookbooks.
On one table is my bird,butterfly,moth,wildflower,tree,insect guides library.
Then,there's the boxes of books that are currently in limbo. I'm trying to purge some,but it's hard.The foyer may end up with some shelves after perusing that site. Thanks

[Jazz]

Very interesting, Casimira...I think we are sympatico with our books. I like to have certain books in the room where I am most likely to want to read them. For me, in dead of winter, there is no reason to run to the dark, freezing sunporch to look for the most special books....I am intrigued by your table with the bird, butterfly, trees and insect books....it somehow sounds like my 'piles' in the (warm and cosy) living room.

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My husband refers to them as my "nests". The nature guides especially need to be handy for when that migratory bird on his way up to summer with you comes through from Central America. He's not staying around too long for me to take my time in knowing what he is.

[bixaorellana]

Apr 9, 2009 2:12:58 GMT Jazz said:

Very interesting, Casimira...I think we are sympatico with our books. I like to have certain books in the room where I am most likely to want to read them. For me, in dead of winter, there is no reason to run to the dark, freezing sunporch to look for the most special books....I am intrigued by your table with the bird, butterfly, trees and insect books....it somehow sounds like my 'piles' in the (warm and cosy) living room.

It sounds to you like your piles?!

When I read your OP I thought, "My gosh, could this 'Jazz' person who lives in 'Canada' really be my old friend Casimira?"

There are disconcerting similarities!

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I have a wall of books lining my staircase, a wall of books in the bedroom, a big bookcase in the living room, another one in the bedroom and even one in the WC. I keep the art books and the giant atlas upstairs, because they are too big to fit in a bookcase.

[hwinpp]

I have just three or four books here
I don't even know where they are.
All my books are in the attic of my sister's house