I adore this shot submitted to Flickr by ooh_food and chosen for this week’s Bookshelf of the Week, and I adore it for a couple of reasons. The first reason is the most obvious – wall to wall, floor to ceiling – a sprawling and glorious bookish vista. The second is how domineering the books appear, next to the teensy TV that occupies one of the shelves. In an age where more and more people want drive-in movie sized screens in their home, it’s refreshing to find evidence that in this home at least, books still rule supreme.
If I had the money and I had the space then this is how I’d want every wall in every room of my own home, and I’m sure fellow bibliophiles would to. Thanks for a great shot ooh_food.
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I love it too! This is one of my favorite features from Rob around Books. I just wanted to note that these shelves all appear to be from Ikea’s Expedit line. So they’re not that expensive – people everywhere can do this!
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Oh wow Jessica. I had no idea that something so inexpensive was used. That’s great news, although Mrs. Rob won’t think so *evil grin*
I love this!! It’s so amazing. Every bibliophile’s dream.
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It’s something else isn’t it Mae? I love the idea of climbing a ladder to get to the upper stories (misspelling intentional
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Rob, your Bookshelf of the Week feature is library porn, plain and simple. Add me to the list of bibliophiles who’d love to convert all their walls like this.
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I don’t always go down the ‘covetable’ route with Bookshelf of the Week, but when I do they all seem hard to resist. Library porn though? Interesting turn of phrase
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Oh and by the way are your doing your ‘tales of terror’ again this year?
Library porn = provocative pictures of bookish things. It fits.
I haven’t decided whether I’ll do the ghost stories again this year. I’m not sure whether I’ll have the time to find 31 quality stories that don’t overlap with last year’s project.