Decorating with Books (House Beautiful)

From House Beautiful comes a worthy addition to any decorator's library--a stylish guide on making books a part of your home décor.

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.

• Books Do Furnish a Room
• A Wandering Eye
• Living With Books
• Books Make a Home: Elegant ideas for storing and displaying books
• At Home with Books: How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their Libraries
• Bibliostyle: How We Live at Home with Books
• For the Love of Books: Designing and Curating a Home Library
• The Well Adorned Home: Making Luxury Livable
• Thomas O'Brien: Library House
• Near & Far