false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173388760m/281556.jpg 281556 1 <b>From <i>House Beautiful </i>comes a worthy addition to any decorator's library--a stylish guide on making books a part of your home décor.</b><br><b></b> <br>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 &#8220;the best decoration,&#8221; capable of bringing incredible warmth, color, and character to a room. From grand bookcases in home libraries to casual stacks artfully arrayed on chairs, <i>House Beautiful </i>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 <i>objet d'art</i>--these concepts write a new page in design.<br><i>A Selection of the Homestyle Book Club.</i><br></div> 273138 28 6 2006 Decorating with Books (House Beautiful) total:50|5:6|4:14|3:21|2:5|1:4| 50 163 90 16 4 3 false false Sun Jan 13 23:43:47 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 01:19:25 -0800 2008 4 1 false false Thu May 22 11:00:11 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 11:08:49 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 11:00:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 07:20:14 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 06:51:28 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 20:24:59 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 20:27:49 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 16:46:06 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 17:21:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jul 02 08:04:57 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 01 11:07:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 12:40:17 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 12:41:33 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Aug 01 07:36:05 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 14:12:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Oct 06 13:38:14 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 20 21:03:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 19 20:39:24 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 20:40:04 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Apr 03 09:50:27 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 09:52:35 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 08 13:19:30 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 08 13:22:00 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 07:55:43 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 07:56:18 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Wed May 16 13:35:53 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 13:27:12 -0700 2007 1 0 false false Wed Feb 27 10:29:35 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 10:30:01 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 08:02:56 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 08:02:56 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Nov 25 12:52:29 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 12:52:29 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Nov 18 12:41:19 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 12:41:19 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 00:15:30 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 00:15:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 22 08:41:21 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 08:41:21 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=281556