- black books take up two rows across the bottom. white books in another bookshelf facing the sofa.
- two new pillows, more comfy
- yeah, it's whisky. what of it? ;)
- not my dog
- penguin 70s
- reprints of first edition james bond novels
- a daybed, slightly over twin-size/double. very comfortable, should you come over and need a nap.
- sex pistols be@rbrick
- finnish moose is actually swedish!
- super-soft blanket; no, i didn't go answer the door without my towel on, anthony.
- old capiz inlaid side table from the philippines. i don't know when my mom bought these, but it was way early 70s....
- love the bold blue. daring! - framboise
- zomg! that's like 5 or 6 drams' worth... - framboise
- i never thought i'd want a blue room, but with all the colour, it neither competes nor fades away....
- you betcha by golly
- aww, cute pug! :) - Giorgia-2
- love how even flowers match books colours! :) - Giorgia-2
- like the blue rug, too. - Giorgia-2
- i lovelovelove this rug, too :)
- My Books !! :) - mePraP
- new ones are better though ;) - Rici♥s
- Love the Green . - scorpot
- whats not to love in this photo. - Sadi_M
bookshelf spectrum, revisited
there seemed to be a renewed interest in my old bookshelf photo, so i thought i would show you what the room looks like today.
Comments and faves
Luᴄie, Zorglubs, *. Y.u.m.!*, craftapalooza, and 3069 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Luᴄie (68 months ago | reply)
I wish I had more books !
This is beautiful...
Huro Kitty (68 months ago | reply)
well, i think it's impressive :)
*. Y.u.m.!* (68 months ago | reply)
WOW!! super eyes catching!!!
nikoriana (68 months ago | reply)
this photo totally pwns the previous one.
littlemonster (68 months ago | reply)
i like it ^^_^^
Cooksister (68 months ago | reply)
Let me say again how much I love this! Too gorgeous - and what does the design mag know anyhow :) I envy both your book storage space and your collection of beautiful books.
pixelkitty (68 months ago | reply)
Now that is what I call:
a) supremely anal retentive; and
b) incredibly cool.
jodi*mckee (68 months ago | reply)
still looks great!
Bhumi Finding Herself (68 months ago | reply)
This is cute!
I love your color coordinated book shelf!
:-)
chotda (68 months ago | reply)
hello mam'zelle, this is at least a decade's worth of books....i only really recommend keeping so many if you have room. i think i am coming close to my limit!
hello huro, . Y.u.m.!*, littlemonster, marie and bhumi! ah well. it is lovely to look at :)
hello jeanne! normally i don't care, but $10k as prize money made me care a teensy bit (laughing) oh well. i would spend it all on books and then where would i be? (on a giant pile!!!)
pixelkitty, it *is* supremely anal retentive. you have no idea how many times i've switched around the aqua books....
jodi, it's holding up well, isn't it?
sugarfreak (68 months ago | reply)
I gasped when I saw this on my contacts page!
nemuneko.jc (68 months ago | reply)
I love love love this.
BaltimoreGal (68 months ago | reply)
I have ALWAYS wanted to do this!
chotda (68 months ago | reply)
hi nikoriana, sorry i missed you previously. yeah, the room's actually come together now.
biktopincanada, jsc, baltimoregal, it's worth trying!
sugarfreak, it's the bookshelf that won't go away!!!
Anahata Katkin / PAPAYA Inc. (68 months ago | reply)
This is such an amazing image. My pics didn't even make the website either. I heard that from everyone actually. AFter seeing your incredible photo I don't feel so bad for not making it online. If they didn't show yoru room then clearly they are jsut crazaaaay.
pixellated spiff (68 months ago | reply)
your entry beats out everything else in that contest. i seriously seriously love that room. bookshelves aside, i love your cushions and the flowers. it's just such a bright and cheerful room...it's perfect!
Rose Family Photostream (68 months ago | reply)
Your room would clearly win over anything that Domino has ever published - that's why they didn't consider you. Ack - this is so wonderful. It gives me a serious need to go buy books. Thanks for sharing your creative and colorful endeavor.
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Found through link from Green Kitchen's similar project with vintage books. Drool.
bunchofpants (68 months ago | reply)
Who needs Domino magazine when we have Chotda's photostream?
Toys World [deleted] (68 months ago | reply)
Amazing colorful !!!
opaltears / orchidbones.com (68 months ago | reply)
This is quite amazing!
I mean amazing!
--Barbara-- (68 months ago | reply)
oh wow! you should have entered this to the apartmentherapy.com colour contest. very cool!
chotda (68 months ago | reply)
anahata, i'm *very* curious to see what entries didn't make it to the galleries. will you and your friends post the photos? i'll bet i'd love them.
pixellated, i thought there were some amazing rooms in there...that weren't picked as finalists. the only problem i have with the finalists is that some of them seem very similar to me. which is probably why i'm not a judge! :)
happythings, isn't green kitchen's collection beautiful? i love the colours of those vintage books.
bunchofpants, yay for free stuff! :D wait 'til i get bored and start rearranging the books again....
copyright and opal, try it with yours! no matter how few books it still works out well....
barbara, my contest days are ovah!!!
Blackberry Pockets (68 months ago | reply)
What an amazing room! Such a cool idea and really beautiful.
kimwoensel (68 months ago | reply)
Wow, nice photo!
My books are also organized by colour! It brightens up your room!
kharied (68 months ago | reply)
I'm totally going home tonight and messing with my bookshelf. :)
alyson marie (68 months ago | reply)
don't give up on decorating! it's absolutely fabulous!
coffeefloat (68 months ago | reply)
C O O L
weiner dog (68 months ago | reply)
this is so beautiful you are in an inspiration!
thanks!
Bowhaus (68 months ago | reply)
Haha....love the anal retentive comment and reply....I was just thinking that (to myself)....and I thought my symmetry on a plate was bad - haha. Stupid competition....I love it....I thought it must be photoshopped....it looks great!
losanjealous ryan (68 months ago | reply)
Ok - this is seriously fantastic.
pumariapi (68 months ago | reply)
Que linda biblioteca!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice!!!!!!
u m a m i (68 months ago | reply)
it didn't get chosen because most things in your room are not new, so they cannot pimp their advertisers or retailers.
I love the rug and the dog too. oh yes and your decorating sensibilities of course!
auntnanny (68 months ago | reply)
wow! and i mean wow!
Heather K. Powers::HKpowerStudio (68 months ago | reply)
Hey your decorating is still famous!
ahavah=love (67 months ago | reply)
Wow. This is AMAZING. I wish I had a room like that for books, too bad old houses have very little wall space... this is just so gorgeous... but tellme, did you go out and buy these books just for the wall ;) ? haha ok sorry, it's just WOW they all look like they're the same books.. I have a lot but I guess the older books aren't in pretty colors as these are...hmm..
zsíta (67 months ago | reply)
wow
wow
wow
mamalobaloca (67 months ago | reply)
That competition was clearly rigged. Or the staff was just jealous that they didn't come up with this. It is ASTOUNDING. I am totally going crib this idea for my children's huge book collection, they will love it.
Hotash (67 months ago | reply)
FAN-tastic bit of order
The.StoryKeeper (67 months ago | reply)
looks nicer I think. love the shot! all the colours are wonderful.
glad the moose is still there and the baby is gone, lol
kylie.goody (67 months ago | reply)
woooowowowow
flora and flying (67 months ago | reply)
My partner does not need to see this.
mark▲lilly (67 months ago | reply)
This is tooo cool
The Couple Next Door [deleted] (67 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called What I Love, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Having a bookshelf and this many books must be wonderful. Great colors. It looks very comfortable and homey.
mwhammer (66 months ago | reply)
excellent idea. how fun that must have been to recreate the space using the spectrum of colors. :)
BEASTLY AND BEWILDERED. (66 months ago | reply)
this is my dream room. really! just reading and being comfy.
chotda (66 months ago | reply)
hallo! so many comments, thank you everyone. this can be achieved anywhere, as long as there's books and someplace to keep them. i hope anybody who tries this leaves a comment and a link to the photo of your effort!
jaycee05 (66 months ago | reply)
You read Janet Evanovich! Hehehe...This is my dream reading room too!
chotda (66 months ago | reply)
i do! the stephanie plum books are so easy to read, a weekend of entertainment.
dreamsrey (66 months ago | reply)
amazing! what genre of literary works do you like? i can't tell if most of the books are paperback or not.... what is your absolute favorite out of the bunch?
chotda (66 months ago | reply)
dreamsrey, i'll read almost anything. admittedly, most of the brightly coloured books are popular fiction from 1970s-present, but i'll read anything...except poetry. i would say it's a 40% hardback to 60% paperback ratio.
favourite what?