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i'm making more interesting pillowcases for these.
big kewpie from boyclaire
a finnish moose.
three copies of the same damn book.
penguin 70s
totoro in the shadows
I have the same doll!!!
but I like them as is
bookshelf by chotda.
i'm done organizing my books by colour. and now i'm almost out of space. i better start thinning the herd.

update oct 2007: here is the room now. more books! comfy pillows and blankies and 'neverything! 
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manthatcooks  Pro User  says:

I still can't accept that there are that many pink books out there. Are you sure you're not dying them?
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chotda  Pro User  says:

i still can't accept that i don't have more pink books. maybe i will start dying them. that whole light yellow row can go.
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Drifter says:

nice so u added the sofa !
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bunchofpants  Pro User  says:

*note to self: keep an eye out for pink books for chotda*

What a cool, cool thing you've done, chotda!
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Rakka  Pro User  says:

*also looking for pink books for chotda*

it's so beautiful! (and i love the pillows on the couch! they match your books!)
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abbyladybug  Pro User  says:

Divine!!!
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chotda  Pro User  says:

hi drifter! the room is really small (there's only room for the sofa and nothing else), but it doubles as a guest room--the sofa's also a bed.

hi bunchofpants and rakka--i would *love* more pink books, especially if they are read-worthy. let me know if you hear of/see anything!

hi abbyladybug--i'm happy it's finally done..

hi karlcow--not exactly--adobe bookshop's project was considerably more awe-inspiring. if i had a bookshop, it would be like that everyday :)
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Candy B - Rina Matea says:

Hey, that's a beautiful daybed/sofa! And gorgeous job with the books.
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sugarfreak  Pro User  says:

Wow!!!! It's beautiful!!
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maomau  Pro User  says:

wow, you amaze me with the colors in ur house. first the kitchen, now the guest/study room.
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chotda  Pro User  says:

hi candy! i bought it in manila, it reminded me of the sofa in my grandparents' old house.

hi sugarfreak! i love it, i keep staring at it. maybe i should turn the sofa around :)

hi maomau! the room is so small, so dark, and doesn't have any free wall space, so i knew i had to do something with the books to add any sort of decoration to the room. i used to go for very subdued palettes but i guess i just said sod it. might as well go for broke :)
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AugustusGloop says:

Wow. That's brilliant. I agree. You should turn that sofa around!
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ch☺c☺kat  Pro User  says:

Oh, what a wonderful collection!! I love the room too... and *wow* you have all 70 Pocket Penguins!!! :D
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Andrew.Y says:

Red & Green, I like. ^_^
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chotda  Pro User  says:

hi gloop! i just might :)

hi chocokat! i bought the box set. unfortunately, some of the books are not as well-bound as others...i wonder if i can get replacements for free...?

hi andrew! i like the red and blue :)
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sugarfreak  Pro User  says:

Hey, I tried organizing our CDs like you did:
cdspectrum

It's harder than I thought! Also, too many white and black CDs.
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chotda  Pro User  says:

wa-owww, sugarfreak--that is so cool. if i hadn't already taken out most of my cds from their jewel cases and moved them into binders, i'd probably do this as well. i ended up moving all my black and white spined books to the one shelf facing the sofa, i had a lot less than i thought i did, but i imagine i have a ton of cds with black or white spines.
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belliebottom  Pro User  says:

I love it!! - you've inspired me to do it. i just need more book shelves!
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JůVěŊTįŊå says:

definately one of the most creative things ive ever seen. This is gorgeous ... =D
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arimoore  Pro User  says:

gorgeous. is it hard to find things?
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chotda  Pro User  says:

belliebottom, you can do this in the smallest of spaces. i do hope you will and don't forget to show us what it looks like!

hello JůVěŊTįŊå--it was fun to do as well.

hi arimoore! i thought it would be, but it's turning out to be surprisingly easy. since i've read the majority of them, i tend to remember the general cover/colour, so that helps. i find i have a much more difficult time looking through the black+white shelves.
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coffeefloat  Pro User  says:

wow! nice job! i myself organize my clothes by colours :)
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chotda  Pro User  says:

hi coffeefloat! do you have a photo? i'd love to see your closet :D
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ranjit  Pro User  says:

wow, now i wanna do this. unfortunately i have so many very tall and very short books!
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chotda  Pro User  says:

hey ranjit--i would try it anyway. i think after awhile, i stopped noticing the size of the books so much and just focused on the colour.
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crunchcandy  Pro User  says:

thanks to this photo I have finally sorted my bookshelf out- I only have four pink books though...I think if I combined all my books it might be different but i've got 'reading' books and 'looking' books in two different places. Anyway- thanks for the inspiration- now onto the cds.
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chotda  Pro User  says:

huzzah!
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shinanos says:

awesome collection and colors!
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Romi Supastar says:

i need to show all my friends.

what an original decoration using everyday objects.

pure genius!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

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mini-juicy says:

great idea!!!
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liquidskyarts says:

utterly amazing, what a brilliant idea!
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suburbansider says:

Oh My Goodness - I love you!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

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Jeanne8 says:

I love books!
Great photo
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chotda  Pro User  says:

hi everyone! i encourage everyone to do this, it really does brighten up the place and makes me smile.
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xo b says:

what an amazing idea! i love, love, love it!
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Beelama  Pro User  says:

Wow!
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Astrid.  Pro User  says:

I tought I was organized...;-)It looks great! I've actually tried to do the same thing, but I ended up putting books from the same autor together. Faved this as a reminder that there are other organized people out there.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

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chotda  Pro User  says:

hi b and b! i highly recommend trying this.

hello astrid! i really love it, i think i've become slightly obsessed with rearranging the different shades :) i hope you try this again sometime.
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Sødeste  Pro User  says:

Wonderful!! And I have to say...I don't have that many pink books either -unfortunately. Lots of blues and blacks (and even worse..beige). I have wanted to do this for a long time, however, my boyfriend and I are both librarians, and I'm afraid he feels it's not quite the best way to organize books :-(
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chotda  Pro User  says:

hi sødeste! i think it would be worse if you tried it at work ;)
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Sødeste  Pro User  says:

LOL!!! But -oohhhh- it would be a swell place to work ;-)
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chotda  Pro User  says:

i wouldn't mind coming in to work in that case.
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cteresa says:

I have done that, on a much smaller scale - for TBR books! And since I kept piling up new ones, it did not last too long. Love your shelves!
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exLondoner  Pro User  says:

Oh my gosh, that's gorgeous!
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Hanoian says:

cool idea...I used to wish all books were still leather-bound with gilded pages...now I can't wait to undertake this project!
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chotda  Pro User  says:

hi cteresa! the whole room is lined with shelves. i have the black and white books on the other side.

hi ex-londoner! it was fun to do.

hi hanoian! i used to cover all my books with white paper and write the titles in black pen to make them all uniform. then i could afford more books, so this is the new solution :) hope you have fun with your project!
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francesbean  Pro User  says:

oh wow! :) amazing.
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chotda  Pro User  says:

hello francesbean and lú! it certainly brightens up an otherwise dreary room.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

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melser  Pro User  says:

I do this with my DVDs, and when I have a house someday, I'll do it with my books, too.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

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mvo168  Pro User  says:

Awesome!! I wish I had lots of pink books!!! Next time I go to the bookstore, I will certainly look out for some pink books :P

Can you recommend me a few of your favourite pink books?
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arimoore  Pro User  says:

!!!!!!
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chotda  Pro User  says:

hi mvo! i'm sorry i missed your comment so many weeks ago. what kind of books are you interested in?

hi arimoore! i know!!! if i had a bookstore it would look like that every day!
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k.m.m. says:

aside from this idea being super, the bookshelves are great too!! where are they from?
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chotda  Pro User  says:

hi k.m.m.! alas, those were custom made by a local carpenter for the room.
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supersy says:

veeery cool!
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chotda  Pro User  says:

it has been 6 months since i've done it, and i still love it. i highly recommend it to anyone.
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Veronika Lake  Pro User  says:

This is just great!
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KarinaCW says:

I just love it!!!!
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a.gusia says:

I like this photo very much :)

It's colorful

Add to favourites
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chotda  Pro User  says:

hello veronika lake and karina (two of my favourite names, two of my favourite actresses!)--thanks! if you get the chance to try it, i recommend it.

hallo Âgusiâ, it is indeed!
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KarinaCW says:

I didn't know there was a famous actress called Karina :)and yes i will do it, i am moving to a new house in 5 months, i'll do it then!!!!
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chotda  Pro User  says:

shhhh, it's my name too....

anna karina, bit of a looker, her. she was married to jean-luc godard, and serge gainsbourg once wrote a musical about her.
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KarinaCW says:

:) Thanks for the link K! K
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_amyamyamy says:

I cannot believe how amazing this is.

Without a doubt the most beautiful library I've ever seen. I am GREEN with envy. :)
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chotda  Pro User  says:

it's a great incentive to read, isn't it?
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Abigail Percy  Pro User  says:

I LOVE this! I have been planning to do this for some time, and this picture has just spurred me on to hop to it!! :) thanks ...x
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chotda  Pro User  says:

hi abigail--i would love to see photos of your shelves when you're done!
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Abigail Percy  Pro User  says:

Here they are..I just did them yesterday! Very small collection, just my art/design books as all my novels are away in a cupboard!! One day I will have as many as you I hope :) Very cheering nonetheless!!
www.flickr.com/photos/abigailpercy/102798484/
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ColleenBaran  Pro User  says:

amazing
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crunchcandy  Pro User  says:

Even the local charity shop has started doing this now:

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chotda  Pro User  says:

that is fandabidozy, cc!
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fotodudenz  Pro User  says:

Certainly looks better than the Dewey Decimal System!
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gretajams says:

ok i want to live in your library!
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chotda  Pro User  says:

fotodudenz, ha! easier to understand as well.

gretajams, you can sleep on the sofa :)
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One Good Bumblebee  Pro User  says:

I'm pretty sure I think about this picture every day (wierd). I'm so copying you next time I move and have to put all my books on shelves. It's just so amazing.
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chotda  Pro User  says:

kateyjn, it's not weird--i thought about arranging it this way every day until i actually did it :)
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surf_silvietta  Pro User  says:

Very good!!

the color's order create a fabulous effect, compliments
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7rainbow  Pro User  says:

interesting, lovely!
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uujenna says:

I have a friend who organizes her books by color too! This is beautiful!
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tuli nishimura  Pro User  says:

wow!! wonderful =)
and.. totoro!! <3
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PoeticaL  Pro User  says:

OMG that's the coolest thing I've ever seen.....
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amna.k says:

The colors are so vibrant! I still can't get over how beautiful it looks!
do you mind if i put it up on my blog?
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chotda  Pro User  says:

missbloggity, i don't mind--just send me the link! how did you find this photo?
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amna.k says:

sure! :) i came across the pic on houston metblogs.
i just emailed you the link to my blog..
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irishdancerocks says:

lol pretty! whould you like to post it in my group Colors! ?


www.flickr.com/groups/colors_group/
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Urmia Pictured says:

wow, this is so wonderful. The colors just invite you to pick them to read, have you read all of them?
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chotda  Pro User  says:

urmia, i am still working my way through the penguin 70s series, but i've read almost everything else--if i haven't been able to get through a book, i usually give it away as i am running out of bookshelf space.
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voltios says:

Buenísima! Yo también ordeno los libros por colores!
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the_library_project says:

What a beauty.

I think you might find this group appropriate:
www.flickr.com/groups/the_library_project/
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amarola  Pro User  says:

Wonderful rainbow of books.Could I use it to decorate my bookrossing bookshelf?
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MiaRossy  Pro User  says:

how cool it that? I wan to do the same now... :-)
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Elisee says:

what a gorgeous idea. a big rainbow reader. good job.
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candinski  Pro User  says:

Absolutely amazingly fantastic!
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I, Puzzled  Pro User  says:

Congratulations! This image is currently one of Flickr's most interesting photos for 21 July 2006 (a year ago today). (It is on page one of the calendar view.) Would you please add it to the Interestingness pool? It would be a great addition!
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dhania_ says:

this is somewhat autistic
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chotda  Pro User  says:

voltios, do you have a photo? i would love to see it.

the_library_project, added!

amarola, what is bookrossing?

miarossy, it's a little bit of work to do, but worth it, i think.

elisee, "rainbow reader"--i like that :)

candicew, it's good, isn't it? it hasn't changed much since i've done it. although i have to add more books....

i, puzzle--i always wonder how people find this photo, now i really wonder.

dhania, autistic is just two letters away from artistic :)
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Cidade Maravilhosa [deleted] says:

you have an amazing taste in colour. I love it!
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chotda  Pro User  says:

urbanavenue, thanks! but it's really not me, it's the books :)
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unsure shot  Pro User  says:

This is how my bookshelf is arranged! I think you have twice the books I have, though. Love the photo.
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MicheKerr  Pro User  says:

So interesting! I would have never thought to arrange books like this. You are so creative!
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