bookshelf
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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mju.tabor, Rakka, abbyladybug, anzyAprico, and 2359 other people added this photo to their favorites.
manthatcooks (95 months ago | reply)
I still can't accept that there are that many pink books out there. Are you sure you're not dying them?
chotda (95 months ago | reply)
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.
Drifter (95 months ago | reply)
nice so u added the sofa !
bunchofpants (95 months ago | reply)
*note to self: keep an eye out for pink books for chotda*
What a cool, cool thing you've done, chotda!
Rakka (95 months ago | reply)
*also looking for pink books for chotda*
it's so beautiful! (and i love the pillows on the couch! they match your books!)
abbyladybug (95 months ago | reply)
Divine!!!
chotda (95 months ago | reply)
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 :)
Candy B - Rina Matea (95 months ago | reply)
Hey, that's a beautiful daybed/sofa! And gorgeous job with the books.
sugarfreak (95 months ago | reply)
Wow!!!! It's beautiful!!
maomau (95 months ago | reply)
wow, you amaze me with the colors in ur house. first the kitchen, now the guest/study room.
chotda (95 months ago | reply)
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 :)
Helen (Grab Your Fork) (95 months ago | reply)
Wow. That's brilliant. I agree. You should turn that sofa around!
ch☺c☺Kat (95 months ago | reply)
Oh, what a wonderful collection!! I love the room too... and *wow* you have all 70 Pocket Penguins!!! :D
Andrew.Y (95 months ago | reply)
Red & Green, I like. ^_^
chotda (95 months ago | reply)
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 :)
sugarfreak (95 months ago | reply)
Hey, I tried organizing our CDs like you did:
It's harder than I thought! Also, too many white and black CDs.
chotda (95 months ago | reply)
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.
belliebottom (95 months ago | reply)
I love it!! - you've inspired me to do it. i just need more book shelves!
JůVěŊTįŊå (95 months ago | reply)
definately one of the most creative things ive ever seen. This is gorgeous ... =D
arimoore (95 months ago | reply)
gorgeous. is it hard to find things?
chotda (95 months ago | reply)
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.
coffeefloat (95 months ago | reply)
wow! nice job! i myself organize my clothes by colours :)
chotda (95 months ago | reply)
hi coffeefloat! do you have a photo? i'd love to see your closet :D
ranjit (95 months ago | reply)
wow, now i wanna do this. unfortunately i have so many very tall and very short books!
chotda (95 months ago | reply)
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.
crunchcandy (95 months ago | reply)
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.
chotda (95 months ago | reply)
huzzah!
shinanos (95 months ago | reply)
awesome collection and colors!
Romi Supastar (94 months ago | reply)
i need to show all my friends.
what an original decoration using everyday objects.
pure genius!
mini-juicy (94 months ago | reply)
great idea!!!
Liquid Sky Arts (94 months ago | reply)
utterly amazing, what a brilliant idea!
suburbansider (94 months ago | reply)
Oh My Goodness - I love you!
Jeanne8 (94 months ago | reply)
I love books!
Great photo
chotda (94 months ago | reply)
hi everyone! i encourage everyone to do this, it really does brighten up the place and makes me smile.
branidebee (94 months ago | reply)
what an amazing idea! i love, love, love it!
Beelama (94 months ago | reply)
Wow!
Astrid. (93 months ago | reply)
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.
chotda (93 months ago | reply)
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.
Sødeste (93 months ago | reply)
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 :-(
chotda (93 months ago | reply)
hi sødeste! i think it would be worse if you tried it at work ;)
Sødeste (93 months ago | reply)
LOL!!! But -oohhhh- it would be a swell place to work ;-)
chotda (93 months ago | reply)
i wouldn't mind coming in to work in that case.
cteresa (93 months ago | reply)
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!
exLondoner (93 months ago | reply)
Oh my gosh, that's gorgeous!
Hanoian (93 months ago | reply)
cool idea...I used to wish all books were still leather-bound with gilded pages...now I can't wait to undertake this project!
chotda (93 months ago | reply)
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!
francesbean (93 months ago | reply)
oh wow! :) amazing.
chotda (92 months ago | reply)
hello francesbean and lú! it certainly brightens up an otherwise dreary room.
melser (91 months ago | reply)
I do this with my DVDs, and when I have a house someday, I'll do it with my books, too.
m for marvellous (90 months ago | reply)
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?