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<p>[QUOTE="Sedona, post: 9710381, member: 4438"]Look, as they say, “you do you.” People post stuff here all of the time that aren’t my style, and no doubt others here don’t like my stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no problem with sorting books by color, and I have purchased a couple of antique books for their covers. But, when I look online and see “real books for sale,” next to this, I don’t consider this either erudite or sophisticated design. I see a rainbow on a shelf. That’s because it is a rainbow on a shelf. Again, I acknowledge that this look has its proponents. We have so many books that we had a custom bookcase made. I wouldn’t put this in any of my rooms or in my office.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]471377[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471378[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471377[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471378[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471377[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471378[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sedona, post: 9710381, member: 4438"]Look, as they say, “you do you.” People post stuff here all of the time that aren’t my style, and no doubt others here don’t like my stuff. I have no problem with sorting books by color, and I have purchased a couple of antique books for their covers. But, when I look online and see “real books for sale,” next to this, I don’t consider this either erudite or sophisticated design. I see a rainbow on a shelf. That’s because it is a rainbow on a shelf. Again, I acknowledge that this look has its proponents. We have so many books that we had a custom bookcase made. I wouldn’t put this in any of my rooms or in my office. [ATTACH=full]471377[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471378[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471377[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471378[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471377[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471378[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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