Or, you know drool over.
I love bookcases. Some day when I’m not carting boxes of books from one apartment to the next I’m going to have an actual library in my house. A room to just house my books. You know, that day I become a famous writer, actor, or make it in my chosen career field, lawyer. Something. Maybe I should sign up for the next The Bachelor. Hey, no judgie, free vacation everyone! Woot.
Where was I?
Right. Bookcases. I’d say, enjoy the book porn, but I really hate everyone saying everything is porn. So, just enjoy these gorgeous pictures of books upon books upon books. 😀
This swinging contraption to read all those books looks really cool, if I wasn’t afraid of heights. [via]
Another staircase turned into a book case. I do like that space already planned for is used to create bigger and better bookcases. The efficiency! The wonder! Gah!
This ceiling of books looks like a dream come true. I just need a spider monkey to climb up there and retrieve my books for me, because again, heights. But owning a spider monkey is no big thing. Right? [via]
But my personal favorite which I saw on @Readinasitting, bookcase leading to a hidden room. I LOVE LOVE LOVE secret rooms, passageways, and staircases. This is like the coolest thing ever!
Look at this drawing for some really awesome Chippendale bookcases. I want!
published in the US before 1923 and public domain in the US
Some ingenious uses of space to house books there, though I think any secret bookcase room ought to be filled with mist, some cobwebs and candelabras to really set the mood for people reading gothic fiction. 🙂
Thanks for commenting Aidan. I agree, that would be a perfect setting for people reading gothic fiction. Personally, I imagine a quiet sunlit room staring out large windows into a secret garden from a secret room. But I largely read paranormal cozy mysteries (is that a genre?), so cozy corners on couches are my thing. 😀
I’ve always wanted a secret room that I could hide in and read when I didn’t want to be disturbed. 😀
Yes! This!
Me too! With tea and coffee and cozy chairs and a perfect picture window that somehow was unseen by anyone outside.
Exactly! One way mirror that magically people didn’t even know was there. 😀
I know you’re going to have some awesome throw rugs, paintings and sculptures in their too!
Totally. With rugs made from the spines of other books, and knick knacks of my favorite geeky things. Its a secret room in a dream house after all. 😀
Ever since Adam West’s and Michael Keaton’s Batman, I’ve wanted a study which had a hidden door behind a book case. Today, I still want one that will lead me to the ultimate MAN CAVE! Lol! No pun intended…
LOL There is just something about a secret room, study, or man cave that is appealing. Similar to the place I go in my head, full of fun stories and I’m the only one that knows what’s in there.
Lol, nice comparison. But also very true. I have the same thing, but I have roommates living in there too… Lol.
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