Books Make A Home
Elegant Ideas for Storing and Displaying Books
Published on 12. April 2022
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-78879-422-0 (ISBN)
Description
Books fulfil myriad functions in our lives. They provide information, foster our enthusiasms and spark our memories. But these personal treasures also add colour and a true sense of personality to our homes.
Books Make a Home explores the important role books play as decorative as well as functional items. Bibliophile Damian Thompson tours the rooms of the home in turn - Living Rooms, Home Libraries & Studies, Kitchens, Bedrooms & Bathrooms, Corridors & Staircases and Children's Rooms - discovering a host of techniques for stacking, shelving and closeting volumes, and a wealth of practical design solutions for each space and every size of collection. You will learn how to make the best use of existing storage and create new space for an ever-growing collection; how to combine books with other personal effects to create eye-catching displays; and how to organize and care for your books. Books Make a Home is an insightful guide to enjoying books with the eye as well as with the mind.
First Published in 2011, this is a new edition.
Books Make a Home explores the important role books play as decorative as well as functional items. Bibliophile Damian Thompson tours the rooms of the home in turn - Living Rooms, Home Libraries & Studies, Kitchens, Bedrooms & Bathrooms, Corridors & Staircases and Children's Rooms - discovering a host of techniques for stacking, shelving and closeting volumes, and a wealth of practical design solutions for each space and every size of collection. You will learn how to make the best use of existing storage and create new space for an ever-growing collection; how to combine books with other personal effects to create eye-catching displays; and how to organize and care for your books. Books Make a Home is an insightful guide to enjoying books with the eye as well as with the mind.
First Published in 2011, this is a new edition.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paper over boards
Illustrations
230 col photographs
Dimensions
Height: 284 mm
Width: 226 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1244 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78879-422-0 (9781788794220)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
10/2017
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd
€44.75
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Person
Damian Thompson is Books Editor and Chief Sub-editor of The World of Interiors, having previously worked in book publishing. He lives with his family in London.