Friday, July 24, 2009

rainbow bookcase

well, i unpacked all my books. some of which were still in boxes from my previous move, and never unpacked!

and i got the bright idea (pun not intended, ha) to organize my books by 'red shelf, orange shelf, yellow shelf, green shelf, blue shelf purple shelf'.

it worked out that i had more of some colors than others, and i wanted my baskets strewn throughout, so i graded each color and blended them between shelves..... today, i'm crosseyed!

my reading nook:neutrals and yellow-to-oranges:
oranges and red-to-violets (several orange books had blue on the spines also, so they are all over the right side next to the 'blue' shelf'), black books below:
'rainbow' (multicolor) books, then green-t0-bluegreen:
blues and purples, and a whole shelf for my concordance and a few black/grey extras:
here is the flow of colors:
think it shows some of my OCD tendencies? :P

Clover
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6 comments:

  1. Tanya4:09 p.m.

    Looks awesome! I love rainbow's too...I think it was a great idea...and had nothing to do with OCD!!!

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  2. Donalacasa4:17 p.m.

    Maybe OCD tendencies, but a very creative idea. I like it!

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  3. Creatorschilde8:57 a.m.

    I *love* that... that is the most calming, comfortable thing to look at. Most book shelves can be a bit overwhelming, but that makes it look less like a work, and more like art itself.

    Its *perfect*

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  4. Lynnie Ha11:54 a.m.

    thanks, gals!

    nicole, you blessed me, cuz that's just what i was hoping to avoid - an overwhelming bookcase. i guess i succeeded!

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  5. Ruth9:31 p.m.

    What a totally awesome idea! I might have to do this with ours...I was already planning to arrange from biggest to smallest, but I like this idea better! :) Well done!

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  6. Gwen12:03 p.m.

    Ooooh, your shelves look great! Very pretty.... I feel inspired.

    ps - word verification = subpare. Describes my own bookshelves very well. :)

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