"if I tell you that I know my books and never have trouble finding them why would you doubt me?"
What I doubt is that I could read you a list of your 2,000 book titles, and you ...
Yes, Kellylc -- function always takes precedence over form. We can all thank our lucky stars that the vast majority of designers adhere to this golden rule.
As for the tone of t...
Why buy a chintzy task chair when you can buy an excellent secondhand task chair? Look at high end task chairs online (Knoll, Herman Miller, Steelcase, Humanscale, etc...) to decide what you...
"Look. This is a design blog. It attracts people who come here to talk about design- a visual medium."
You might consider the definition of 'design' before spouting off.
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milleErica-- I find it hard to believe that you can instantaneously recall the spine color of some 2,000 books, it just strains credulity. But, let's assume that you can, for the sake of argument.....
Color isn't for dummies, it's an exacting science!
Before you hit the paint store, read a decent book on color theory-- such as Itten's The Elements of Color .
How much do you suppose it'd cost to hire an electrician to move it a few feet to the left or right? Down the line, when you vacate the apartment, I highly doubt the change would be noticed,...
The television channels are so lousy with florid-cake shows that I thought I was immune to the charms of the tromp l'oeil cake.
But, this is a really impressive specimen!
Drawers are generally unfinished, lesser-quality wood on the sides, so I assume that you stained these?
After cutting them to make the depth shorter, a better solution might have been...
We all have over-sized books that need to reside somewhere other than their appropriate 'category'. Mainly art books and dictionaries, in my house.
Between my husband & me, we've in ex...
I'm with you, Miyagisan. I think the notion of cataloging books simply appeals to the anal librarian in every book lover.
Which begs the question: If book lovers enjoy the ritual of or...
visualingual: Your comment about 'gentrification'-- totally out of left field-- sounded to me as if you were implying that Jessica was clearly guilty of something so it's surprising that no one had...
I'm asking this question in all innocence-- why would anyone but a bookseller want to catalog their books? (Perhaps there's a good reason that eludes me--)
(And, didn't the ISBN...
"I find it really interesting that, in the case of some house tours or very place-specific posts, people seem to jump on the chance to call out gentrifiers, but not in the case of this person li...
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No gimmick, this-- an elegant stopper with a useful handle that happens to look like a Harold Edgerton high-speed image.
"if I tell you that I know my books and never have trouble finding them why would you doubt me?" What I doubt is that I could read you a list of your 2,000 book titles, and you ...
Yes, Kellylc -- function always takes precedence over form. We can all thank our lucky stars that the vast majority of designers adhere to this golden rule. As for the tone of t...
Why buy a chintzy task chair when you can buy an excellent secondhand task chair? Look at high end task chairs online (Knoll, Herman Miller, Steelcase, Humanscale, etc...) to decide what you...
"Look. This is a design blog. It attracts people who come here to talk about design- a visual medium." You might consider the definition of 'design' before spouting off. ...
milleErica-- I find it hard to believe that you can instantaneously recall the spine color of some 2,000 books, it just strains credulity. But, let's assume that you can, for the sake of argument.....
Color isn't for dummies, it's an exacting science! Before you hit the paint store, read a decent book on color theory-- such as Itten's The Elements of Color .
How much do you suppose it'd cost to hire an electrician to move it a few feet to the left or right? Down the line, when you vacate the apartment, I highly doubt the change would be noticed,...
The television channels are so lousy with florid-cake shows that I thought I was immune to the charms of the tromp l'oeil cake. But, this is a really impressive specimen!
Drawers are generally unfinished, lesser-quality wood on the sides, so I assume that you stained these? After cutting them to make the depth shorter, a better solution might have been...
We all have over-sized books that need to reside somewhere other than their appropriate 'category'. Mainly art books and dictionaries, in my house. Between my husband & me, we've in ex...
I'd attempt this project, but am currently too busy making a felt duvet cover and matching pillow shams out of lint I've gathered from my navel.
Shelving books by height ? I'm speechless.
I'm with you, Miyagisan. I think the notion of cataloging books simply appeals to the anal librarian in every book lover. Which begs the question: If book lovers enjoy the ritual of or...
visualingual: Your comment about 'gentrification'-- totally out of left field-- sounded to me as if you were implying that Jessica was clearly guilty of something so it's surprising that no one had...
I'm asking this question in all innocence-- why would anyone but a bookseller want to catalog their books? (Perhaps there's a good reason that eludes me--) (And, didn't the ISBN...
"I find it really interesting that, in the case of some house tours or very place-specific posts, people seem to jump on the chance to call out gentrifiers, but not in the case of this person li...
Veal Prince Orloff, I meant.
ngnerd- The Veal Price Orloff episode!
Lovely, thoughtfully designed apartment. (Even lovelier graphic design & illustration--)