#home library

[macrolit]

Personal library of Richard A. Macksey, retired professor of humanities at Johns Hopkins University.

[xiaq]

Still baffling to me that I made this room in my house. It’s mine. I can just go sit in it whenever. Wild.

[gentlemanmotorslifestyle]

[good-in-space]

[readtheuniverse]

[hometoursandotherstuff]

She added a coffee/snack bar to her home library.

[cozycottagelife]

[departmentofinteriors]

[nejjcollectsbooks]

“Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.” ― John Waters

[lauren-mackenzie-home]

[macrolit]

Ernest Hemingway's home library in Cuba

[oldfarmhouse]

https://pin.it/7bHKqHFZL

[xiaq]

So. This might vex some folks. But I just couldn’t do the blue in the library anymore. It was nice at night, but during the day it was too dark for a space with so little natural light. So over the past few days I added crown molding and completely repainted/wallpapered. The couch/rug moved to the living room upstairs. And with the money I made from selling the couch and rug formerly in the living room I have a tidy Library Furnishing Budget that I shall use over the next few weeks to find light, bright rugs/furniture. So. Stay tuned for that. My first goodwill trip is tomorrow.

And don’t worry! The starry night ceiling is still in full effect.

[victusinveritas]

Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries:

"It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones.

"There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion.

"If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the 'medicine closet' and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That's why you should always have a nutrition choice!

"Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity."

[readtheuniverse]