tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post1639330143275137962..comments2024-03-29T07:35:20.887-05:00Comments on COTE DE TEXAS: Ask Miss Cote de Texascotedetexashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-51627482357220442132013-10-23T00:17:17.449-05:002013-10-23T00:17:17.449-05:00nice collection for decorative to our home.. thank...nice collection for decorative to our home.. thanks for sharing this blogs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375739184016620612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-62648044449258940702013-01-11T22:17:24.034-06:002013-01-11T22:17:24.034-06:00Financial
I enjoyed reading your articles. This is...<a href="http://www.digitalebooksonline.com/" rel="nofollow">Financial</a><br />I enjoyed reading your articles. This is truly a great read for me.<br />have bookmarked it and I am looking forward to reading new articles.<br />Financialhttp://www.digitalebooksonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-31905854835788535772012-12-20T11:08:21.431-06:002012-12-20T11:08:21.431-06:00So true! People can afford decorators, expensive ...So true! People can afford decorators, expensive bookshelf carpentry, fancy furniture and light fixtures, etc., but a book is just another soulless commodity? Guess what, when I buy books the main consideration is the subject matter, not the color of the binding.bfishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-78253763411124205792012-12-17T15:30:53.579-06:002012-12-17T15:30:53.579-06:00The photos look great, but... I have a huge collec...The photos look great, but... I have a huge collection of all kinds of books that create visual chaos. That's okay with me since I really love books and want to see what I have. I totally don't get buying vintage books just for the look, or covering books to make them look the same. Books are for reading, not for hiding. Diane Stewarthttp://www.colorsenseconsulting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-36407162413377038882012-12-16T12:15:33.232-06:002012-12-16T12:15:33.232-06:00now i find that i need another bookcase, or three!...now i find that i need another bookcase, or three! when all assembled the choices are amazing joni. love this series!!!<br />xo<br />debradebra @ 5th and statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18039580956294327582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-3884005636924981762012-12-16T09:43:17.056-06:002012-12-16T09:43:17.056-06:00Coral is becoming endangered, no? So many of the ...Coral is becoming endangered, no? So many of the shelves you show have coral on them-- which may have been removed from the sea before the current crisis. If we don't buy it, they will stop pulling it from our beautiful oceans. I am also a functional book person-- we have SO MANY. I can't say I love the look of all the colors together in our small dining room (NYC apartment, no other Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-84326127933233287882012-12-16T09:29:46.904-06:002012-12-16T09:29:46.904-06:00Another New Yorker here with "double deep&quo...Another New Yorker here with "double deep" books. If you file by topic, you can generally find something, even if filed double deep. "space blessed"-- I love it! Love the Strand!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-13436160465621565882012-12-15T15:25:26.269-06:002012-12-15T15:25:26.269-06:00This is a perfectly timed post, Joni. I have been ...This is a perfectly timed post, Joni. I have been styling my client's shelves this week and appreciate all of the inspiration!<br />I always find the first look at big blank shelves to be daunting. <br />I like to include personal and unique items in all of my shelves, otherwise the shelves can feel a bit soulless.<br />Regarding antique books, as you can imagine, I agree with you. Antique Velvet and Linenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07254920453147895763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-86532934411970967902012-12-15T11:30:02.172-06:002012-12-15T11:30:02.172-06:00Many people who are reading this site and designin...Many people who are reading this site and designing and decorating their homes can not afford books?? I find this whole thing silly. I can not believe people are recommending buying piles of books which they have no interest in reading in order to design their ... wait for it.. HOME. Lol. What a society we have become. Pretentious and stupid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-89218490500532976132012-12-15T11:24:58.163-06:002012-12-15T11:24:58.163-06:00I can not imagine reaching the age of 30 without a...I can not imagine reaching the age of 30 without any books? How does that happen. I had bookshelves as a teen full of books and I was not a very precocious reader at all. Now, in my mid thirties, we have several large bookshelves full of...books. Not all design books (just a few of those), some art, a lot of old fiction and non fiction that we've read and loved. Don't wrap them (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-46034659448487973042012-12-15T07:08:16.475-06:002012-12-15T07:08:16.475-06:00Joni, you make such a good point here (and I say t...Joni, you make such a good point here (and I say this as an avid reader of books myself)-- if you only decorated your shelves with things you actually use, you'd end up with stacks of papers, pots and pans, a basket of socks! Books are beautiful in themselves. Furthermore, a lot of avid readers are now using Kindles and Nooks which cuts down on the number of books people have in the house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-49191045711744967172012-12-15T02:44:59.216-06:002012-12-15T02:44:59.216-06:00Great post Joni as always a worthy tome.
What a g...Great post Joni as always a worthy tome. <br />What a generous post for others! <br />I love that you provided options. Clearly it's up to the individual to choose their own path. I too am a lover of reading & was an English teacher at one stage in my career, however that didn't stop me collecting a pile of old books for a particular look I was creating at one stage, because I love Wendy Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964206613217710398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-24522412519272270422012-12-14T20:05:28.495-06:002012-12-14T20:05:28.495-06:00Good post. I think "decorating" a bookc...Good post. I think "decorating" a bookcase is just a matter of personal taste. I prefer the "zig zag" way with decorative items placed here and there among the books. I have a friend who is very particular about having her books in order and having no other decoration on the shelves. I love my books but I do have some rather tattered ones and I kind of hide them. I am notMarket Decorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583464151037024870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-75252359471360979622012-12-14T14:07:00.396-06:002012-12-14T14:07:00.396-06:00I forget to mention that I really hate books all c...I forget to mention that I really hate books all covered in white paper too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-91950997097542025292012-12-14T11:46:42.154-06:002012-12-14T11:46:42.154-06:00What a wonderful post. I have learned so much and ...What a wonderful post. I have learned so much and will be pinning this for a resource. I agree with the comments that say buy what is cost effective now and replace them as you go with the things that you love as the budget permits. Isn't that what we do with antiques and other decorative items??? I do have to say though it makes me a little sad when bookshelves have more decorative items on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-48515589862909888872012-12-14T09:31:50.320-06:002012-12-14T09:31:50.320-06:00I liked the part of the post that dealt with china...I liked the part of the post that dealt with china very much, but I am disconcerted by all the books as objects, as "things." I sit surrounded by books. I love books, but I dislike "books by the yard,"unread matched sets, and a few books on selves surrounded by stuff. It reminds me of "sofa sized oil paintings" selected at the mall to match the sofa fabric. I am Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-2070929494890987772012-12-14T08:20:21.141-06:002012-12-14T08:20:21.141-06:00Please excuse typos from above. I'm on this IP...Please excuse typos from above. I'm on this IPAD, and I have difficulties with it. Can't wait to get my new computer!!<br /><br />The Quintessential Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010105595059019883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-1434163377628407812012-12-14T08:18:17.559-06:002012-12-14T08:18:17.559-06:00Joni, this was a good inspiration post. I'd l...Joni, this was a good inspiration post. I'd like to add that in looking for books, she might check Goodwill (they have books for a dollar or so), and if her town has a Jr. League Thrift Sale or Thrift Store, you can pick up great books there. When we were young, we turned one whole end of a large family room into a library. I had custom cabinets made by a wonderful carpenter from Vermont The Quintessential Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010105595059019883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-40620389019642800492012-12-14T07:14:18.012-06:002012-12-14T07:14:18.012-06:00Books aside, I want to thank you for publishing th...Books aside, I want to thank you for publishing the list of china markings. I like searching for transferware at flea markets and this list will help me decide what is worth buying.Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784695727082212481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-47312835276532913602012-12-14T00:29:56.366-06:002012-12-14T00:29:56.366-06:00What a beautiful collection of bookshelves Joni. ...What a beautiful collection of bookshelves Joni. I am speechless! All I can say is WOW.<br /><br />xo TerriWindlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014227226507484798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-9612576692568029382012-12-13T22:26:41.920-06:002012-12-13T22:26:41.920-06:00Antique books do have intrinsic aesthetic beauty, ...Antique books do have intrinsic aesthetic beauty, but you need a lot of them in order to make a vignette look good. Given their cost (and usually only their spines show), It's a pity when you can't get two uses out of them (reading and looking at them).<br /><br />Modern books are less intrinsically beautiful, but make a far greater statement. They speak volumes (pardon the pun) about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-17298268890567222502012-12-13T21:44:48.094-06:002012-12-13T21:44:48.094-06:00Joni - thanks so much for including my work in thi...Joni - thanks so much for including my work in this beautiful post! Linda Merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07484402027814646865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-9958703993855306742012-12-13T20:46:09.581-06:002012-12-13T20:46:09.581-06:00I understand your approach now - buying the books ...I understand your approach now - buying the books for their aesthetic value. I am an avid reader, so I had never thought of it that way. Again, a fabulous post and thank you for the reply. Sorry to post anonymously, but I do not usually post and did not know how to set up a profile. A dinosaur, I know...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-24112706657309550202012-12-13T20:26:04.089-06:002012-12-13T20:26:04.089-06:00yes!!! thanks!!!!!!yes!!! thanks!!!!!!cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-80600878667555729162012-12-13T20:25:20.392-06:002012-12-13T20:25:20.392-06:00yes! i know those i could show all of brooke'...yes! i know those i could show all of brooke's shelves actually. i made myself stop though! haha.cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.com