turns out that arranging your books by author is so 2008. one way to really jazz up your living space (and what's more stylish than having a cool pad?) without spending a dime is to color-block...well, everything....but let's start with your bookshelf. below is an example of a non-color-blocked bookshelf: messy, disorganized (perhaps a little familiar looking??) but with lots of potential.
does your bookshelf look like this? gross. its a good thing we came along.
so how much of a difference can one color-blocked bookshelf make? check out kendall's color-blocked books below. it cost $0 and took about ten minutes......
much better!!! as you can see, color-blocking adds a certain je ne sais quoi. you not only look semi-organized, but design-savvy as well. and once you start color-blocking books, the obsession only grows... it eventually expands to include cd's, movies (which is really hard), clothes, trinkets, picture frames...oh my god...it goes on and on...
el became a fan of color-blocking back in her early days of boutique retail in fort collins, she then honed this admiration during her time at paper source in mpls--the chapel of color-blocking (check it for yourself www.paper-source.com). after visiting the home of a paper source co-worker who had everything on her walls not only situated in little old fashioned type writer boxes (adorable) but also color blocked, she knew she needed to apply color organization to her home. her book shelf (hard to photo as it is over 6') remains her favorite color-blocked home addition and the one that gets the most attention from visitors. el likes it when she sees other's color-blocked book shelves as she enjoys seeing what color of books people buy the most of. el has more red books than any other color, ken has more black. how about you?
what amazing heights can you reach with color-blocking you ask? we will leave you with a photo we found on the web that made us both gasp with delight, and not just because there is a small dog in the picture. who is the amazing princess who took the time to organize this precious bookshelf? we may never know. but we are in awe.
the holy grail of color-blocking
until next time, cheers!
Great idea. I never thought of doing this before, but I will now. I didn't even notice at your house, Kendall, that your shelf was color blocked, but now I do!
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ReplyDeleteOh damn! That holy grail pic is sick. I'm gonna have to try that after spring cleaning.
ReplyDeletePeople who obsessively color-block their books (or even more disturbing, other people's books) are just transferring their deeply racist worldview. 'You people' need to be heavily medicated and made to watch HD Television.
ReplyDeleteA while back I read about a bookstore that went color block. Would have been pretty amazing to see.
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