A Stack Here, A Stack There

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

If you walked into our living room, you would see stacks of books with their discarded covers on the floor. Over the weekend I spent some time in our garage, digging though containers looking for books that have been packed away since we moved to add to the books I've recently bought on the cheap.


I came across so many books I missed, including a ton of books my mom bought us. She bought us a ton of great books on gardening, home improvement, and party basics. Thanks again mom. I really glad I looked our garage, because I found a trio of books I really missed a , The Little Lady Agency books by Hester Browne. I love reading books set in England, so your looking for a summer read check this series out.


After removing the book covers on the books, I began sorting the books spine color. I ended up with a stacks of white books, blue books and black books. Out of all the stacks, I loved the colored stacks the most.

We have a good collection of hardback books and softcover books.






While I was looking for books in the garage, I came across a few few Jane Austen novels, I own - love her. I've always wanted to own a few of her books in hardback.  I decided to get to buy two of her books from Penguin Classics via the great deal from Amazon.com. I'm buying Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice for a mere $ 13.60 each. In the future I'll likely end up buying the The Odyssey, this is a classic I've yet to read and have been wanting to read it for sometime.



Next I need to decide where the books will land on the shelves and apply some styling tips I mentioned today in this post. I'm pretty sure I'm heading to a thrift store tonight, you never know what you'll find there that just needs some paint.

Don't you just love the Penguin Classics book cover designs. So timeless and elegant. What's on your summer reading list?

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9 comments:

  1. The Odyssey is a great book, and you should definitely read it! I loveLOVE books and want that decorating book from The Nest--do you love it??

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  2. Dayka - I look forward to reading it! Thanks :) I love the Nest Decorating books - full of great ideas and tips! The author also includes a bunch on decor go-to retailers, which is a huge plus.

    I also dig, my other 'Nestie' book - the New Nesters, all about parties.

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  3. I just bought Eat Pray Love, because I wanted to read the book before seeing the movie. And apparently its a great read... we shall see!

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  4. Such pretty stacks of books! My summer reading list:

    Eat Pray Love
    A Grief Observed
    Pride and Prejudice

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  5. Hillary & Lovely Nest - I've been wondering if Eat Love Pray is a good book, I'll have to check it out.

    Pride & Prejudice, is such a great read! :) I also love the BBC { 1995 version } movie

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  6. On my nightstand are:

    Mission of Motherhood (from a biblical perspective)

    Why Not You (Valerie Burton)

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  7. i love when books serve multiple purposes; entertainment AND good design!

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  8. I adore the Penguin books, so cute. And, I love classic books. I'm seriously considering buying all the Penguin books I can when we move into our next house. Hubs has said he'll build me built-ins around the fireplace, so these would be perfect to fill it. I haven't convinced Ryan about the books yet. ;)

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  9. "The Odyssey" is a great read (but time consuming). Maybe you have it, but my favorite novel of all time is "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison. If you never read it, please do. It's incredible! I read it every year.

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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts! Best, Katrina

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