Anyway, courtesy of checking out Architecture Art Designs at architectureartdesigns.com yet again, I found these bookshelves particularly appealing:
One of the most interesting uses for ladders I’ve seen to date. I appreciate the crisscrossing haphazard arbitrarily-aligned, and almost messy configuration of these shelves. It appeals to my quirky side. There isn’t much room for lots of books, but the ‘wine’ section on the lowest shelf suggests this bookshelf would be solely for ‘select’ books most dear to the reader, books considered definite rereads.
Ahh … convenience. Nothing better than lounging comfortably on a sofa/futon, then reaching down for a bit of literary entertainment … Ideal as the focal point in a den, family room, or even the bedroom (given your partner is as nuts about books as you are), this combo relax-and-read bookshelf has clear message: “When I’m here, the need for conversation is nil: let me be.” Which is all a booklover wants in the first place.
Some like a little wine with their read, some of us prefer a sample of tea while losing ourselves in the pages, and still others would just as soon have something to drink after they finish their chapter. This bookshelf is geared toward the book-and-tea cluster of folk. Another quaint piece of furniture not designed to hold rows upon rows of volumes, the stacked cups offer style and function. I’d do away with the interior colors, though, allowing the books’ covers to provide varied splashes of color instead.
A bookshelf made from books. Well, that’s pretty much it, isn’t it? There are so many ways to go with this concept. I like how books of close-but-not-matching sizes were used to create it; the colors of the covers and the ‘crooked’ alignment of the books coming together, gives this bookshelf a degree of whimsy ala Alice in Wonderland. I could see variations of this shelf in a family room, a child’s bedroom or playroom, or writer’s den. The idea of dark-covered, weathered and worn books forming the shelves would be cool, too.
This oval bookcase with the intersecting shelves just looks fun. There’s space for large books and outer spaces ideal for smaller volumes, as well as room for treasure knickknacks and bookends. Aside from a decorative floor plant nearby, nothing else need adorn the wall this shelf is located. It’s a huge piece of artistic furniture requiring no further accoutrement other than its tomes.
Surfing through Architecture Art Designs, I found a few more of interest on the site. Look for my commentary on those, soon!
