If you root for indie bookstores anywhere, here’s your chance to support for indie booksellers across California. Independent bookstores are neighborhood sanctuaries of comfort, where an impromptu conversation across the counter about ideas, books and authors in and out of the mainstream can make your day. The California Bookstore Day is raising donations for a […]
Make Headboard Out of Books
11/05/2011 by
Make a headboard out of books too damaged to read. Create a theme by grouping books on a single topic. Instructions at Curbly.com DiYMaven* Jessica Mahoney’s article also on making headboards out of books, citing Curbly.com as one of her sources: http://www.ehow.com/how_10064666_make-headboard-out-books.html *In all craft and decorative uses where books will be damaged for use, please consider […]
Sink into a Bibliochaise, a Chair Sized Library
05/31/2011 by
This Italian-design armchair library was first shown at the Salone del Mobile 2006 in Milan. A chair encased in bookshelves allows you to be surrounded by all your favorite books. The replaceable cushion covers come in six different colors. The designer also produces a larger model called The Contract chair made with your choice of […]
