loveubetternow:

yes. love it.

truebluemeandyou:

Roundup of DIY Book Crafts. Feeling guilty about destroying a book? Read what happens to them if you don’t rescue and reuse them here (by my mom who runs one of the largest used book sales for the League of Women Voters).

1. DIY Roundup of Book Clutch Tutorials (Thanks, I Made It) here. 
2. DIY Recycled Book into a Sketch Book (Cosmo Cricket) here.
3. DIY Recycled Altered Book with a Message Tutorial. “Your Life is a Story Make it Good” (Cosmo Cricket) here.
4. DIY Altered Book Monogram (Ashbee Designs) here.
5. Two Tutorials: DIY Children’s Book Clock (Instructables, Country Living) here. via  rainbowsandunicornscrafts
6. DIY Book Page Origami Butterfly (Todolwen) here.
7. DIY Netbook Book Using a Dollar Store XL Zipper (mikeasaurus at Instructables) here.
8. DIY: The Literary Lamp (project by Tess Wolfe-Stelzer who won the grand prize for the ReadyMade 100 contest) here.
9. Vintage Books, How to Alter and Price Them - An Insider’s Tips (The Polka Dot Closet) here. *You may not like this style - but lots of advice.

nights-in:

Attic spaces

Images via Pinterest

allthingsshabby:

how could you not be intrigued? all very different, but all very beautiful. 

I love the combination of subtle colours in this room.

So many interesting ideas for books other than ordinary shelving

love it “gloomy yet charming”

healthy-weirdness:

OMG, I LOVE THIS! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, BE MY FUTURE LIVING ROOM

I also love this look.  Ecclectic & cool!!!

secretofdurablepigments:

Spectacular Libraries in Europe. (via Mental Floss)

allyouneedisface:

I think I need a pig.