Ned’s Bookshelves
Last week Chelsea left a lovely comment about a photo of Ned and his bookshelves. She asked to see some long shots of the shelves which by the way are from Ikea (Expedit). We have one large one and a small one in Ned’s room and another large in our living room, all in white. Because we live in a unit we don’t have a lot of room but I have found these shelves really handy for ALL our books (although I still have boxes full in the garage) and also great because they are really deep so you can also display your trinkets.
Please excuse the photography, here are some shots from Ned’s room…
Charlie, sans Lola who is visiting a friend…
Horton Hears a Who…
So many books, so little time…
I like to display some favorite books standing so they are more like an artwork…
One of the other great things about these shelves is that there is plenty of room to display things on top…
Ned also has books on the shelves in our living room, it’s where we keep the up to the minute favorites and Ned loves sorting through them everyday. That’s when they end up like this…
Ned’s dad just commented tonight after he had shelved everything that Ned loves to look at them all neatly lined up and then he systematically chooses the ones he wants off again.
If you want to see a really cool use of the Expedit have a look at this post on Ohdeedoh and then you can follow the links to Super*Junk’s Flickr Stream.
So when are you going to come over to fix Charlotte’s bookcase… Hers just never looks as good as Ned’s…
04 Aug 2008 at 9.57 pm
Hi Lou,
you have made me feel quite ashamed of our Expedit mess!! I am going to have to get stuck in and give everything a good tidy up. We suffer from what my husband calls “21 squares of stuff in a 12 square house” but you have made me determined to do my big rearrange and fix up the books which are in a terrible state!
I am finding that there are books in the shelves that I had quite forgotten we even had and I am sure I can improve our current system (?). Will have to take some before and after pics!
Could be a busy weekend
Sarah
05 Aug 2008 at 8.18 am
Ned’s bookshelf should be in the Ikea catalogue & Lou you should become a private bookshelf organiser / designer! I have never seen such order! He’s as cute as a button looking for his books too.
05 Aug 2008 at 5.39 pm
Thanks Lou - they look so beautiful.. but I like how you showed what it looks like when Ned gets his hands on things too. I hate when people say that their kids can’t touch the books because they will mess them up! They are there to be read and enjoyed! I like how you display some as ‘art’ - I like to do that too. I am generally not a fan of Ikea - their aesthetic is largely too modern for my taste, but I am really loving the cubes - I may have to investigate. Thanks again for the photos. I love your blog by the way!
Chelsea
05 Aug 2008 at 9.32 pm
the bookcase looks fantastic - mine is much more ramshackle!
07 Aug 2008 at 7.14 am
Thanks so much for looking at my blog kate - it’s such a wonderful way to “meet” others and as you say, local is even better.
I clearly haven’t had time to check out your posts in detail yet but I am already excited because of the Autumn Story book - Brambly Hedge I LOVED those, I think my mum even framed some of their cards for my nieces. I am excited about reading more!
07 Aug 2008 at 8.50 pm