As much as I love my Kindle, I am incapable of throwing books away. Every book is a memory, a souvenir. Even if I can’t remember the plot, or the outcome, even if I didn’t even like the story, I can usually remember when I bought the book and just taking it down off the shelf results in a rush of memories.
When we were doing up the house, all our books went into storage for eight months. I really missed them. Unpacking them afterwards was like welcoming back old friends. There were quite a few.
We had the shelves built in for practical reasons but if we hadn’t I have always wanted a set of Charles Trevelyan’s Shelflife (pictured above). I love the way you can pull out a chair and sit and browse. And even rest your coffee on the little table. If you want to know more then visit www.viablelondon.com.
Of course, even if you have built in shelves for most of the books, you still need somewhere to store the bedtime reading, the kids’ stories and even the recipe books. Here then, are some bookcases for you to contemplate:
STAN WIDE
£399
CONRAN BALANCE
£599
BABEL BY BONALDO
£745
SILK
from £1,485
www.bloq.co.uk
CONSOLE BOOKSHELF
if you have to ask . . .
www.katzhq.com