• Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Looks good on the book shelf. Many people decorate with books. Look at all those old mansions you see in movies, where there is a giant library.

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      1 year ago

      I guess it’s never crossed my mind. I never thought someone would get a book for a reason other than reading it. They do look good in a living room

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        1 year ago

        I sometimes run into interior design pics where books are organized by spine color, and I gasp and clutch my pearls at the heresy.

        …but yes, some people do use books as decorative props instead of as things to be read and enjoyed for their content.

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          I get it. I didn’t imagine books could be purely ornamental, but the consensus seems to be that’s not too rare. I personally organise them broadly by genre and theme, so if I have to recommend something to friend I will point at a particular shelf and go “look in there”