I’m getting there! I almost have all my books back on my Ikea Billy bookcases. I thought I’d give you a closer look at the shelves that hold my vintage/old/favorite books.
This is the left side – I have the same set up on the right side but I’m not done putting my books back there.
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I really love the way my older books look behind the glass doors.
My beloved Little House Books that I re-read every winter!
Some favorite children’s books!
This is my book end!
I’m thinking of doing a shelf of Austen books. I have so many Austen knockoff sequel type books that I think one shelf devoted to her would be fun. Or maybe a shelf of Austen, Gaskell and other Austenish authors?
I like to display my pretty bookmarks (I actually never use them – I just think they look pretty). I made a few of them you can go here for the tutorial on how to make jewelry bookmarks.
My favorite shelf so far!
***Thanks for all the input about my kitchen. Aren’t all those kitchens I showed just too cute! Most people said go for it if we’re not going to sell anytime soon. Well we may sell as early as next summer. The real estate market in my area has really picked up so we’re waiting to see if that upward trend continues. Or we could be here another two years – our daughter will be out of college then and we may all move to California together. So I decided to start with painting my walls (Vee’s suggestion) and see how it goes.
Your bookcases are looking great! I especially love that vintage red truck.
I love your bookcase….especially the red truck! Thanks for stopping by and leaving me a sweet comment!
Nice collection of books and really like the little red truck. 🙂
I keep threatening to make some of the blingy bookmarks – ran across the ribbon clamps recently in my supplies – I need to get busy.
Enjoy your evening.
I love that cute red truck bookend! Those old trucks are my “dream vehicle”. I love all those childrens books. Have you ever read “A Girl of the Limberlost” by Gene Stratton Porter? That would be one to add to your shelf:>)
I tried…it’s free on the Kindle. I got about half way through it. 🙂
Love old books too:). That truck is the cutest bookend ever:). Have a blessed evening dear friend. Hugs
Oh my, where did you get the red truck? I won a gift certificate recently and spent it at Farmhouse Wares on a red truck. It’s one of my favorite possessions. I love how your bookshelves look. We don’t have an IKEA in the whole state of Oklahoma. What a bummer. I’d love to go to California and get away from cold weather myself.
Brenda
Oh wow– Manuela! I love your shelves. They looks so lovely and put together. I too like the little red truck. So sweet. I like the idea of a shelf devoted to a favorite author. I just read the little house books last summer (2011) and loved them. I hadn’t ever read the whole series. Good books. I learned so much from them!
Pat
I would be a very happy house guest, sitting and re-reading so many of my favorite childhood books off of your shelves. Truth is I would much rather read my old favorite classics than any new novels. I adore your bookend!! You could add some of your bottle brush trees to the pickup bed at Christmas time.
LOL! Great minds do think alike! That’s what I plan on doing.
Love the red truck….the shelves look great but wait I want to see all of it…I thought I only saw one side…let me go back and see maybe I missed it.
Your bookshelves are looking great! I love your red truck!
Love the bookcase! You have so many wonderful books. You’ve inspired me to try to collect some of my favorite childhood books. I loved The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew!
Your bookcase is just darling! I love the red truck, too!
Your bookcase is looking good, Manuela! I love those bookmarks you made and have saved that tutorial from when you did them. I think I did finally get everything I needed to make them. Now I just need some time!
I love your bookcases and how you have them styled with your books. How awesome to keep such treasures displayed. I have never been to Ikea, but with the way everyone raves, I may have to make a trip to Atlanta or Charlotte just to shop after the holidays. Storage is always needed!
Happy Halloween!
I have a shelf of Austen, and many of the sequels written by modern authors….It’s fun to hav ethem together, and easy to show friends who are looking to borrow books! 🙂
Love the red truck – I’d like an old red one to drive!
We share a love of many of the same books. How fun to see them clearly enough to be able to read the titles. That’s a complaint that many of my readers have about my bookshelves. They want to read that titles and I don’t show them clearly or closely enough. Good plan that painting the walls! =)
I love your shelf. It makes me want to pick a book off the shelf and snuggle up with a cup of hot chocolate. I loved Laura Ingalls Wilder. I need to go back and read that series. Very fond memories.
Oh, I just love your IKEA bookcases! And your bookmaks! And definitely your ‘bookend’!!! Isn’t it wonderful to have childhood books? Yours look wonderful! Thanks so much for visiting me, too! Have a wonderful week… Donna
Looks as though you and I have the same box collection of “The Little Hous on The Prarie”. I have them at my mom’s house right now till I get my house settled more and find just the right place for them. I am looking forward to reading them to my Grand Daughter who is 7 months old this month. My mom read their books to me growing up, and I did the same to my girls now time to pass it on to my grand daughter. And my Grand Son we started reading him the Winnie The Poo Stories. My mom bought him the big story book for christmas. So when he is over out place I read it to him at bed time. Same as my brother growing up.
I love the idea of using the old wooden spools for book ends or just for decoration on a book shelf. I ran across some years ago and now wished I had picked them up. They were really Really cheap. I remember them being 10.00 for 4 of them. But at the time i was like what am i going to do with them, have enough stuff as it was, and was not sure where to put them in my Quilt room sense it was full already and I was younger and not so smart lol. But i will find them again I know I will.
You have been doing some really great redecorating in your home and Thank You for letting us strangers in to share it with you.
Deana
Texas
California? Waaahhhh! I LIKE having you for a Georgia neighbor! sob….
I love your bookcases, too. What a wonderful idea to re-read your Little House books every winter. I have all of them and I think I will follow your example. I love old books. One of these days I will share my dear, little mother’s library filled with old books. It’s enough to make a girl want to forget everything for a couple of years so she can just sit and read!
~Adrienne~