Saturday, July 4, 2009

Happiness is. . . a Styled Bookshelf

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little farther down our particular path than we have yet got ourselves. ~E.M. Forster, Two Cheers for Democracy, 1951

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The other day, a bookshelf arrived at my clients home (it’s located at the top of the stairs next to the patio doors of her roof top deck--hence the summery flowers). She was skeptical at first, that it would accommodate all her books like I said it would:
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Before

Until I came over and styled it for her:

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Photos by Maria Killam Colour & Design

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it. ~Oscar Wilde

What is your favourite book?

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Happiness is. . . being Remarkable

Happiness is. . . being Uncomfortable (when you pick the wrong colour)

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