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Read all the books in your home? Transform your library.

4 years ago

Have you read all the books in your house? Looking for a new project to get the whole family involved? We recently refurbished a Victorian home in Hertfordshire who owned an extensive range of books. We took collected all the books in the home and then re displayed them in an Ombre style which dramatically changed the look of the room. Start your project today.

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Sonia
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
Never been a fan of displaying books by colour. Surely it will take longer to find that book? I keep my collection of books in subject groups, ie cooking, gardening, history etc. I have two bookcases, this is one of them.
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4 years ago
Everyone to their own. It gave our family a chance to revisit titles they hadnt looked at for years and made the room look much tidier which was the aim of project. Nice bookcase.
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Sorry but I’m going to be less polite than Sonia -I would be ashamed to colour coordinate my books,whether they are read or not. I’m not sure how this ever became a thing. If they’re never going to be needed again pass them on for others to enjoy and buy something more suitable to decorate your shelves. As you can tell, this hit a nerve...

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