Ideal Bookshelf September 1, 2018
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Got books?
If your goal is to add to your TBR pile, check out Ideal Bookshelf . . . it’s like getting lost in a library full of fascinating titles and magical adventures.
Jane Mount is a talented illustrator, designer, and founder of Ideal Bookshelf, a company that makes things for people who love books. She’s also published a recent book, Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany. She lives on Maui, in Hawaii.
At Ideal Bookshelf, you can custom order a bookshelf “portrait” or buy framed and unframed prints, postcards, stationery, pins, mugs, etc.
It’s a cozy internet cafe to browse on a rainy day.
And for book lovers, it’s the cat’s meow!
Aah . . . that’s better!
Spirit Lights The Way 
My happy place! Have a great Saturday, Nancy!
Books have added so much joy and depth to my life. Have a FUN weekend . . . and Labor Day!
What talented woman. Love this idea❣️
Poets and Writers circulated a blurb about her new book which introduced me to her site. I’m not much of a shopper these days, but I thought a quick share might be a win-win.
As a general rule I read a book, then burn it. Gets it out of the way. I never thought of storing it on a bookshelf. What a novel idea.
Sacre bleu! That’s sacrilege, TG. 😯
I used to keep EVERY book that came my way, adding shelves as needed. At one point, I had 10 bookshelf units with a collective 39 shelves for my collection. I envisioned buying an old Victorian house with a floor to ceiling library and a rolling ladder.
And then I read Simplify Your Life and I realized keeping books that I would NEVER read again made NO SENSE. It was nonsense. So I began to donate them and give them away.
Now I have 4 shelves of books that aren’t quite full. YAY!
That’s a great accomplishment, to reduce your library to just 4 shelves. I don’t really burn books. At least not anymore.
But my mother used to collect books the way you did. I doubt she’s ever thrown one away. One of my stepfathers put a burn barrel in the backyard, and he and I would hold book burning rituals now and then. It was all kept very secret, as my mother would have gone berserk had she found out.
I’m glad that your mom didn’t catch you ~> going berserk is a real energy drain!
Sounds unusual and interesting!
It’s a cool little site for shoppers or surfers!
Love the book mugs! I bookmarked their website!
I thought of YOU when I visited the site! 😀
Clever. I love the wrapping paper…. might have to order some of that!
Yes! Whenever “tiny tots” appeared at my door with a school sale fundraising flyer . . . I gravitated to the holiday wrapping paper!
What a great website. She’s really imaginative. Thanks for pointing it out.
My pleasure, Nicki. As soon as I happened upon it, I knew that other readers/writers/bloggers would be interested in checking it out.
Nancy, I have been a bibliophile since a very little girl! I love this site. Thank you for introducing it to me, my friend. I immediately bookmarked the Ideal Bookshelf and can’t wait to get to know it better. 🙂
When Poets & Writers featured the Ideal Bookshelf, I knew some of my blogging buddies would be interested in surfing around the site. Enjoy!