tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post3332861920179094261..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: Book BundlesPigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-14730241308141498732011-02-12T13:41:30.933-05:002011-02-12T13:41:30.933-05:00This practice makes me so angry that I just cannot...This practice makes me so angry that I just cannot form words to say how disgusting I find it. Books by the yard is also an indicator of a soul-less domicile!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-87304454033458781222010-05-02T12:27:42.455-04:002010-05-02T12:27:42.455-04:00You know, I have enough old books hanging around t...You know, I have enough old books hanging around taking up space with their covers on to never, ever have to bother working that hard to take up more space with old and UNREADABLE books. What is the point, as you say! Silliness.Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-48360322885931266402010-04-28T18:24:32.961-04:002010-04-28T18:24:32.961-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Southern Foothillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15987773461534637751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-63537710107148163592010-04-21T16:53:27.015-04:002010-04-21T16:53:27.015-04:00If this is supposed to be an artistic statement, d...If this is supposed to be an artistic statement, doesn't it lose it's value as soon as it is mass produced? Unless it is some sort of comment on mass production and commercialization (Warhol-ish)....somehow I don't think this crossed their minds.katiedidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682823255667624459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-18553538876203511902010-04-21T07:30:31.244-04:002010-04-21T07:30:31.244-04:00Totally not surprised -- "book bundles" ...Totally not surprised -- "book bundles" were all the rage at High Point last fall, so naturally, they are just hitting mainstream stores now. I mean, they were in so many showrooms/ bizarre!Jennifer Sergent/ DC by Designhttp://dcbydesignblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-45552873571130267292010-04-20T07:58:46.697-04:002010-04-20T07:58:46.697-04:00THANK YOU for this post. Books are to be read and...THANK YOU for this post. Books are to be read and loved. To be a decorative item is appalling. And to have the covers ripped off is pretty pathetic. Just says how simple some are.Rebecca R. Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997401463501339831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-13710947255343165752010-04-19T23:29:37.112-04:002010-04-19T23:29:37.112-04:00Well it is a look, but why pay RH for it? Plenty ...Well it is a look, but why pay RH for it? Plenty of yard sale books around waaaay cheaper. Almost as bad as the practice of shelving your books spine in for a designer look. How do you find the one you want to read? I love my books front and center, and colors mixed together, not color sorted.Pat's Additionhttp://pats-addition.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-90920951664637105192010-04-19T22:37:45.844-04:002010-04-19T22:37:45.844-04:00Appalling. And of the $29.00, about $25 would be ...Appalling. And of the $29.00, about $25 would be profit.<br /><br />Many many books are not worth preserving, but there's still something just wrong about this...The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-51783412597764884702010-04-19T20:20:44.853-04:002010-04-19T20:20:44.853-04:00I would just hate when the stood in places where n...I would just hate when the stood in places where nobody reads anyway, just decorative, that would be a shame.<br />Better like this on a shelf of book lovers than in the receycle bin and mushed up for whatever...<br /><br />But I guess I will not buy them, have enough wonderful, meaningful books in my library!<br /><br />RH has gone a bit ueber trendy, with furniture sizes to match!<br />Some Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572400688345132982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-76238990043281887372010-04-19T09:58:23.301-04:002010-04-19T09:58:23.301-04:00Meg, I'm a huge booklover (as you know), and t...Meg, I'm a huge booklover (as you know), and though in general I think Restoration Hardware is an overpriced place, I really love this look. <br /><br />I don't see them as in any way disrespectful to books. So many people throw books away (an unpardonable sin in my, er, book), so why not craft them into something unusual and beautiful? I wouldn't pay 30 bucks for these, but I Lisa Simeonehttp://www.baltimorestyle.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-22653884115566549102010-04-19T07:36:50.644-04:002010-04-19T07:36:50.644-04:00Thanks for the comment about the used books stores...Thanks for the comment about the used books stores on my site! I have been using the public library a lot recently.<br /><br />About these bundles ... beige & boring! I like my bookcases to be full of color, texture, and the life provided by an assortment of well-loved books.<br /><br />While I have nothing against Restoration Hardware specifically, I have a strong dislike for rooms people Thornproofhttp://www.tweedcowboy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-37796683917498293262010-04-19T02:03:16.774-04:002010-04-19T02:03:16.774-04:00hehe.
i love this look. sorry i just do.
usually, ...hehe.<br />i love this look. sorry i just do.<br />usually, it's done with really OLD books and the pages themselves become a work of art, hard to explain, but i just love the look. i use it on shelves in client's house all the time.cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-43855812763379433082010-04-18T23:19:11.397-04:002010-04-18T23:19:11.397-04:00As one who makes her living from writing novels, I...As one who makes her living from writing novels, I'm torn...so many old, obsolete hardback books are sent to dumpsters/thrift stores, why not recyle them into something lovely? On the other hand, I'm deeply suspicious of people who buy books for their looks, like decorators who buy books "by the yard" for clients. Or people who slipcover all their books in vellum, or those who Mary Kay Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16929282136211588715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-33692257598006236112010-04-18T14:37:55.610-04:002010-04-18T14:37:55.610-04:00I'll refrain from eloquence since its just pla...I'll refrain from eloquence since its just plain ole ugly!!!Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04604123003856840475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-69645948851558949192010-04-18T10:07:29.408-04:002010-04-18T10:07:29.408-04:00C&G... I totally agree! And the books I have a...C&G... I totally agree! And the books I have are books I read or have read.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-38485151886612458132010-04-18T09:46:59.364-04:002010-04-18T09:46:59.364-04:00I hardly have room enough on my shelves for my &qu...I hardly have room enough on my shelves for my "real" books never mind these somehow "fake" arrangements of books. I agree, old books are lovely, but, I'll buy mine from book sales and the flea market to not Restoration Hardware! :-)Carmen and Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13760835513918263105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-4311477712768533192010-04-18T08:16:19.329-04:002010-04-18T08:16:19.329-04:00Restoration is on a path to annoy, I swear!!!
I s...Restoration is on a path to annoy, I swear!!!<br /><br />I saw beautiful old books in a French antique shop in Charleston called Alexandra AD a few years back. But they were real and fragile and expensive. I still thought what would be the point of buying them? Instead my husband purchased a few old newspapers which he enjoys and finds amusing/interesting. Perhaps I should be concerned RH willAcanthus and Acornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08603547994268012876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-47687740416730084862010-04-17T18:20:29.644-04:002010-04-17T18:20:29.644-04:00I am in total agreement! Plus, you see designers u...I am in total agreement! Plus, you see designers using old leather bounds (minus damaged cover) used in the same way. Why? More mold? Dust? Can't really read the books because they are falling apart. Thanks for letting me vent.maryhttp://mjhdesignarts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-28629717078548232832010-04-17T15:30:12.244-04:002010-04-17T15:30:12.244-04:00I agree with the "Book Lover's comments.I agree with the "Book Lover's comments.Riviera Boardwalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846584964190578779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-26395746274220974802010-04-17T14:15:19.788-04:002010-04-17T14:15:19.788-04:00It might actually be fun to receive this mystery s...It might actually be fun to receive this mystery surprise package to see or read what's inside. <br /><br />A book's value or soul is in its content, not in its material cover -- if there was even anything meaningful between those covers to begin with. Not all books are worthy of reading. There is so much junk out there, just as with television and movies. Stockpiles of unsold books A Book Lovernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-33057526680887095082010-04-17T12:42:53.756-04:002010-04-17T12:42:53.756-04:00Oh goody! Something new to detest.Oh goody! Something new to detest.HOBAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-12478870772802169402010-04-17T09:55:16.644-04:002010-04-17T09:55:16.644-04:00It is devolution and it is a great sadness. The si...It is devolution and it is a great sadness. The sister post to this is a Little Augury about the mindless who color block their bookcases. I think people who do this to books are not truly literate people...and they scare me.home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-10907471476492439132010-04-17T09:45:00.695-04:002010-04-17T09:45:00.695-04:00I'm with you on this one - so much effort and ...I'm with you on this one - so much effort and time has previously gone into creating the whole book - after all, it is a piece of art - a creative collaboration. While, yes, it looks good, I have a hard time believing a true book lover would want this in their homes.The Simply Luxurious Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288681334499771945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-91369394722637589952010-04-17T09:17:44.307-04:002010-04-17T09:17:44.307-04:00LOVE LOVE LOVE this post. You nailed it. I find i...LOVE LOVE LOVE this post. You nailed it. I find it offensive and sad. That RH would think they are offering something special to the world is even more offensive.ticklishfromadistancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451797961001963400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-39360563502273090682010-04-17T08:41:21.481-04:002010-04-17T08:41:21.481-04:00Here's another comment that came in via e-mail...Here's another comment that came in via e-mail:<br /><i>Couldn't agree with you more re the books, etc. Because I love<br />and collect old things, books among them, I just find these bundles so offensive. Instant book chic for the person who doesn't care much about the contents or the author or the fun of the search itself, just the "look". RH makes it so easy to buy it nowPigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.com