tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post9106595831606678862..comments2024-03-28T01:39:53.154-04:00Comments on The Peak of Chic®: Fun with BooksThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-54272629603414576752007-12-11T22:15:00.000-05:002007-12-11T22:15:00.000-05:00I like both real/fake and fake/fake, but for me th...I like both real/fake and fake/fake, but for me the easiest thing would be fake/fake wallpaper. (If that makes any sense.)The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-21203216723818205192007-12-11T20:04:00.000-05:002007-12-11T20:04:00.000-05:00Depends on how sacred you hold books, and there wi...Depends on how sacred you hold books, and there will always be someone who feels strongly that every bound volume is sacred, whether it is a medical textbook or a third-rate novel. Personally I have no problem with real fake-book wallpaper (presumably this means the sliced-spine version). It is unlikely to become a worldwide phenomenon, so if, say, two dozen people around the world succumb to its lures, who is to complain? Again, it depends on the books used, yes? If it's a 12th printing of Taylor Caldwell's "This Too Shall Pass" that's being sliced and diced, I'm not going to defend its honor; however, if the decorator's knife is headed for a first edition of Louise de Vilmorin's "Madame de ....," I would have to raise my voice and perhaps a cudgel to halt the intended desecration. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-67256756778624809742007-12-11T20:01:00.000-05:002007-12-11T20:01:00.000-05:00Love them all...especially the wallpaper. I've be...Love them all...especially the wallpaper. I've been wanting to do that for a while now!Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245251599939279346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-29840673765179413142007-12-11T19:43:00.000-05:002007-12-11T19:43:00.000-05:00I'm staying out of this one. I'm looking forward ...I'm staying out of this one. I'm looking forward to your post on jib doors, though!morrismorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217481988472073213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-35820135408310626542007-12-11T18:49:00.000-05:002007-12-11T18:49:00.000-05:00What would fake fake-book wallpaper be? Just anot...What would fake fake-book wallpaper be? Just another interpretation of an idea?Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-65774744623112020612007-12-11T18:30:00.000-05:002007-12-11T18:30:00.000-05:00Anon- Oh, you're right! So... what's the consensus...Anon- Oh, you're right! So... what's the consensus on this issue??!! ;)The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-66479909048327959332007-12-11T17:36:00.000-05:002007-12-11T17:36:00.000-05:00Strangely, we haven't had any debates about REAL f...Strangely, we haven't had any debates about REAL fake-book wallpaper versus FAKE fake-book wallpaper...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-51541850328020679882007-12-11T16:48:00.000-05:002007-12-11T16:48:00.000-05:00Yes Fairfax, and if I had the Book Thing in Atlant...Yes Fairfax, and if I had the Book Thing in Atlanta, my library would be bursting at the seams!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-17873595013563949442007-12-11T16:46:00.000-05:002007-12-11T16:46:00.000-05:00You KNOW my feeling about books - the more the bet...You KNOW my feeling about books - the more the better!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-29672866519663253722007-12-11T16:13:00.000-05:002007-12-11T16:13:00.000-05:00Love the Chatsworth image.Love the Chatsworth image.Style Courthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034129367345351303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-86595917211514148062007-12-11T16:08:00.000-05:002007-12-11T16:08:00.000-05:00Anon- Now that is clever! And in the elevator too!...Anon- Now that is clever! And in the elevator too! If I ever find myself in Toronto I think I'll be making a trip to see the elevators ;)The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-10145754592521791282007-12-11T16:06:00.000-05:002007-12-11T16:06:00.000-05:00Maryam- Your boxes sound wonderful!!!Maryam- Your boxes sound wonderful!!!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-1740853010142085192007-12-11T15:59:00.001-05:002007-12-11T15:59:00.001-05:00The elevators in the Windsor Arms Hotel in Toronto...The elevators in the Windsor Arms Hotel in Toronto feature books behind glass doors, but if you look closely, you see that they have been sliced off so as to be only a couple of inches deep!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-64333934966729671742007-12-11T15:59:00.000-05:002007-12-11T15:59:00.000-05:00I love silver book shaped boxes, too. I recently ...I love silver book shaped boxes, too. I recently bought two antique ones in Dhaka. How fun to have all kinds of faux books!Maryam in Marrakeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04847860772735091153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-79249099518178584252007-12-11T15:30:00.000-05:002007-12-11T15:30:00.000-05:00djellabah- The USA Wallpaper one is a good, econom...djellabah- The USA Wallpaper one is a good, economical option (esp. since the B&F is rather pricey). I also found one over the weekend- I'll have to go back through my bookmarks to find it. The Bowness paper is fantastic!! Now that's really having some fun :)The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-16173221136602517042007-12-11T15:07:00.000-05:002007-12-11T15:07:00.000-05:00Other book-pattern wallpapers: (1) Bibliothèque by...Other book-pattern wallpapers: (1) Bibliothèque by USA Wallpaper, http://www.usawallpaper.com/bib4parbookt.html; (2) S. A. Maxwell also makes one; (3) so does Waverley; (4) so does Pelican Prints. Oh, and the Brunschwig pattern was designed in 1989 (and released in 1990) by the trompe l'oeil artist Richard Neas. Curiously, the New York Times gave it a price of $158 a roll in 1990; today the price seems to be $550. There are also divine handprinted bookcase-pattern wallpapers by the British artist Deborah Bowness; called "Genuine Fake Bookshelf" and "Original Genuine Bookshelf", check the patterns out at http://www.deborahbowness.com/books.html.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-26413146815350853832007-12-11T14:13:00.000-05:002007-12-11T14:13:00.000-05:00PT- Ha ha!E and E Life- That's too bad, but maybe ...PT- Ha ha!<BR/><BR/>E and E Life- That's too bad, but maybe if she saw these she might change her mind!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-20012523662002359852007-12-11T13:50:00.000-05:002007-12-11T13:50:00.000-05:00Great post! I asked the skeptical Mrs. E. if we co...Great post! I asked the skeptical Mrs. E. if we could somehow wall off the library to make a secret door.... No dice, although she let me down easy.<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to the fruits of your research.Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-84942135050111226332007-12-11T13:38:00.000-05:002007-12-11T13:38:00.000-05:00I don't know what a jib door is, but it sounds lik...I don't know what a jib door is, but it sounds like something the Hardy Boys would know how to defeat!<BR/><BR/>-ptAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-31349782301722299382007-12-11T13:08:00.000-05:002007-12-11T13:08:00.000-05:00djellabah- That's a great idea! I've always wanted...djellabah- That's a great idea! I've always wanted a jib door. Off to consult my books for more images!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-74243983921361047842007-12-11T12:09:00.000-05:002007-12-11T12:09:00.000-05:00Jib doors are such a great idea; I remember there ...Jib doors are such a great idea; I remember there was a beautiful one in the dining room of Evangeline and David Bruce's set at Albany in London. Do a post about jib doors!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-2603147097814593992007-12-11T11:26:00.000-05:002007-12-11T11:26:00.000-05:00BA- I agree!BA- I agree!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-81274770742354873152007-12-11T11:23:00.000-05:002007-12-11T11:23:00.000-05:00I love the secret door aspect. Every library shoul...I love the secret door aspect. Every library should have one.Brilliant Asylumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09656796025200050768noreply@blogger.com