Codfish to The Stylist magazine, stat
I think we can tell from the title that this is not aimed at the serious reader with a serious book habit:
Ten spectacular and easy ways to arrange your books.
I think this is predicated on not really having a lot of books, no? If they are envisaged as design features rather than a storage and shelving problem:
Chances are, you haven't touched a lot of books on your shelf for years. Why not flip those the other way and keep the spines of your favourite books forward facing? It's a beautiful homage to your taste in literature and very personal.
None of those arrangements seem designed to facilitate access or have the concept that you might, you know, actually read the books, even when they don't have pictures hung in front of them (WTF I say WTF).
I don't know whether to laugh or bang my head when I see that perennial favourite of interior designers, using good shelf space that could hold books for knick-knacks instead, advising
[A] brilliant mix of books, accessories, and personal mementos to bring your personality into your bookcase. Start lining up your books on one side of your shelf, support the end with stack of two to four books, and arrange an ornament or candle on that stack. Repeat this on other shelves and even place a small frame and photograph in between piles.
What brings my personality into my bookcases is the books.
I'm over here, making an anonymous phonecall to the Ponceyness Police.
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