First, I once read an article about Jacqueline Kennedy in which the reporter spoke of visiting her apartment in Manhattan and being charmed by how elegantly Kennedy had books in piles on the floor around her apartment. Since then, I have often wondered if I too am capturing any of the aforementioned charm.

Second, a friend once told me that he felt that having books was a measure of class. When I moved not long after that, as I was carting out box after box of books, I decided that I had way too much f***ing class!

Here, too.

Eric

That’s very kind of you. I hope you will understand when I respectfully decline. 🙂

Eric

And I’m willing to “takeover” my kid’s bookshelves in their 3 bedrooms IF space requires. I mean how much Harry Potter and Barney books can they possibly need?

JFE

Eric

Then there is the room full of wargames.

Fortunately, we do have a fairly large house, with 6 bedrooms. Four of the six now have bookshelves.

This does seem to be an incurable disease…

Dave Powell

Frankly, when we looked for a house, I considered trying to find an old warehouse with TONS of space but no charm. I can live without ‘charm’, but I can’t live without space. :O

Val