Bookshelf Tweaking

Today was a lovely, lazy Sunday. A perfect day for a mini-project. Nothing too involved or time-consuming, but something little and fun.

We have a great bookshelf in the living room that we just love. Bought it unfinished and stained it ourselves last summer. The cats love it too, and are always trying (and often succeeding) to pull the books off the shelves. This morning was no exception. Books lay sprawled out in front of the bookshelf; as I put them back (again) inspiration struck.

I love books and bookshelves, and I'm always drawn to them in magazines and blogs. One approach I've seen often and just love is organizing books by color, so I figured I'd give it a try. Our first attempt had been to arrange them by genre, but that didn't last long. So, I got to work with a different approach.

Here's how it looked when I started:



About a half hour or so later, here's how it turned out:



Not too shabby, I think. Want to see a couple close-ups?





Just ignore those Twilight books there at the bottom... nothing to see here, folks!

So, what do you think? Improvement or no? How (if at all) do you arrange your books?

V

Bookshelf Tweaking

Today was a lovely, lazy Sunday. A perfect day for a mini-project. Nothing too involved or time consuming, but something little and fun.

We have a great bookshelf in the living room that we just love. Bought it unfinished and stained it ourselves last summer. The cats love it too, and are always trying (and often succeeding) to pull the books off the shelves. This morning was no exception. Books lay sprawled out in front of the bookshelf; as I put them back (again) inspiration struck.

I love books and bookshelves, and I'm always drawn to them in magazines and blogs. One approach I've seen often and just love is organizing books by color, so I figured I'd give it a try. Our first attempt had been to arrange them by genre, but that didn't last long. So, I got to work with a different approach. 

Here's how it looked when I started:

About a half hour or so later, here's how it turned out:

Not too shabby, I think. Want to see a couple close-ups?

 

Just ignore those Twilight books there at the bottom... nothing to see here, folks!

So, what do you think? Improvement or no? How (if at all) do you arrange your books?

V

Diving In

If you're reading this, you probably know me. And if you know me, you know that I have strong opinions, don't hold my tongue, and am passionate about a number of things. You also probably know that family is everything, and mine is big, all sorts of crazy, and I love them dearly. I love corny jokes (thanks, Dad!), and crafty things (here's to you, Mom!). I live with the love of my life  and our two cats. I'm sure I sometimes drive her crazy with all of my little projects and crafts, but she supports me no matter what.

So, what's the point of staring this blog, anyway? And what's it going to be about?

Well, I've been thinking about starting a blog for a while now, but couldn't decide on what it should be about. I figured the best way to find out would be to dive in and see where it takes me. So...

It won't be a blog about decorating, or crafting, or fashion, or cooking, or organization. But I'll talk about all those things, because I love them.

It's not going to be all about politics - but on occasion I'll talk politics. Because, after all, the political is the personal and the personal is political.

I'll most likely write about social issues, things that bother me or that I wish I could change. I'll probably highlight things that inspire me, or showcase the good in the world.

This won't be a blog about gay rights issues, but I'll touch on them to be sure - I'm gay and these issues affect my life daily.

I'm not going to post about our cats everyday, but expect to see them make an appearance when they do something insanely adorable or infuriating.

I might talk about a book I've read, or a movie I've seen, or a recipe I've tried.

We'll see where it takes me, and I hope you'll come along for the ride.

V

Diving In

If you're reading this, you probably know me. And if you know me, you know that I have strong opinions, don't hold my tongue, and am passionate about a number of things. You also probably know that family is everything, and mine is big, all sorts of crazy, and I love them dearly. I love corny jokes (thanks, Dad!), and crafty things (here's to you, Mom!). I live with the love of my life  and our two cats. I'm sure I sometimes drive her crazy with all of my little projects and crafts, but she supports me no matter what.

So, what's the point of staring this blog, anyway? And what's it going to be about?

Well, I've been thinking about starting a blog for a while now, but couldn't decide on what it should be about. I figured the best way to find out would be to dive in and see where it takes me. So...

It won't be a blog about decorating, or crafting, or fashion, or cooking, or organization. But I'll talk about all those things, because I love them.

It's not going to be all about politics - but on occasion I'll talk politics. Because, after all, the political is the personal and the personal is political.

I'll most likely write about social issues, things that bother me or that I wish I could change. I'll probably highlight things that inspire me, or showcase the good in the world.

This won't be a blog about gay rights issues, but I'll touch on them to be sure - I'm gay and these issues affect my life daily.

I'm not going to post about our cats everyday, but expect to see them make an appearance when they do something insanely adorable or infuriating.

I might talk about a book I've read, or a movie I've seen, or a recipe I've tried.

We'll see where it takes me, and I hope you'll come along for the ride.

V