I love getting my Pottery Barn catalog in the mail. It makes me happy to thumb through the pages and see all the beautiful home decor. I don't usually purchase things from them since their prices are not really in my SAHM budget ;) But, I love getting ideas from them! There are lots of things in there that you can easily re-create/make yourself. Like, for example, these
book bundles they are selling...
A mere $39 for a bundle of four old books with the covers ripped off and tied together with string. I wonder how many of these they are actually selling since it seems pretty easy to find some old books and make these yourself!
Anyway, I thought these would look great on my ladder shelf but obviously I wasn't going to purchase these from PB ;) I found 4 old hardcover books at a thrift store.
I paid $1 each and if it were 'yard sale season' I'm sure I could have found some old paperbacks for a quarter. Anyway, I didn't have any hemp string either so I had to buy that too. I spent about $6 total on supplies but if you already have old books, you could make this for practically free!
Here is my little version. I decided to use darker string to go better with my living room decor.
I think it makes a nice addition to my shelves ;)
Decorchick! also did a
version of a book bundle she saw in the Ballard Designs catalog. I think Ballard is charging around $25 for their bundles. Either way, I did mine for a very small percentage of what they are selling these things for! I don't think my hubby would be too happy if I told him I spent $40 on some old books with the covers ripped off ;)
p.s. I am not trying to imply that books are 'trash' by the title of this post. I love books and think that they are important! I just think this is a great way to re-purpose
unwanted old books from a thrift store. :)
Happy Decorating!
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Love this idea!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing!
LOVE this! Quick question...where did you get your ladder shelves? I am needing one for the redecoration of our living room and do not want to spend a ton of money...
ReplyDeleteI got them from Target. I got just one when we bought our house a couple years ago and recently decided I wanted another one but they don't carry it in store anymore, I had to order it online (thought it was the exact same one but it's actually a little different, but that's neither here nor there...) It was $130, which is not 'cheap' but it's impossible to find them used (I tried) so I just bit the bullet. haha! Good luck! You'll have to post pics when you get the room finished. :)
ReplyDeleteYour book bundle turned out great. Just hopping by from Saturday Soiree.
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