{"id":804,"date":"2010-09-24T09:37:25","date_gmt":"2010-09-24T13:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hickoryfurniture.blogs.eprevue.net\/?p=804"},"modified":"2010-09-24T09:37:25","modified_gmt":"2010-09-24T13:37:25","slug":"living-room-furniture-part-one-shopping-for-bookshelves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/living-room-furniture-part-one-shopping-for-bookshelves\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Room Furniture Part One: Shopping For Bookshelves"},"content":{"rendered":"
Last Updated Friday, September 24, 2010<\/div>

The majority of the media we consume has become digital (mp3, e-book, etc.), wherever your home is and whatever style you have chosen, can still incorporate and bookshelves<\/a> and treasure their contents. What\u2019s more, as we will see, bookshelves aren\u2019t just for books. In fact, your bookshelves can say so much about you and your home.<\/p>\n

Before shopping for a bookshelf (we will see how many you will actually need) at one of our furniture showrooms and galleries at Hickory Furniture Mart, you should start by taking inventory of the books you already have. Are they old school textbooks,\u00a0 a pre-Wikipedia collection of Encyclopedias, a beloved complete set of \u201cHarry Potter\u201d or \u201cTwilight?\u201d Whatever is in your pile of books, it is time to start sorting and sadly, throwing some away.<\/p>\n

Make three piles:<\/h2>\n
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  1. Books you cannot live without<\/li>\n
  2. Books you will never read in this lifetime<\/li>\n
  3. Books you want to have handy for when you have the time and desire<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now, after some thought, donate or sell the second pile\u2014they are just clutter. Having a copy of Ernest Hemingway\u2019s \u201cThe Sun Also Rises\u201d does not make you literary, reading it will. Do not be ashamed if a well-worn copy of Martha Stewart\u2019s \u201cEncyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts\u201d does top the first pile, it\u2019s who you are!<\/p>\n

    After you have reduced your piles, you will now think about what else you want to place on your shelves alongside your books. This pile can include magazines, DVDs, CDs, and photo albums, among many others.<\/p>\n

    Next, load the books and other items into a line (horizontal or vertical, whichever, is easier) and measure them. This will give you a fast and clear estimate of how much shelf space you will need and subsequently, limit your selection of bookshelves not only by style but by functionality. Always remember there must be enough room in your home to accommodate your new shelves.<\/p>\n

    If you do happen to find a bookshelf that you absolutely adore but that cannot accommodate your piles, then you will need to either include more shelves or cut down your pile of stuff a couple more times.<\/p>\n

    Once, you have brought home that perfect bookshelf that fits your style and fits your pile, it\u2019s time to start organizing them.<\/p>\n

    What type of books, music, and movies are in your family\u2019s media collection? Do you think they give us a clue to who you and your family members are?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Last Updated Friday, September 24, 2010 The majority of the media we consume has become digital (mp3, e-book, etc.), wherever your home is and whatever style you have chosen, can still incorporate and bookshelves and treasure their contents. What\u2019s more, as we will see, bookshelves aren\u2019t just for books. In fact, your bookshelves can say […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,15,44],"tags":[85,54],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=804"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}