{"id":13194,"date":"2017-07-11T11:50:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T17:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/havenly.com\/blog\/?p=13194"},"modified":"2017-07-11T11:50:05","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T17:50:05","slug":"art-coffee-table-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havenly.com\/blog\/art-coffee-table-book","title":{"rendered":"The Art of the Coffee Table Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

I once interviewed a roommate by asking if they appreciated \u201cstrategically stacked books\u201d so, if that isn\u2019t telling of my love for a good stack of books, I don\u2019t know what is. (If you\u2019re wondering, she looked at me funny and I knew we wouldn\u2019t get along but I lived with her anyway.) I\u2019ve pulled together a list of all you need to know about how to step up your coffee table game with books, because if you don\u2019t know, you must.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Think about starting with 3 – 5 books. We love odd numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. Start big in book size! A coffee table book is meant to make a statement. This is hypothetically where the books that don\u2019t fit on the bookshelf go.<\/p>\n

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3. Be somewhat consistent in size. You don\u2019t want to go from a massive tabloid size book to a postcard size book since that would not look right (it\u2019s got to feel curated!). But, you still do not want to stack the<\/span> same<\/span><\/i> sizes so make sure they vary in size slightly.<\/span><\/p>\n

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4. Color matters! Come up with a theme and stick with it. Maybe it is \u201can assortment of bold colors\u201d so that you have maximum room to play around with color but if that\u2019s the case, go with it and don\u2019t mix in too many neutral books (one or two is okay). If it’s neutrals, stick with that theme as well but don’t be afraid to throw in a singular pop of color. I personally am a fan of the monochromatic (I collect red books).<\/p>\n

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5. Subject matters! These books are conversation starters. They are good chance to give people a glimpse into your interests.<\/p>\n

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6. Be sure you\u2019ve read them. Books are beautiful props but they are meant to be read, too. Read them to make sure you can participate in that conversation they will ultimately start!<\/p>\n

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7. It\u2019s okay to place\u00a0other decor objects on top of your stack of books\u2013little sculptural objects, candles or a vase of flowers would work great.<\/p>\n

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8. Coffee table books can often be really expensive so, start your collection at the thrift store or a used book store and grow it over time.<\/p>\n

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Need some help picking out books? Use Design Quickie<\/a> to perfect your coffee table look!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I once interviewed a roommate by asking if they appreciated \u201cstrategically stacked books\u201d so, if that isn\u2019t telling of my love for a good stack of books, I don\u2019t know what is. (If you\u2019re wondering, she looked at me funny and I knew we wouldn\u2019t get along but I lived with her anyway.) I\u2019ve pulled… View Article<\/a>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":13195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1017],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"images":{"medium":"https:\/\/havenly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sofa_Closeup-612x472.jpg","large":"https:\/\/havenly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sofa_Closeup-1024x791.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/havenly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13194"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/havenly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/havenly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/havenly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/havenly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/havenly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13194\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/havenly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/havenly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/havenly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/havenly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13194"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/havenly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=13194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}