Dh and I own a lot of books. We have them on shelves, but we also have made interesting piles, put some in the fireplace and in other nice configurations. Do you think that this makes... (more)
the house cluttered?
posted October 8th, 2008 at 1:45pm in Toddler
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- i like books. 10-8-2008 1:46pm
- yes 10-8-2008 1:46pm
- I guess the question really is "is clutter bad"? 10-8-2008 1:46pm
- YES 10-8-2008 1:48pm
- Not always. 10-8-2008 1:50pm
- I guess the question really is "is clutter bad"? 10-8-2008 1:46pm
- you do this on purpose? it sounds affected. 10-8-2008 1:46pm
- affected? 10-8-2008 1:46pm
- np - like you are trying to get people to notice your books, make people think you are smart, etc. 10-8-2008 1:48pm
- no- do you not know the word's meaning in this context? 10-8-2008 1:48pm
- I hoped she would expand. 10-8-2008 1:49pm
- 1. assumed artificially; unnatural; feigned: affected sophistication; an affected British accent. 10-8-2008 1:49pm
- I know what the word means. I think you are misusing it. 10-8-2008 1:49pm
- i don't think so. i think it's affected to lay books around hoping to appear sophisticated or intellectual or whatever the point is. if you both read alot and are slobs i'd be fine with...(more) 10-8-2008 1:51pm
- What kind of decorating isn't affected? I can assure you, though, that you misread our intentions. no pun intended. 10-8-2008 1:52pm
- the kind that doesn't try to imply that you're so well read and read so much that these books are just lying around everywhere! i really must clean up one day! that kind. 10-8-2008 1:54pm
- I think at the end of the day this was the wrong place to ask. YOu guys always assume the worst. 10-8-2008 1:54pm
- the kind that doesn't try to imply that you're so well read and read so much that these books are just lying around everywhere! i really must clean up one day! that kind. 10-8-2008 1:54pm
- What kind of decorating isn't affected? I can assure you, though, that you misread our intentions. no pun intended. 10-8-2008 1:52pm
- i don't think so. i think it's affected to lay books around hoping to appear sophisticated or intellectual or whatever the point is. if you both read alot and are slobs i'd be fine with...(more) 10-8-2008 1:51pm
- I know what the word means. I think you are misusing it. 10-8-2008 1:49pm
- affected? 10-8-2008 1:46pm
- Probably. But I'd prefer to have books than have an uncluttered apartment. 10-8-2008 1:46pm
- this is exactly what dh says 10-8-2008 1:46pm
- yes, there is no such thing as an "interesting" pile no matter what they show you in Elle Decor 10-8-2008 1:46pm
- I don't read elle decor, but I disagree. 10-8-2008 1:47pm
- ITTTA 10-8-2008 1:48pm
- no, not to smart people. i also have a ton of books 10-8-2008 1:46pm
- yes. i love books too, but i don't believe in using them as furniture or stacking them around the house. just looks messy. 10-8-2008 1:46pm
- I love books too. last night during the debate i cleared one book shelf of books. looks so much nicer in my office 10-8-2008 1:47pm
- it can but hard to say without seeing your house. I like books 10-8-2008 1:47pm
- I thought that after I posted this. 10-8-2008 1:47pm
- tritto- lots of books are great if you have the storage- my in-laws entire eat in kitchen is lined with bookshelves (and it's a large room)- sculptures and interesting things are in...(more) 10-8-2008 1:50pm
- I thought that after I posted this. 10-8-2008 1:47pm
- Trust no one who has no books in their house 10-8-2008 1:47pm
- THIS I agree with. 10-8-2008 1:47pm
- i posted above - i have hundreds and hundreds of books in my house, but all of them are on shelves, no stacks on the floor. sounds awful. 10-8-2008 1:48pm
- it depends on what it looks like. I have seen some very nice houses that do this. 10-8-2008 1:48pm
- yes, but in shelter magazines, right?> 10-8-2008 1:49pm
- no friends 10-8-2008 1:49pm
- ^^ although, none had a toddler 10-8-2008 1:49pm
- ^^^not in real life, right? 10-8-2008 1:49pm
- yes, in real life I have friends who do this. but none have little ones 10-8-2008 1:50pm
- no friends 10-8-2008 1:49pm
- yes, but in shelter magazines, right?> 10-8-2008 1:49pm
- we couldn't possibly put them all on shelves. 10-8-2008 1:49pm
- i have shelves in my living room, den, playroom, each kid's room and my own bedroom - and more in the attic. you can put them all on shelves. 10-8-2008 1:50pm
- I think I might put up a new bookshelf in the office and take any books that are on the floor off. Then the rest can stay in the fireplace and on these little stools that I have. Those...(more) 10-8-2008 1:52pm
- sorry, but i came over and saw books stacked in the fireplace, i would think it was extraordinarily strange 10-8-2008 1:53pm
- ^^^if i came over, that is 10-8-2008 1:54pm
- We can probably guess that you and I aren't friends though. (I get compliments on this all the time, btw) 10-8-2008 1:54pm
- sorry, but i came over and saw books stacked in the fireplace, i would think it was extraordinarily strange 10-8-2008 1:53pm
- I think I might put up a new bookshelf in the office and take any books that are on the floor off. Then the rest can stay in the fireplace and on these little stools that I have. Those...(more) 10-8-2008 1:52pm
- i have shelves in my living room, den, playroom, each kid's room and my own bedroom - and more in the attic. you can put them all on shelves. 10-8-2008 1:50pm
- it depends on what it looks like. I have seen some very nice houses that do this. 10-8-2008 1:48pm
- double, triple ITA 10-8-2008 1:49pm
- I have been to your house and it is lovely, I even told dh this 10-8-2008 1:47pm
- thank you so much. I like yours as well. 10-8-2008 1:48pm
- :) 10-8-2008 1:49pm
- thank you so much. I like yours as well. 10-8-2008 1:48pm
- yes. "interesting piles" - love that 10-8-2008 1:48pm
- yes, you should sell them and get new some new ones 10-8-2008 1:48pm
- we don't want for new books! LOL. maybe you are right. 10-8-2008 1:49pm
- Your house is a mess - a pretentious or well-read (depending on people's opinion) mess. 10-8-2008 1:49pm
- ittttttta 10-8-2008 1:49pm
- Maybe. You know, maybe I don't care. There is nothing worse, in my opinion, than a home with the one white sofa, with the one black and white photo and the one vase with twigs stuck in...(more) 10-8-2008 1:51pm
- Yes, of course. Those on the only two choices. 10-8-2008 1:52pm
- sigh 10-8-2008 1:52pm
- )Lol, I know those people 10-8-2008 1:52pm
- ITTA- I'll hang at your house more than the one you mentioned any day- 10-8-2008 1:53pm
- And this is what it comes down to, right? We are the kind of people who like "things", books, comfort. That is most important. IT isn't about showing off. It is about having the things...(more) 10-8-2008 1:55pm
- Yes, of course. Those on the only two choices. 10-8-2008 1:52pm
- sounds dusty 10-8-2008 1:50pm
- I own a lot of books too, and many of them are in boxes in the attic because I think piles of them looks tacky and like you are trying to prove something. 10-8-2008 1:50pm
- Exactly - you don't need immediate access to thousands of books. 10-8-2008 1:51pm
- thousands? Wow. i am jealous 10-8-2008 1:55pm
- It's kind of a bad habit actually. 10-8-2008 1:58pm
- thousands? Wow. i am jealous 10-8-2008 1:55pm
- Exactly - you don't need immediate access to thousands of books. 10-8-2008 1:51pm