Sunday, January 18, 2015

Book Stairs - What Book/Books Would You Put On Yours?

I am sure everyone has seen this, but wanted to share it.  I found the photo on Facebook.


 This was the accompanying text from Facebook:
A Mighty Girl 

Love this amazing idea for transforming a staircase into an art space showcasing your favorite books!

 Which beloved books would you include on your own book staircase?

Be sure to see the books I would choose.  They are at the bottom of the post.

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 The location of the stairs on the left is unknown; the stairs on the right are located in the The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum.

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The two books without links were pre-blogging days and have no review, but let the books speak for themselves if you have read them.

I would add these books to my staircase:

Shadow of the Wind
The Forgotten Garden
The Island House
The Wife, The Maid, and The Mistress 
The Wishing Tide
What The Lady Wants
The Forgotten Seamstress
Delicious
The Lavender Garden
The House of Serenades
The Twelfth Child
The Paris Architect

Not sure what order I would put the books in, but it wouldn't matter because it would be awesome to see the titles EVERY day as I climbed the stairs. 

 It is difficult to choose isn't it? 

What would you choose whether you have stairs or no stairs?
 

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13 comments:

  1. ElizabethJanuary 18, 2015 at 1:58 PM

    I wish I were talented to do this.

    Will be looking forward to your choices.

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  2. Katherine PJanuary 18, 2015 at 3:46 PM

    Great choices and great question! I know I'd choose some Agatha Christies (maybe Secret Adversary since that was the first of hers that I loved), Anne of Green Gables, The Four Story Mistake, Shell Seekers - all books I've read to pieces. I'll have to think about this one!

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    1. ElizabethJanuary 18, 2015 at 9:33 PM

      I forgot about The Shell Seekers. I LOVED that book.

      How about Rebecca?

      Thanks for stopping, Katherine. Those are some good choices.

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  3. Luanne G. SmithJanuary 18, 2015 at 5:11 PM

    What a cool idea. Wish I had uncarpeted stairs. :)

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    1. ElizabethJanuary 18, 2015 at 9:34 PM

      If you are creative and an artist, take off the carpet. LOL!!

      Thanks for stopping, L. G. Smith. I am sure you could think of some books to put on your steps.

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  4. Book DragonJanuary 18, 2015 at 7:54 PM

    I've seen pics on pinterest and thought it was a nice idea but with three readers in the house, I'm not sure where to start with picking out books! Of course I do have a couple of favorite series that I wouldn't want everyone to know about ;-)

    off to think about this. . .

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    1. ElizabethJanuary 18, 2015 at 9:34 PM

      Will be looking for your choices. I hope you stop back and let everyone know.

      Thanks for stopping, Book Dragon.

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  5. CarmenJanuary 19, 2015 at 8:56 AM

    I couldn't possibly replicate that artful staircase because it would feel like sacrilege to step on my favorite books. :-)

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    1. ElizabethJanuary 19, 2015 at 6:36 PM

      LOL...that would be difficult to step on favorite books. :)

      Thanks for stopping, Carmen.

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  6. Captivated ReaderJanuary 19, 2015 at 1:36 PM

    Lol, I saw this picture online yesterday and fell in love with the idea of it. Unfortunately, we don't have stairs in our home... But if I did have stairs, I would pick the following titles:

    East of Eden
    The Master and Margarita
    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
    The Art of Racing in the Rain
    Mind Over Medicine
    Then There Were None
    The Sacred Well
    The Professor and the Madman
    The Giver
    The Fault in Our Stairs

    Knowing me, I'd change the book titles every so often!!

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    1. ElizabethJanuary 19, 2015 at 6:38 PM

      Me too on changing the books, but a few would NEVER get taken off.

      Nice list. I loved The Art of Racing in the Rain.

      I haven't read any of the other books except Then There Were None.

      Thanks for stopping, Captivated Reader.

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  7. Anna (herding cats-burning soup)January 22, 2015 at 8:04 PM

    Those are very neat. If mine werent' already decoupaged I'd so do something like this. I did mine with old fashioned looking black and white napkins. They definitely livened up the space :)

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    1. ElizabethJanuary 22, 2015 at 8:13 PM

      Nice.....very creative. You must be quite talented.

      I bet the stairs look terrific.

      Thanks for sharing your idea, and thanks for stopping, Anna.

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