Judging a book by its cover

It seems like beautiful books are popping up all over the place lately.  The ones below are displaying a new deck of paint colors from Benjamin Moore, but it was the books themselves that caught my eye:

And have you seen these?  They're special edition Penguin Classics.  All your favorites rebound in lush hardback covers:

When it comes to displaying your love of literature, this bookish cushion from Louise Roe is such a cool idea.  I'd like to try making one myself with a stack of my favorite titles:

(image via April and May)

Some more classics:

(image via pinterest)

Sometimes covering the cover is what's called for. The ones below are inspired by the classic paper bag book covers we all made in middle school. Fold some up yourself--(refresh your memory with this simple you tube video tutorial)--or buy readymade designs created by Book City Jackets. This Guest Room set is the perfect way to disguise all your chick lit novels:

And finally, a reminder that beauty often lies beneath the wrapper:

(Image via April and May)

Comments

[Nancy]

Oh, I love, love, love these!

[julia]

oh, these are great. i think i'll try that. my biggest frustration in my living room is the unruliness of so many different books. with a book cover i could create some visual harmony.