It's a great room with cozy chairs, a nice leather sofa, deep red walls and rich chocolate brown moulding and accents. The bust on the pedastal above is from the Victorian era, which I acquired from an estate sale in the Cotswolds area of England.
I'm sure it's no surprise to you that the Library is filled with books, but it also has a well stocked wine rack with glasses ready to be filled at a moment's notice! I find the Library to be the perfect place to read the newspaper, dig into a good book, or to just relax with a cup of tea or glass of wine. I thought I'd share a few pics of some books, along with random related quotes. I hope you enjoy this sampling...
"Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house"
Above left: Hollywood Bios and Auto-biographies, including Lana Turned, Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Tab Hunter. Above right: Coffee table books: Chihuly glass, Art, Architecture, & Hollywood
Above left: Hollywood Bios and Auto-biographies, including Lana Turned, Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Tab Hunter. Above right: Coffee table books: Chihuly glass, Art, Architecture, & Hollywood
"Books, I found, had the power to make time stand still, retreat or fly into the future"
Above left: More Coffee table books & above right: Bit of everything
"A room without books is like a body without a soul"
Above left: Ian Fleming 007 books, Detective stuff & above right: US Presidential biographies
Dr Wang would say: "A book is like a garden carried in the pocket"
Above left: Art, history, politics & above right: more celebrities, politicians and Royalty .
"A library is a hospital for the mind."
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body"
Above left: The Classics (Shakespeare, etc), Harry Potter & Wine books
"Beware of the man of just one book."
And one final thought: "Never judge a book by its movie"
Above left: Mysteries and the Occult & Fiction stuff, mostly Paul Theroux
And one final thought: "Never judge a book by its movie"
-Rick Rockhill
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