I want bookshelves
This duplex we rented has no shelving for books. Ideally, I’d build a whole wall for my books. We have lots of them, in boxes, in cupboards, stacked on nightstands, under beds, on top of the piano… lots of them. I need and want some place for all the books.. some of the things I love best in the world.
Also, when I go into a home that has NO books in sight, I automatically think less of the people who live there. I could be wrong but it is, nonetheless, a judgement I make.
Having grown up in a home where the only books to be found were mine, in my room. And then being married to a librarian for 7 plus years, my life was books and bookshelves. We were always building and buying shelves, creating spaces for books.
I even still own dictionaries. That’s how retro I am.