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Artistic Ingenuity
Mr Mustard in bronze by artist Sam Toft. Why use a plain old plinth when you can showcase your art on a throne of beautiful antique books. Northern Lights specialist hotel lighting, created these bespoke lamp bases for a high end hotel. Every single one individual.
Floor to Ceiling with Books!
No.1 Lexham Gardens Hotel, Kensington, London have created a traditional surrounding, encompassing the warm earthy tones of the books which echoes throughout the room. Our supplied books sink seamlessly in to this interior as if all they had all been there for years and add a touch more luxury and classic warmth to the room…
Contemporary Luxury
Although contemporary, this is a timeless and relaxing interior, very creative and worthy of any high end interiors magazine. This private home library in a listed building on the south coast has been renovated and stripped back to its former condition. The clients have skilfully and tentatively kept the soul of the building intact by…
Timeless wedding table centres
Not only do the books beautifully compliment the delicate flowers but I can’t ever see how this look could date, nothing is as timeless as books or flowers. Not just simply for decoration, these books have been kept by the very creative client as a keep sake of the memorable day to adorn the newly…
To All The Naysayers, We Say Nay!
Buying books by the yard is a topic that sparks debate right round the literary world. Some see it as a celebration of words, creating vast libraries that stand with a monolithic presence in any room. Others abhor it; claiming it to be disrespectful to both authors and works alike. Today’s post will look…
What the Dickens! The stories, some of
Looking into the works of Charles Dickens, one may wish to start chronologically; therefore we will take a look at his first publication, The Pickwick Papers. This first novel by Dickens was lesser known as The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, and was a result of Dickens taking over a monthly publication whose previous…
Great Dickens, the scandal!
Here at Curated Books, some of our oldest and most beautiful wares date back to circa 1850. One of the most popular authors around this time was none other than Mr Charles Dickens, an English writer and social critic. Within his lifetime, his works were celebrated with unprecedented popularity, and by the twentieth century both…
New Year, Old Books
Happy New Year! 2015 is upon us, and here at Curated Books we are always thinking up new excuses to celebrate (and investigate!) literary history. So join us in rewinding a whole century and selecting some top pick publications from 100 years ago! What did 1915 have on offer, for the avid reader, the prose…
How To Display Your Books
Decorating with books has been arguably the most common method of personalising a home throughout the history of interior design. At the heart of it all is a great wealth of knowledge, and with Curated Books you can also exhibit a slice of history, when filling up you empty cabinets, bookcases and shelves. Each feature…
Interior Design with Books
A lot of thought goes in to the homes we live in, the shops, bars and restaurants we frequent, the spaces we spend our days in. Books add character to a room, and with so many different ways to creatively showcase your collection; there will always be a perfect solution for every individual space. …
Rudyard Kipling, Part 2: His works, including The Jungle Books & more.
The Jungle Books (1894). Perhaps his most famous works, The Jungle Books was a collection of short stories by Kipling. Featuring illustrations from his father, there is evidence that The Jungle Books were written for his daughter who died aged only 6; after, a poignant handwritten note dedicating the books to her, was found…
Rudyard Kipling, part 1: Exceedingly Good Books.
Not to be confused with the famous cake baker, Rudyard Kipling was possibly the most popular writer in England during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is most well known for his stories, The Jungle Books, a two-part story which has been kept alive not only by it’s Disney animated remake, but the…