There’s nothing like a well-appointed lounge bookshelf. And by that, I don’t imply one which’s stuffed with artfully organized stylish objects, the most recent New York Occasions greatest sellers, or bookshelf sconces (although lighting by no means hurts!). I imply a shelf that holds particular items and books that put your character on show and produce you pleasure — you understand, what they’re calling “bookshelf wealth” today. Bonus factors for any objects which might be as helpful as they’re stunning. And that’s the place fake ebook containers are available for me. At their greatest, they’re a cute (and generally cheap) option to fill house on a shelf and conceal little odds and ends — issues like remotes, chargers, perhaps even a spare set of home keys — that in any other case may get misplaced in a drawer.
Possibly you’ve seen these ornamental accents earlier than at a paper items retailer or stumbled upon them at a present store. Meant to cross for actual books — some extra convincingly than others — they’re primarily storage containers printed with spines, covers, and, in lots of instances, even trompe-l’oeil pages. They’re not a brand new phenomenon; I vaguely bear in mind my mom having a set on the desk in our kitchen in my childhood residence, they usually in all probability existed lengthy earlier than then. And I’ll be the primary to confess that they’re a little bit gimmicky, which can in all probability make them excellent fodder for TikTok (in the event that they’re not already).
However what I like about fake ebook containers, although, is that they’re a beautiful option to stash a couple of issues — perhaps papers or ephemera you’re holding onto for safekeeping — hidden in plain sight. After which they mix proper into your books with out anybody actually figuring out, until they appear a little bit nearer otherwise you clue them in.
And you understand what? The designs of fake ebook containers have come a great distance. Generic floral motifs and textbook-like tomes nonetheless exist, certain, however at shops like HomeGoods and T.J. Maxx, yow will discover ones that seem like your favourite artist’s biography — emblazoned with replica art work and for lower than $10 at that. Goal has had them in its Greenback Spot part. Manufacturers like Puebco make tiny vintage-look volumes full with faux library name quantity labels. However the firm whose fake ebook containers have most just lately caught my eye? House furnishings model OKA, whose newest assortment with celebrated dressmaker Adam Lippes includes a set of three fake books, as proven above.
A bestseller for OKA, these ebook containers are available many patterns, however I like the candy ticking stripe of the Everett that’s unique to the Adam Lippes collaboration. I might think about a stack of those on a nook of a desk or combined into a colourful bookcase in a vintage-inspired lounge. You possibly can even set them on a nightstand with out drawers for a trendy, one-and-done answer to neaten all of the stuff that tends to build up bedside.
At $65 for a set of three, they’re not precisely low-cost, however they’re sizable and durable, even the smallest of them. I really assume one would make a stunning option to wrap a particular reward for considered one of your most bookish mates. However you’d have to interrupt up the set, and once more, you’ll be able to in all probability discover a cheaper model at a giant field if you wish to attempt that individual thought out.
I’m not advocating you substitute your whole actual books with fake ones. That’d be ridiculous! All I’m saying is a couple of fake ebook containers might be good in a shelfie combine, particularly should you’re making an attempt to fill your cabinets with out making them appear visually overrun with bitsy stuff.
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