We visited an open house in Harlem tonight. Gorgeous place and this is my dream bedroom.

Imagine sleeping surrounded by all those books. They come with the house (if you want).

April 10, 2026 - 00:23 UTC

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Wow like sleeping in a library 🤩
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Who wants someone else's books? Creepy
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Sounds great, but then where'd I put all of MY books?
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They come with the house? This strikes me as very sad.
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It made me want to redo my bedroom
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I want to go to there
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❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Couldn’t do that in LA. Even a small earthquake could kill you.
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I love how you can tell who the native Californians are in these replies.

It's like how you know a Nevadan because they always make sure the people around them are hydrated.
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Perfect.
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I'm swooning
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My husband and I are doing some rearranging of our house right now and I bet he will be overjoyed when I show him this suggestion...
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My take:
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This is not hard to do. Get a bunch of book cases, throw out your kindle and get some real books.

You're welcome.
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I want that!!!
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Needs a window
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And a closet? Maybe there's one behind a bookcase, which would be even cooler
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Yeah, why not. A bit dry, I'll bet
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My dream bedroom
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Bliss
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I would hibernate in this room for an entire weekend.
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holy hell
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Oof.
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Looks so good. In practice /sooooo much dust
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Surrounded by dreams & fantasies of lives lived, adventures, historic battles, mysteries galore, and the musty fragrance of an old book store.
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Too claustrophobic for me! I need some windows to hear the birds singing in the morning!
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Address and rate?
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The "shelf" the lamp is on, iconic.
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Tbh it’s a bit cramped but I would absolutely make do for the aura those books may bring.
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Dear God: I want THIS.
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My mind says: holy yess! 🧠💙
My nose says: hell to the no 🤧👃🏽
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The acoustics in there are > average ; D
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I don’t think I’d ever leave the house if I had that room
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claustrophic
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maybe but BOOKS
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My bedroom in my first condo was like this. My realtor asked if I could fill the shelves, and I laughed at him.
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I would DIE for bookcases like those in the picture.
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I need to replace my crappy old ones and I priced it out recently.

The pain is real.
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It's just the one wall but this is pretty nice to wake up to.
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Beautiful shelves. Gorgeous dog.
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dog
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Also, fwiw, I built it, which makes it even nicer.
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No indeed! We were just there to look at the wonder of it all!
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How much?
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If that was my bedroom you literally never see me again ever.
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Needs a little more room in the room. Seems a bit claustrophobic.
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😍
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They come with the house?!? The owners are giving away all the books?!????? But why!
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Not giving away, unfortunately. The whole house is full of great books, adds about 500k to asking price. (So you can cut the price by about that much too, but the collection is truly historic.)
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Oh wow! Well that is awesome. An historic, $500k book collection is so impressive. We paid less than that for our house 😛
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Looks like my bedroom! Surrounded by books I’ve read. At my age becoming forgetful I reach for the oldest book I can find and re-read it. Tonight was “The Old Man and the Sea”!
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I'll bet the sound deadening is superior. I'm busy trying to see if I could swing part of that in my own bedroom.
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That very closely resembles my living room 😊
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This is awesome
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That'd work for me!
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sleep surrounded by books? for sure (note headboard at bottom of shot)
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But how do you get to the books behind/ below the bed? Is the bed on wheels?
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The only thing missing is a large Owl sculpture
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So beautiful.
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The smell of old books is basically nature's melatonin — there's actual science behind why bibliophiles sleep better surrounded by paper and ink. That room would give me the most wonderfully nerdy dreams.
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Whaaaat
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What a terrible waste.

They could be out elsewhere being read, but instead they're stuck on shelves like some vain, indulgent, 3D wallpaper.

Appalling.
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Are there windows..?
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Ah, not in an earthquake.
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Wow... That's the bedroom of my dreams.
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That would be a bit insomnia inducing…
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If this is a bedroom, just make sure those bookshelves are bolted to the wall studs. ;
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I would feel most very snuggly indeed… ❤️
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Hot damn!
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If you aren't allergic to paper mites, it might be worth it.
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Imagine dusting all those books 🤷‍♂️
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My dream bedroom. Protected by books.
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Love it but a bitch to clean.
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Love it but I have to say my husband would kill me
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My wife would say it looks cluttered, but to me that’s a picture of heaven
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Feel a little bit sad that book lover has parted with their books, one way or the other - but, what an amazing space while they had it!
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And what an honor it would be to care for the collection and preserve the library!
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Everyone who sees this photo and falls in love, I see you!
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Best sleep of my life 📚
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📚📖💕
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Me!!!
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Would probably smell rather musty
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The acoustics for reaching the mariah carey high-note in that room would be truly incredible
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Would bother my allergies. Old books grow a form of mold in them that many people are allergic too! I cannot go into used book stores. Have to limit time in thrift stores for the same reason
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That's too bad; I hope I never develop that allergy. I love huffing the smell of the library and the smell of books.

Not all of them! Some are just water damaged and manky. Others are almost like cinnamon or vanilla.
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Same. It’s a curse! This is a gorgeous room but I’d be reaching for my inhaler in five minutes.
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i lived in an anarchist library for a while, had a matress i'd lay out in a room that looked kind of like this. that was a nice time
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When I was a kid in elementary school, I wanted to curl up and take a nap in the library *so bad*.

Books make me feel safe!
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Should be captioned heaven
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Oh my. Yes please.
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My wheelchair would not fit in this space, so I could transfer to the bed. It would be cool if it did, though! That's a visual representation of the ton of books in my Kindle Paperwhite. If you don't get the one with the light, you're not doing it right! LMAO.
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I bet it absolutely stinks in there and hasn't been cleaned properly since before the shelves went up! I enjoy reading, but this vibe is just silly
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Airpurifyer and dehumidifier would take care of that.
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Damn that is beautiful.🥹✋️
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My dream come true!!!
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I think that would keep me up all night, knowing I'd just want to keep reading.
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Listing?!
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I think I would have the best dreams in that bed.
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The mismatched lamps are 👌. Seriously.
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Huh?! Who owns that many books and is just like "yeah, you can have them"? A lot of my books pre-date my husband and kids and I consider them family. I would bleed for them. (Damn paper cuts.)
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It's possible they passed or are going into a different living situation. It would have to be something dire like that for me to just leave my books. Especially the ones from my loved ones.
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At least it isn't in an earthquake zone. I wouldn't be able to sleep a wink.
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I'm assuming the place is very expensive?
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Wow. How could I expect to sleep with all these books to peruse. Starts with just a chapter or two before you cannot escape a compelling story. Guilty as charged for reading a book cover to cover as a kid.
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I never would, not on purpose. You'd find me propped against the headboard, sitting up snoring with books all over my lap.
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As someone who has moved with books, I get it.
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I LOVE books and my dream home would have a library. But my adhd mind would be grouping the books by color, genre, and never rest looking up at them. My bedroom is uncluttered and plain with no distractions because I also love sleep 😴
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I was thinking the same. LOVE BOOKS —- in their own room 😆
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Why look for any other room in the house, except bathroom obviously
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My retirement plan.
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Oh my god
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I looked it up and those books are all just different versions of Twilight
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You can't have any allergies to sleep there 😅
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I would never leave the bedroom!
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Here’s the thing Nick, every room is filled with books! And they’re themed to the room. Even the bathrooms had books. Though I don’t think the bathroom books were themed.
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Gentrification is real.
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Nothing is better than this! Nothing!!
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Agreed 💯 spectacular!
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Fabulous. Looks like my bedroom except all my books cover the floor. I call it the avalanche zone.
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A dream!
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My bedroom is VERY similar with 500+ books.
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I would prefer an e-reader with all those books to that bedroom.
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And only 5.7 million
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Also, great sound mitigation
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Dust bomb.
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In an earthquake, could be rattling!
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Not sure I could leave my books behind 😳
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They have a lot of duplicate copies of the same books
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Gorgeous. I have a little bit of that.
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I would never sleep in that bedroom because I would be up all night reading.
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Looks like my boyfriend’s guest room.
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😍
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That's a thinking mans man cave right there.
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When I was a kid (in the 70s) I saw a film on TV and one character had a recessed bed that you stepped down onto, and it was surrounded on all four sides by bookshelves. I thought that was the coolest thing ever. (I still do.)

I don't remember the film but I remember the bookshelves...
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At age 10 I designed my dream house. Half of the house was a library, basically a bookshelf maze with a reading nook at the center.

This makes my little bibliophile heart go pitter-pat. 🥰
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I live in an earthquake zone, so.. more of a nightmare bedroom 🤣
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Plus they add excellent insulation value.
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Love it!
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@jimh.bsky.social future book storage ideas
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I wouldn’t sleep a wink. I’d keep hearing them moaning and whispering “Read me. Reeeead meeee.”
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Looks a lot like my bedroom.
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This pic might be against TOS
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Each book is a voice from the past.
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Books are dust collectors. I have over 500 books in my apartment but only one in the bedroom: the one I’m currently reading
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Okay but my problem is that I would read all the titles and I would totally lowball them if I found a SINGLE fucking Ayn Rand title
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Okay I cackled but I do have Rand on my shelves.

My dad and I bonded over books, and Rand was an author he appreciated. Since he passed, it's impossible to let go of books that have that memory attached.

I did give him shit for some of her reasoning; it was a game between us.
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I could spend the rest of my days there. With my cats.
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(quickly updates filters on home network to block husband from ever finding out this image exists)
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A book case in a bedroom;. It is not healthy for allergy sufferers unless if the bookcase has a glass door.
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Decorators: note, book spines are ALL VISIBLE.
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I simultaneously fell in love and then realized my dust allergies would go WILD.
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I couldn't sleep! I'd stay awake thinking about which one to read next! I love it so much. Are you joking?
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So that‘s what „booking a room“ means
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Yes, please.
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That is so beautiful. I am jealous.

The Californian in literally tightened cheek at the thought of that room in an earthquake.
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Is there a window in there?
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Yes, two big ones behind me.
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Idk that I’d want to sleep next to such violence
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Never in California where earthquakes make books jump off the shelves! Still a dream bedroom! choose love
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Ok, I love it, but why is that one bookcase shorter than the rest? That would keep me awake all night…
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A true dreamroom.
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Damn this is my next renovation idea
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Wow!
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Goddamn, that’s a great bedroom!
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Right?
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Man, NOBODY gets all my books.
No respect.
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Books are precious but so are moving costs.
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Omg! Heaven!!!
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"They come with the house"
As a book nerd, this makes me sad that they're not journeying on with their owner. I know, I'm a sap.
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That’s a dream 😍 Falling asleep surrounded by books sounds like pure magic.
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California's wondering about earthquakes too.
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My asthma would not agree on this.
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That reminds me of my old bedroom with >1,500 books!
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New Zealanders' wondering what it would be like in an earthquake.
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Perspex doors.
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Said the same.
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A lot of books on the floor. And on the bed.
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read my mind
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brooklyn has experienced only very minor earthquakes. not likely to be dangerois even if a few books fall off

the dust tho is a health hazard
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I'm glad I wasn't in my bedroom in the February Christchurch quake - a bookshelf emptied itself onto my bed!
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LOLLLLL y'all.... you ain't wrong
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Messy
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Same in California but a girl can dream
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SF Bay Area wondering the same.
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Western Oregon and I've been through 4 earthquakes but enough to knock furniture around. My bedroom wall is unadorned by flyable things!
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I LOVE books, but I can smell the dust. Who vacuumes the shelves?
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No one sane.
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I do not smell dust.
I smell ‘mature’ books.

Which I find a quite lovely smell…
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Sorry, I do not need someone else to stock my reading shelves!~
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Your dreams would be wild with all the stories that breath in those books
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You know if you don't care what the books are there are bookstores that will sell you books by the yard, and decorators who use them
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Every book in this room, in the whole house, is chosen with care and themes. All the books in this room are by Black authors and/or about Harlem. The owner cared very much!
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My first thought was, not where you would want to be sleeping during an earthquake (but I live in L.A.)
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Yes I went through Gentle Ben in CA years ago. The g force pinned me in bed in Santa Barbara when it hit just before daylight.
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To each his own. I would feel a tad boxed in in that room.
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The insulation is brilliant. I'm sure that room is cozy in a NYC winter. Perfect nest.
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Thanks for sharing!
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Wouldn’t be able to sleep with the pressure of all those words around me. Also the bruising caused by me kicking myself for not bringing enough luggage to take them all home…
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In 2014, we sold a condo in Fairfax VA. We asked the purchaser if they wanted anything that was in the condo because we would be selling the contents, too. They bought all the contents including the books in the study. We were amazed. We felt like we were being duplicated!
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Almost intimidating.
😲
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To get everyday a reminder of all the books I purchased and never read before going to sleep ?
Hell no !
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read em all
make your dreams come true
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This is a crazy safety hazard in an earthquake.

But it’s otherwise very cool.
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