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Hot or Not?: Pile of Books Nightstand by Josefin Hellström-Olsson

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OMG... this just looks so messy to me. Knowing me, I would want to straighten it up before going to bed and well... I wouldn't be able to

posted by BrookeinBoston on 2008-02-15 15:51:53
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i love whimsical items and i think this piece is awesome. however, i don't WANT it ahaha. i think it'd be great for kids, though!

posted by kdkaboom on 2008-02-15 15:56:31
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Cute concept but it's not super functional.

posted by stillreign on 2008-02-15 16:11:20
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Why declutter, then?

posted by KarenH on 2008-02-15 16:17:08
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too disneylandy

posted by t-dawg on 2008-02-15 16:21:37
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Great in a pair in a minimal room. Not great on it's own with clutter.

posted by ARC on 2008-02-15 16:26:59
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I think the idea is cool, but it looks cluttered before you even add your own!

posted by DearAbby on 2008-02-15 16:57:52
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the clutter it evokes makes me feel uptight just looking at it. I have an impulse to clean it.

posted by kimg924 on 2008-02-15 17:04:24
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Hot! But only if you have the right space for it. It's more of a sculpture piece and you need space around it. So if you have that spacious minimal loft bedroom, go for it.

It's a witty piece.

posted by lolax on 2008-02-15 17:07:32
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Would go with an interior that includes the Ghost chair and the Bourgie lamp.

posted by lolax on 2008-02-15 17:08:15
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i hate dusting. That's my main factor when deciding "hot or not." I vote not.

posted by spossberg on 2008-02-15 17:13:00
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If I were to do something like that, I'd use real books. I hate "manufactured" clutter.

posted by blackdaisies on 2008-02-15 17:23:27
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Let's replace actual clutter with "conceptual" clutter... No thanks.

posted by Enrique on 2008-02-15 18:12:56
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MAYBE if the books were stacked properly... but still no. i agree with t-dawg. it looks like a large tinkerbell figurine should be affixed to the top

posted by brookejoy on 2008-02-15 18:37:38
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looks like something we'd get for christmas and then wonder what to do with.

posted by cali-nys on 2008-02-15 20:02:36
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i mean receive as a gift ;)

posted by cali-nys on 2008-02-15 20:02:57
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I don't understand... I'm with blackdaisies - use a pile of actual books.

posted by Button on 2008-02-16 11:08:31
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spossberg, I agree. The dusting would do me in!

posted by Lizzy on 2008-02-16 11:39:24
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If the openings were set so that the contents weren't visible from the front, it would definitely be a winner. An alternative would be to give it covered openings, where the cover would look like the pages-side of the book.

posted by kuroneko on 2008-02-16 22:36:50
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omg! you are all so STUFFY!

this table is amazing. i was sorry to see it is not actually for sale.

posted by joey joejoe on 2008-02-16 23:37:18
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I love it! It would look great in my clutterless apartment. It would pair perfectly well with my clean modern look.

posted by orangejuce on 2008-02-19 10:15:57
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