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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 February 15th 2008 at 10:51am
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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 February 15th 2008 at 10:56am
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Cute concept but it's not super functional.

posted by stillreign on February 15th 2008 at 11:11am
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Why declutter, then?

posted by KarenH on February 15th 2008 at 11:17am
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too disneylandy

posted by t-dawg on February 15th 2008 at 11:21am
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Great in a pair in a minimal room. Not great on it's own with clutter.

posted by ARC on February 15th 2008 at 11:26am
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I think the idea is cool, but it looks cluttered before you even add your own!

posted by DearAbby on February 15th 2008 at 11:57am
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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 February 15th 2008 at 12:04pm
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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 February 15th 2008 at 12:07pm
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Would go with an interior that includes the Ghost chair and the Bourgie lamp.

posted by lolax on February 15th 2008 at 12:08pm
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i hate dusting. That's my main factor when deciding "hot or not." I vote not.

posted by spossberg on February 15th 2008 at 12:13pm
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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 February 15th 2008 at 12:23pm
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Let's replace actual clutter with "conceptual" clutter... No thanks.

posted by Enrique on February 15th 2008 at 1:12pm
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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 February 15th 2008 at 1:37pm
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looks like something we'd get for christmas and then wonder what to do with.

posted by cali-nys on February 15th 2008 at 3:02pm
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i mean receive as a gift ;)

posted by cali-nys on February 15th 2008 at 3:02pm
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I don't understand... I'm with blackdaisies - use a pile of actual books.

posted by Button on February 16th 2008 at 6:08am
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spossberg, I agree. The dusting would do me in!

posted by Lizzy on February 16th 2008 at 6:39am
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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 February 16th 2008 at 5:36pm
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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 February 16th 2008 at 6:37pm
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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 February 19th 2008 at 5:15am
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This would look terrific in a minimalist space.

posted by cassielynn on December 29th 2008 at 1:48pm
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