Do you spend too much time ensuring that all of your coffee-table books maintain perfect jackets? In a recent LA Times article, Trey Russell, owner of Laguna Beach gift boutique Aris tells you to ditch that thinking — and those jackets. Russell maintains that "Book jackets just get torn, anyway, you might as well get rid of them . . . It creates a more monochromatic, less chaotic look." Try it in your own casa, perhaps in a display similar to this one, from Russell's home.
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Casa Quickie: Ditch the Book Jackets
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I don't understand the point of book jackets. Just like I don't really get the whole 'sleeve' for DVD's that some of them have.
1I hate book jackets, they make everything look messy. (love the example picture!!)
2I always get rid of the jackets
3Ugg I have been trying to find black and white books hardcover books for months to create a look similar to this picture, and am having so many issues.
4This looks great, but I think it would drive me nuts. I don't like the jackets when I'm trying to read a book. They don't bother me when they're on a shelf, though.
5book jackets are a big pet peeve of mine! They just bother me and I hate them. I usually take them off the first chance I get.
6I do this, too! Once you take the glossy, bold jacket off a (hardcover) book, the true cover is usually beautiful and rich-looking, like some early edition treasure you'd find in the back of an old used bookstore.
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