I was online, dreaming of plans for a home library in my future, someday house that I build from the ground up. (I do this often, it's half decorated in my mind.) 

When I came across this advertisement for fake books for home libraries.

I just stared, mouth agape.  I mean I couldn't believe it. It's listed as home decor!

Now, I am not so small minded that I don't appreciate the value of enhancing life in unnatural ways. I too aspire one day getting that boob job and body lift that will make me look like a 20 year old again.....and when my oldest daughter came to me and said she wanted to change her eye color with contacts I admit it made me twitch but I tried not to close my mind to the idea that she needed to express herself. And yes, I lighten my hair but my GODS what has this world come to?  Fake books? *shudders*

You have to understand, I LOVE books. I love the feel of them, the smell of them, the turning of the pages. I love reading them, collecting them, I even love cleaning them (though I don't do it as often as I should...) but to hang fake husks of books on walls and in bookshelves...w-whats the purpose?

That to me is my worst nightmare. Padding down the stairs (cause all my dream homes have stairs doncha know...) to skim my fingers along the spines of all the glorious choices in a home library, seeking something to curl up with in front of the fire only to find *GASP* they are all fake husks of books, no stories no adventures just...the empty disappointment of finding nothing to read! It's enough to make me tear up. Who would do such a thing?

 Some might think that this blank canvas of a book shelf would be my worst nightmare but no, this is my dream! To have these kinds of shelves to fill with all my favorite books and all those books I long to own and have at my fingertips.

I would LOVE to have these in my home and someday I will. A room FULL of books to read at my leisure. A fireplace and a big over stuffed chair  to curl up in. A huge table to open up many books at one time so my children can reference anything they like. That....would be so wonderful! One day it will be mine and NO fake books allowed!