Sunday, December 6, 2009

Arianna Huffington's Book Hallway


Arianna Huffington lives in a beautiful Mediterranean-style estate on Los Angeles' Weststide.  Every time I visit her house, I always end up here, in this hallway where she stacks the public affairs books that arrive daily in her mailbox. (Spotted today: The Wealth of Networks, the J Curve and The Blue Way.)

At the end of the hallway there's a set of French doors:

...covered with postcards...

Love.

22 comments:

TheBeautyFile said...

I love this beyond words. I used to have a set of Lichtenstein postcards from MOMA that I bought while I was in college in NYC. I always kept "Girl with Ball" on my dorm room wall...brings back such great memories.

Maggie May said...

Whenever she's on Bill Maher, I just cannot sit still from the magnetic energy her mind and spirit bring to the table. Between her and Bill it's like a brainstorm. She's truly awesome.

C. Anne said...

That 'great wall' of books, fascinating to have a peek into her home environment!

Emily said...

How lovely! I would love to get a smell of all those books:) So lucky you get to go there...she has become a true legend of our time...love her blog. x LZ

FEDERICA said...

So many books! So lucky you!

P.s.Check out the lovely Christmas Giveaway on Sweet as a Candy! Good luck!

vicki archer said...

Very cool...xv

Daydream Lily said...

oh this is goegrous. i wish i had a book hallway...wait...people just sned her books? oh how lucky is she!

English Muse said...

she's the most powerful (woman) blogger on the planet. she's awesome.

Laura | The Journal of Cultural Conversation said...

Absolutely love it! I just started to unpack my books in my small NYC apartment and am trying to figure out where to put them - this is the answer! :) Love your blog, absolutely love it.

My Dog-Eared Pages said...

The postcard touch is perfect! It makes me love her even more!!!

Brandi said...

I would happily live in a home where the hallways are lined with books. I think the way people decorate says a lot about them and people who have lots of books and do funky things with them are just good people. And the postcards on the door -- brilliant idea! She must be so much fun.

Unknown said...

What a lovely little discovery to share. I love that you can just see this at her place and she seems so casual about the books.

Cynthia said...

Love the postcards on the french doors. Think I might do something like that with my iPhone polaroids.

Visual Vamp said...

I guess the dorm look keeps her feeling young ha ha. Surely she can afford some book selves.
xo xo

aaaa said...

wow it looks so cool!!

Phoenix said...

You get to hang with Ariana Huffington? I'm so jealous...Huffingtonpost.com is one of my first stops in the morning :)

Just found your blog through Jonas (I was also a guest blogger of his) and thought I'd say hi and that I'm now officially a follower :)

reckless daughter said...

I love Ariana! I love her even more for having book piles everywhere ;)

Louis Duke Photography said...

I adore her. More than you can ever imagine. She responded to one of my tweets once, it made my month. Do you work directly with her? It must be amazing!! Can you post or send a link to a place where I can subscribe to your HuffPo posts? (only yours)

vanessa joie said...

Oh gorgeous!

ChYmEc!nDy** said...

oh so cool!

I do love collecting books too..

Wish to have as many as that.. :)

shes very lucky!

http://dreamchymecindy.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

oh this is just beautiful! the book hallway and the postcards on the door! oh my! love it.

thanks for sharing, tina! x

Every Little Counts said...

so cool...you've been in arianna huffington's house! amazing.