Now, chances are, you will have heard about my love for books.
Ever since I was little, books have consumed my whole life. Each weekend, I used to trundle along to the library, barely able to see over the tower of books I would check out every time.One day, I dream of owning a second-hand bookshop. Now, this book shop will be full of teeny little nooks and crannies – places for you to escape and forget the world as you snuggle up with a good book.
Gorgeous, vintage prints will bedeck the walls, while mismatched velvet sofas, roaring log fires and homemade cakes will fill the rest of the shop.
A girl can dream, right?Anyway, this little fantasy can perhaps explain my obsession for coffee table books – beautiful, glossy hardbacks made for lusting over and showing off.
Here are some of my favourites…
Christian
Louboutin
From £54, available here
My Louboutins (including my wedding shoes) are stacked up in my bedroom so that I can see them every morning when I wake up. Sad, I know, but it makes me happy.
So I was delighted when, just before Christmas, I got the chance to meet the man himself at his new book signing…
Anyway, back to reality. This book is filled to the brim with vertiginous heels, glamorous shoes and, basically, porn. Shoe porn, of course. There are beautiful pop-ups, glossy pictures, and shoes to drool over.
It is full to the brim of Mr Louboutin's most fantastical shoes to date and the book is so beautiful that it's almost (almost!) too special for a coffee table.
Bound in pink leather with beautiful gold-edged pages, fellow Louboutin lovers can enjoy drooling over the shoes, including "Dita Cabaret", a diamond-tipped shoe designed especially for burlesque star Dita Von Teese.
If you're interested in learning more about the man himself, the book also features an interview by friend John Malkovich, as well as pictures from his stores across the world.
It is expensive, but it takes pride of place on my coffee table. A must for any shoe lover like me!
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Design
Sponge
£12.93 from here
The beautiful Teresa bought me this book for Christmas, and I am so glad she did! I spent the whole of Xmas Day and Boxing Day snuggled up with it on sofa – it’s that good, I even forgot to munch on the Quality Street!
For those of you who have never seen the Design Sponge blog (if not, why not?!), it a brilliant website for anyone who is looking for homes and interiors inspiration.
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Domestic Sluttery
£9.50 from here
For anyone who hits a brick wall at around 4pm at work, this blog is for you. It will keep you endlessly entertained with pretty things, gorgeous recipes and ways to keep your home looking tip top (even if you’re as lazy as me).
The girls who write Domestic Sluttery bill it as a ‘home and lifestyle blog for women who have better things to do.’ Brilliant, right? And, let’s face it, who doesn’t want to be known as a domestic slut?!
Anyway, as with the blog, the book features some mouth-watering recipes, gorgeous clothes, top tips (for a good life!) and some beautiful interiors inspiration.
It really is a gorgeous book and is the perfect gift for any wannabe domestic sluts out there.
Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years
Available from Amazon marketplace sellers here
This book is full to the brim of pictures of Audrey – and not just the obvious ones of her in her gorgeous Givenchy gown and Breakfast At Tiffany's jewels, either. There are lovely, fun prints of Audrey 'acting up' on set and stills from all her films.
If you have any books you would like to recommend then please leave a comment. I love a good book to read.
Sam x
