Vintage Book Stack

I have always loved the look of old stacks of coverless books sitting around on shelves and have been wanting to make them for a while now. Some of our rooms, I really could not fit this look into without it just feeling out of place. Last week, however, I decided to whip out my fall decor just a tad early. And it was the PERFECT time to introduce page stacks to the living room!

So I rustled around in my craft room and found this old soft-cover book that I had gotten at Goodwill for 75 cents. It was just old and distressed enough for what I wanted. (I really want to go back and get more. They ALWAYS have them!)

 Next, I simply ran a pair of scissors inside of the cover to remove it from the pages.

 And then I had this:

 I wrapped a piece of jute around it a couple of times and tied a bow. And there ya have it. A vintage book stack!

I really do want to get some other books of varying sizes to actually "stack" them, but I will not be doing it just yet. We are trying really hard to be frugal right now and its just not necessary.

 I can't wait to show you guys our fall living room decor! You will get to see where this littleguy ends up! And let me tell you....its perfect!