I had no idea so many days had passed since I last posted! We've been putting in long days at the shop so we could meet our goal of opening April 1 and it looks like we're going to make it - Woot!
At 10:00 AM (Denver time), we'll finally be able to flip the sign...
The pics below were taken a few days ago and things already look different (so more to come later).
We never intended to put books on the bottom cubes (trying to be sensitive to folks with bad knees and to those who don't like to look for books bent in half). But there's another group of folks (like me) who like to plunk right down on the floor of their favorite section and really scour the spines, so we decided to make use of the empty space and put pillows in some of the cubes for the plunkers. The pillows haven't arrived yet, so I'm not 100% certain of their plunkability; if nothing else they'll add to the funkiness of our little shop...
I must have arranged and rearranged those cases 27 times...
Unlike the sections for grown-ups, the rugrat section is much lower to the ground so we put everything closer to their level...
It was tough to get any good shots of the window displays because of the glare from the glass - and the charming bars on the windows - so I did the best I could from the inside. We have three displays and, for now, they're;
Pets; I fell in love with these bouncy, wire critters and felt compelled to give them a home at The Nook...
Easter... (Easter -> spring -> caterpillars ->) The Very Hungry Caterpillar is celebrated it's 40th anniversary in March, so we wanted to pay homage to this wonderful little book - one that many of us grew up reading! Here's a link to a short video of the author, Eric Carle, talking about how The Very Hungry Caterpillar came to be (awww, he's so freaking cute!)... 
And, of course, wine... We have a book called, Full-Bodied and Peppery: Chronicles of a Western Colorado Wine Wench and I must say it looks intriguing...
And though these aren't on display in the front window, we also have a little something for the bacon-lover in your life...
Can't wait for the bacon gumballs to arrive (apparently they're tough to come by due to their popularity - who knew?!)!
Anyhoo...that's where we were a few days ago. Like I said, things already look a little bit different and I'm sure the look of the shop will continue to evolve in time (oh yeah - we still have *lots* to do!) - but that's basically our journey as it's evolved from a dream to opening day!
Now the real fun begins!
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4 comments:
CONGRATULATIONS! You guys have done a really great job, it's a very beautiful store! Good luck on having lots of business come your way!
I seriously wished I was in the area, you could buy me my own study chair, and I would just move in....
I told my family about your store, so someday you may see some old familiar faces coming through the door! My stepmom, Deb, is a HUGE book fan, she probably has enough in her basement to start her own bookstore!
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YEAH!!!!
Congratulations!
CONGRATULATIONS my beautiful and incredibly talented friend (s)! :)
Many smiles and, yes, a few tears of joy for you and Gary on this day! Wish I could come by and purchase a book today! *sniffles*
BRAVO!
Many blessings and big hugz,
C
Good luck to you. I've enjoyed browsing through your blog (got here after Stumbling your book arch picture). I have to say, though, that I just read your cancer/plastic post and here you're promoting bacon? My mind is boggled.
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