Beautiful coffee table books have always been a passion for me! I’ve collected hundreds over the years and not much makes me happier than an afternoon spent pouring over different books (according to my mood or my need for inspiration) with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine! I love to give books as gifts and as a result, when you walk into our home, you can look at the books on the bookshelves and immediately get to know our family and what we’ve been interested in over the years. Our interests have grown and changed and it’s all reflected on the bookshelves, like the history of us! There are books about many different subjects, but I would say that mostly they are about photography, design, fashion, food and flowers. Some of my cookbooks are so beautiful that I display them as coffee table books! I like to rotate the books according to the season so things don’t stay the same! I’m sharing a few of my favorites coffee table books in this post. I hope you enjoy!

Photograph by Emily Genzer
Are you a book lover and if so, what are your favorites? Let me know in the comment box below! Thanks for reading today!
Photography (with the exception of one picture) by Sara-Anne Photography.

I love this post and I love coffee table books although I don’t have the collection that you have. I think I will keep them in mind more often now and add to my stack! Cheryl
I probably have too many! I will just leave them to my children when I’m gone at 106 haha!
What beautiful books! thank you Susan for the suggestions! and i love your comfy wear. Looks like a very relaxing way to spend an afternoon!
thanks for linking!
jess xx
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Yes! It’s one of my favorite ways to spend a Saturday! Hope your weekend was good! Can’t believe it went by so quickly!
Such beautiful books! I want to get some books about the history of fashion – I don’t really have any coffee table books. I went to Medoc in September to run the marathon through the vineyards. The weather wasn’t great but the wine was fantastic! Thanks for linking up!
Emma xxx
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