on the fence.

{all images are screenshots from the corresponding links below}

1 - Pottery Barn Bird Nest Bookend  2 - stevenrolfkroeger Crank Bookends

3 - Restoration Hardware Vise Bookends  4 - CB2 cube bookends  5 - IKEA Skribent bookend  

6 - Fringe Designs White Owl Resin Bookends  7 - Art Ori Falling Bookends  

8 - CB2 the end bookend

In the age of the eReader, I find myself wondering whether kids will even know the word "bookend" in 25 years.  You won't find any Kindles or Nooks in our apartment though...we're hooked on books. {I've posted in the past about my love of perfectly messy bookshelves. Clearly, I'm book-obsessed.} 

Anyway, I've been in a design quandary for quite some time now. I find myself being pulled
between the more traditional elements--and the more modern.
Can one ever find a balance between the two? 

Where do you fall? Do you like traditional design or do you favor modern design?

I'd adore your input! I find myself torn between vintage-y elements and clean-cut lines...

Hope you have a happy Tuesday--I can't wait to hear what you think!

xoxo {av}

P.S. Today, I'm thinking about 3.15.2003...
#2: you're still in our hearts--and always will be.