Photo courtesy of Jacqueline Zinn
If you hate clutter and love collecting books the way I do, then you know how
frustrating it is to maintain order in your bookcase. It gets even trickier if you
actually use these books on a regular basis. So what do you do....
First of all a bookcase is a great opportunity to showcase your personality and
style. So with this in mind, go around your home and collect decorative pieces
to display that represents your interest and hobbies. It could be as simple as
river rocks, plates or picture frames. You decide.
Ready? Lets do this!
Bookcase Makeover Guide
1. Sort your books. Take out the ones that are torn or ripped.
2. Group books by size and subject matter.
3. Arrange books in both horizontal and vertical stacks to create visual interest.
4. Fill unused/negative spaces with beautiful momentos such as framed
pictures, decorative storage boxes, vases and figurines. (or whatever makes
you happy)
5. Finally, vary the height of each stack of books and create layers. This could
be done by placing one decorative element behind another to create depth and
more impact. ( See photo below for example)
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Photo courtesy of Delightful Dwelling
I absolutely love this idea and its so easy to do. Just add wall paper of your
choice as a backdrop and bring on the wow factor!
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Photo courtesy of Real Simple
Photo courtesy of Material Girl
Photo courtesy of Honey We're Home
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I just love the way these books were arranged by color. Simple but very dramatic effect.
hoto courtesy of Honey We're Home
And there you have it! You're done. See, now that wasn't so bad was it.....
11 comments:
Thanks for these tips and ideas! I love organizing my book shelf to look more aesthetically pleasing and this gave great ideas. Love you site!
You have great ideas! :) Very creative!! :)
Thanks for all the great comments! I love design and anything crafty so there is much more to come.
there might be hope for my cluttered shelves yet! :)
You explain things in such a user freindly way that even I could do it! Thanks for the great ideas and the pictures!
I am so happy to hear that. I really want people to feel inspired and know that anyone can do this and have fun too!
I love the look of the bookshelves with a contrasting color on the inside!
I love your showcase of beautiful book shelves, I made a mental note. I am moving soon, I need design ideas. btw I am a new gfc follower from MBC.
Hi! I like those ideas.
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