I love the bookcases below, the dark wood of the bookcases sets off the color of the bookcase spines in such a pretty way.
I also love this white bookcase, the owner filled the bookcase with books, pictures, candle holders and more. It create the perfect visaul interest behind the two charis.
The standout feature for me for the bookcase is the greenback ground it makes all the books & items really pop.
Style Like a Pro:
Here are some bookcase styling tips from one of my favorite shelter magazines, Style at Home & Martha Stewart Living
1. Group books with the same color same color spine on a shelf
2. Stack books horizontally and vertically, its practical and creates a more dynamic display
3. Paint the back of your bookcase a vibrant color, or just line them with colorful paper to make the bookcase pop.
4. Don't be afraid to mix and match hardcover and softcover books
5. Layer in frames, vases and objects of varying textures to add visual interest on the shelf's with your books and ditch the boring bookends
6. Don't cram your books in, open space on bookcase help balance the overlook.
7. Books end to end look best on the bottom shelf
8. Group books together by theme
Here are a few Chic Little House tips, I've picked up along the way. Save money by shopping thrift stores for interesting reads on the cheap { read more about it here } remove the book covers and show off the colorful spines. Most importantly fill the shelves with books to love to read, I think a bookcase should be a personal relfection of your personalty.
Do you have any tips for styling a bookshelves?
Thanks for sharing those wonderful tips. We are just designing our reading room and office.. its hard to make text books look pretty but I'm planning on wrapping them.. something like this..
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The brown paper bag look is nice. Might also incorporate some stylish looking paper too.
I'm a new follower as of yesterday and I really enjoy your blog! You have great taste.
I recently bought the same Expedit shelf but in black brown. I need to do a styling post on that soon.
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Such great tips! I don't have nice bookshelves now, but when I finally get some good looking ones I definitely want to paint the backs a bright/different color.
ReplyDeleteHi Monique - I think wrapping your text books a great way to add interests on your shelfs, pretty wrapping paper would be nice too.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoy the blog! :)
Sing - looking forward to seeing how your style your Expedit - we love ours
ReplyDeleteGreat tips here! That second pic is perfect!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all these interesting tips, they are very useful. Sadly at the moment we have no bookshelves. Yup, very sad, but gotta get one at some point.
ReplyDeleteAck, styling bookshelves can give me hives! I think it's definitely challenging, but they can look so fabulous when done well. Thanks for the tips!
ReplyDeletebookcases are fun because they're versatile and you can change them up with seasons / moods and rooms! nice work!
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