Whether you need them to prop of your books or you just like the visual oompf they provide when breaking up the monotony of a shelf full of book spines, bookends are a fun and easy way to show your bookshelf personality. We rounded up ten we'd like to see on our shelf.
• Mid Century Bentwood Globe Bookends/ Germany $150
• Marble Horse Head Bookends $22
• Vintage Industrial Cast Iron Candlestick Holders $22
• Mod Vintage Peacock Art Pottery Statue Pair $15
• Dachshund Bookends $150
• Pair of Green Glazed Ceramic Foo Dog Statues $76
• Rabbit Bookends $28
• Vintage Wood and Metal Book Ends $8
• Cube Bookends $25
• Set of 2 Palmae Bookends $50
Don't like any of these? Make your own with this Apartment Therapy How-To:
• How To: Turn Knick-Knacks into Modern Bookends.
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Comments (8)
If you like the concept of the dachshund bookends, but not the pricetag, there is a resin version here: http://gifts.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?r=1&EAN=9781615560479&cm_mmc=Google%20Product%20Search-_-Q000000630-_-Jonathan%20Adler%20Dachshund%20White%20Resin%20Bookends%202%20Pieces-_-9781615560479&ourl=Jonathan-Adler-Dachshund-White-Resin-Bookends-2-Pieces
My folks had that horse head pair! Good memories.
I have a pair of @-shaped silver bookends that I love because they fit my hobbies and my first initial is an A.
I have the horse head pair! But in a warmer color. I've had them for the last 30 years, so that style has been around a while.
love the foo dogs!
Sorry, but aside from the cubes, none of these read modern to me.
I have these in white and they are definitely more modern !! ( horse heads - modern- really??)
http://reviews.cb2.com/7259/3352/people-bookends-set-of-two-reviews/reviews.htm
I think the "Palmae" bookends are pretty modern, if you consider Art Deco modern, which I do. Very clean and geometric.