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Adding Color and Texture with Books

Apart from those who color-coordinate their shelving, most of us don't think of books as part of our home's color scheme, but they are. Bookshelves add another layer of color and pattern to a room....

Hallways Lined with Books
Inspiration Gallery

Kyle from Apartment Therapy Boston recently had the idea to utilize a hall space for book storage. As lovers of shelving and books, we're into it. Browsing through some old house tours and posts, we...

Possible DIY? The See-Saw Bookshelf

There's a certain twinge of pride that comes with seeing a designer product and knowing you could make that at home for far less (or even at all). Often times those projects are shelving (hey we'r...

Expando and Zen Shelves by Jesper Office

click thumbnails for larger pics We first spotted these shelves in Amy's Rogers Park condo and liked their versatility and horizontal layout. A little research led us to Jesper, a Denmark-based compa...

Flickr Find: Billy Bookcase Makeover Tip

Julie in Chicago had a problem. She was looking for an inexpensive way to tackle closet organization and like most, her searching landed her at IKEA. She wanted to use the Billy bookcases, but coul...

Good Questions: Ideas for Similar Bookcase?
Chicago

Elaine sent us a good question: While vacationing last year, I took a picture of this lovely bookcase. Now it would be perfect for my new home (for tv and electronics actually). Does anyone have any i...

Pierre Chareau's Maison de Verre Bookcase

This amazing bookcase is the work of architect and designer Pierre Chareau. The wall of books is housed inside Chareau's last remaining building, la Maison de Verre (1932). Author Dominique Vellay -...

Kitchen Cabinet Bookcases

We've been looking for new bookcases. We haven't found too many freestanding shelves we like, but we do love the repurposed kitchen cabinet shelving we've seen in a couple of AT House Tours. More be...

Bookshelves in the Kitchen

We have a pretty big kitchen with large windows but very little storage space, so one day we decided to use a pair of narrow bookshelves to hold some of our dishes. It felt a little funny at first, ...

Pairings: High and Low Bookshelves and Chairs

For an instant mini-library, all you need is a bookshelf paired with a lounge or armchair. It's always a good idea to invest in high-quality, long-lasting furniture, but most of us don't have the fu...

Jamie's Bookcase of the Day

We've featured a few bookcases on AT:Chicago this week (here and here), and we were happy to see Jamie's link in a post to the "bookcase of the day" section of her blog, I Suwannee. For those of you...