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Posts tagged “bookshelves”

Roundup: Five Light and Fun Bookshelves

The invisible floating bookshelf and a few of it's cousins have been around for a while now, and whether or not you like the trend, the minimalist quality of this book storage is often appealing. Her...

Ariel's DIY Bookshelf Surprise
I Suwannee

As if our obsession with owning books weren't enough to deal with on its own, we've now also become obsessed with the "bookcase of the day" feature on Jamie Meares' blog, I Suwannee. The book storage ...

Inspiration: Floor-to-Ceiling Bookshelves

Living in earthquake country, we've always been a little afraid of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, but the truth is, when the Big One comes, we'll have a lot more to worry about than a few falling books...

Inspiration: Book Typography

images courtesy of Acriacao.com We get a kick out of the argument of whether or not to organize your books by color. While we admit to doing it rather obsessively, there are those that make the point...

Shelving Solutions from Sunset Magazine

While homes with built-ins seems to be the envy of all (including us), sometimes a space or budget calls for something different. Here are a few creative shelving choices that look equally chic and do...

SF Survey: How Do You Arrange Your Books?

We are blessed to live in a rental with great built-in bookcases. However, a year and a half after moving in we have yet to arrange our books in any way other than the order in which they were unpack...