A lot of people love reading. You could be finding yourself piling up the books on the coffee table as time goes by. What you need is a proper home for all your favourite books. A great bookcase doubles as a design element and a storage solution. Whether you are an avid reader or just want to keep your favourite books on display, get inspired by these gorgeous bookshelves and great book storage ideas.
1. Book Wagon
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A red-painted wagon is used to keep the children’s books. It adds personality to the nursery room although it can hold much less books than a normal bookshelf that occupies the same space.
2. Elegant Built-In Bookshelf
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A spectacular built-in bookshelf occupying the entire wall with a door opening in the centre. It fully utilises the space aboveground and also creates a beautiful backdrop for the living room.
3. Ikea Kallax Shelving Unit Inside the Wall
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What a smart idea to hack a wall to create a big recess to fit in two off-the-shelf bookshelves (KALLAX) from Ikea. You can customise your storage needs by adding drawers and inserts. Now this small eclectic living room has a beautiful backdrop with plenty of storage.
4. Bold and Contemporary Bookshelf
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Mimicking beehives, two contemporary bookcases are stacked on top of each other. Bold and unique, this bookcase is the perfect piece for displaying your favorite reads, keepsakes and decorations.
5. Wall-Mounted Open Shelving
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A spacious living room with wall-mounted open shelves. Be wary of accumulating clutter on the shelves and be mindful of the neatness of the books and keepsakes, since this is an open-concept shelving and the metal frames are exposed.
6. Floor-To-Ceiling Bookshelf
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A custom-built floor-to-ceiling bookshelf provides a lot of room for your book collections and creates a magnificent backdrop for a TV set. A true paradise for book lovers!
7. Bookshelf with TV Console
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Having a hard time choosing a TV console? This is the perfect choice of a TV console with bookshelves surrounding it that is great for book lovers. It also creates a beautiful display on the wall.
8. Multifunctional Bookshelf
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A multifunctional bookshelf acts as a room divider to create a home office in the bedroom and create a little privacy in the sleeping area.
9. Industrial-Style Open Shelving
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I love this industrial inspired shelving unit on a white wall. It becomes a great focal point in the living room. The grey sectional sofa coordinates well with the dark shelving unit.
10. Book Ledges
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Display your children’s books on the wall with narrow floating ledge shelves. It’s also a great way of adding colours and fun to the room. Swap out the books as often as you like for a new addition to your decors in seconds. You can also exhibit your children’s work of art here.
11. Back-Painted Bookshelf
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Jazz up the kids play room by a pop of red in the bench upholstery and the paint at the back of the shelf, contrasting with the white furniture. This trick works best on shelves displaying ornaments or framed photos, as books can obscure the wall behind. Books would work, however, if your shelves are widely spaced.
12. Bookcase in the Loo
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I’m not sure if it’s a good idea to create a small library in the powder room. It even provides a bench seating beside a window which allows the natural light to flow in. I wonder how long the owner expects himself or his guests to stay there for. But, it’s definitely a stately toilet to have the bookshelves at the recess of the wall.
13. Leaning Bookcases
This is a set of three clean-looking and space-saving Sawyer white leaning bookcases from Crate and Barrel. Two 18″ wide bookcases were placed at the right side and one 24.5″ wide bookcase was placed at the left side of the TV console. The ingenious leaning and modular design creatively solve storage solutions throughout the home.