Thursday, April 5, 2012

Styling a Bookcase

My in-laws just had a built-in bookcase made for their renovated living room and I spent some time this weekend helping them style it with things they had in other parts of the house. In my opinion, bookcases should be a combination of functionality as well as an art display.
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One thing to keep in mind, is that you can tackle this job a number of ways. You can style your shelves by sticking with a simple color pallet (picture #3), give your shelves an eclectic style with lots and lots of layers (picture #1), or keep it simplified with only a couple objects per shelf (picture #2). It partly depends on your design aesthetic (a lot of "stuff" stresses me out in my own home), and your needs. I do think that bookcases should have a mixture of old and modern objects, varying book placements, and a mixture of layers in some shelves and simplicity in others. Have fun with it- include art, favorite pictures, and souvenirs! Though I tend to be a "less is more" kind of a girl, I still admire bookcases such as this first one shown.
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2 comments:

  1. Thanks for your help, Heather. We really love what we have on the shelves so far, and look forward to finding a few modern pieces to add to them. I'll let you know how it goes!

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  2. You're welcome! I'll keep looking for pieces for you:)

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