How to decorate a bookshelf with books

Discover creative ideas for decorating a shelf that you can use to style any size bookcase or floating shelf in your home!

In this 'real life' interior style inspiration, you'll get some practial, realistic tips on bookshelf styling when you have a lot of books.

When I was growing up, my family’s living room bookshelf was full of my parents’ law books. It wasn’t until I developed my own style that I realized I don’t have to stock my shelves like attorneys—and my bookshelves no longer have to be boringEven though I’m a literary buff, bookshelf trends have helped me see that shelves don’t always have to be exclusively for books, either. Looking to upgrade your own bookshelf game?

Decorating shelves can seem easy to do until you try it. I have some great ideas and tips for you to get the farmhouse style look like Joanna Gaines on your open shelving! I go over how to use a mirror, how to layer and much more! So get the Fixer Upper look now! #Homedecor #Farmhouse #JoannaGaines

Looking for the perfect bookshelf decor ideas? This post reveals the most stunning ways to style your bookshelf and bookshelves! Get ready to be obsessed with these 15 impeccably styled shelves. For those in need of bookshelf decor ideas, this guide offers adorable ways to decorate bookshelves and simple tips to achieve stylish bookshelves!

If you're just lining up your books alphabetically on metal shelving units, you're missing out on a great decorating opportunity. A well-styled bookcase pairs functionality with aesthetics, letting your books become part of the decor and an expression of your personal style. With a selective arrangement of books, collectibles, and objects of art, you can create a tableau that’s both practical and beautiful. Try these styling tips to give a boring bookcase a sophisticated makeover.

Bookshelves are more than simple storage for your favorite books and accessories. Whether built-in or freestanding, a shelf is the perfect place to put your personality on display with novels and coffee table books, artwork, framed photos, and unexpected treasures.

Designer and author Nina Freudenberger has a new book about the best bibliocentric interiors

Wow, these bookshelves are GORGEOUS!! This post walks through how to decorate bookshelves from start to finish and has plenty of bookshelf decorating ideas if you're stuck! This rule of thirds is a game changer and makes decorating bookshelves SO much easier! If you're stumped on how to decorate a bookshelf, click through for the easy step by step guide for great looking bookshelves! #greenwithdecor #bookshelfdecorating #decoratingbookshelves #decorating #coastalstyle