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How to style books in your home
Display your favourite books and elevate your décor at the same time.
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Elevate your home décor by creatively styling your books. Go beyond traditional shelving by mixing vertical and horizontal stacks for visual interest or using front-facing shelves to display covers as art.
Personalise your bookcase by incorporating plants, photos, and mementoes alongside your books. Consider using a low or full-height bookcase as a room divider in open-plan areas to add architectural interest. Finally, add stylish lighting to highlight your collection and complete the look.
Stacked in your favour
Integrated cabinetry creates a space for books and other personal items to be displayed without taking up valuable floor space in a home by LeLa Architects. Image: Larnie Nicolson
Save room for something else
This barn-style interior of a Queenstown home by Bureaux has been mirrored in the steel tube and timber bookcase with library ladder. Image: Simon Devitt
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