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There is no denying that electronic books have their own benefits. But even today, with so many devices and formats for electronic books on the market, many of us still prefer to hold a real volume in our hands. When asked about it, people usually give various reasons as to why they like reading paper books. Whatever those reasons might be, the fact remains that people still buy books. And what do books need? That’s right, a good bookcase.
Actually, a bookshelf will also do. Depending on your living situation, you might not have enough space to fit a big decorative bookcase in your apartment to put your entire book collection on display, but at the end of the day, it’s the creativity that counts. You don’t necessarily need to have a big bookshelf to make it original or style it in a unique way.
If you need some inspiration to help you organize your own book collection, we have gathered photos from all over the internet to show you what other people do when it comes to creative shelves and book displays. Some of them own old books that have been handed down from generation to generation, while others prefer brand-new, just-off-the-shelf books – but what unites them is their love for book reading and a well-organized library, however big or small.
Do you like these styles? Upvote your favorite ones. And we are really curious to know how you organize your books. Show us your shelves and bookcases in the comments!
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#1
Needs Some Rearranging But This Fills Me With Happiness!
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#2
My Parents Built Two Story Library Inspired By Sir Walter Scott’s When Building Their House
#3
A Relative Of Mine Has A House With Bookshelves Everywhere And I Just Had To Share
#4
Husband Officially Finished Building These Beautiful Bookshelves
#5
My Cozy Place
#6
My Grandmothers Reading Space
#7
The Shadow Of My Bookshelf Looks Like A City Skyline
#9
Really Happy With My Antique Fantasy Bookshelf!
#10
United States Bookshelf I Built
#11
My Best Friend’s Living Room. This Isn’t Even Half Of The Books They Own
#12
Before And After Of Our Basement Nook I Turned Into A Library
#13
I Finally Made My Mini Library In My Flat, It’s Only Taken Me A Year!
I have two other bookcases that are full of my vintage fantasy books (like David Gemmell and David Eddings). I’m so happy how it’s turned out!
#14
Our Beautiful Library
#15
She Is Complete!
#16
A Much Better Use Of Space Than A Master Bedroom
DennyS (denzoren) 2 years ago
Very sophisticated space...makes me think of cigars and bourbon.
#17
Someone Asked For More Of Library After I Posted A Corner Of It
#18
The Best Part About Visiting My Mother Is Getting To Bask In Her Temple Of Readerly Virtue
DennyS (denzoren) 2 years ago
I know it's not exactly gothic...but it feels like it...really cool.
#19
My Rainbow Bookshelf
#20
A Dining Room Is A Good Place For A Library - Had Custom Built-Ins Made For Our 1906 Home
Monica Michelle 2 years ago
I just inherited my dad's book shelves our dining room is now full dark academia
#21
Just Installed The Home Library I’ve Dreamed Of Since I Was A Little Girl
#22
My Little Library
#23
Finally Built A Library For (Some Of) Our Books
#24
Favorite Part Of My Flat
#25
I Purchased A Beautiful Mid Century House In July. My Dad And I Built This 13'x13' Book Case Last Month
I plan on building a rolling ladder for it to help me move some things up, and make them more accessible. I'm absolutely in love with how it turned out!
#26
My Personal Library Over The Last Few Years
Mostly housed in custom built cedar bookcases, but also on the floor, stuffed in fireplaces, stacked on mantles, because I refuse to believe there’s such thing as too many books.
#27
My Reading Nook!
#28
Moved Into A New House And Wasn’t Sure What To Do With This Space - Absolutely In Love With It Now (Think My Cat Likes It Too)
#29
I Moved Into My First Apartment And Told My Dad I Wanted A Nice Bookshelf. He Made Me This From Scratch
#30
All I Want For Christmas Is Books. My Shelfs From A Different Side. I Really Need More Space
#31
We Are Listing Our House For Sale This Week. I Am Really Going To Miss These Shelves
Jacki moore 2 years ago (edited)
I would too but I would make sure the next house has more shelves lol
#32
Built This Bookshelf Myself For Our Oddly Shaped Bedroom. It's Our Mini Library! What Do You Think?
#33
My Almost Finished Reading Space!
#34
My Boyfriend Built A Hobbit-Hole Inspired Bookshelf For A Lotr Themed Room. Top Shelf Is Reserved For The Hardback Series
#35
My Husband Always Promised To Build Me A Library For My Beloved Books... He Delivered
#36
Im Gonna Need A Bigger Bookshelf
#37
A Piano Repurposed As A Bookshelf
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 2 years ago
AUGH… gorgeous baby grand piano gutted… I mean, I love books but this is a bit much…
#38
My Dad Made Me These Bookshelves For My Many Plants And Books
#39
I Just Moved My 1,980 Books To A New House. Up And Down Two Flights Of Stairs. Fun Times Haha
#40
When I Was A Kid I Swore I’d Have My Own Library When I Owned A House. Today I Built This
#41
My 94year Old Grandpa's Shelf (With Books Up To 200 Years Old)
#42
I Had Nowhere To Go But Up. Repurposed Some IKEA Kallax’s
#43
My Wall Of Gold
#44
Finally Got My Dream Shelves!
#45
My Husband Built Me Custom Shelves!
#46
A Much Better Quality Picture Of My Father’s Library
#48
My Boyfriend's Bookshelf! :)
#49
Had Wood Worms And Needed To Throw Out Some Parts. Now It Is Quite Chaotic, But I Like It Somehow
#51
My Favorite Part About My New Apartment!
#52
My Library. Well, Part Of It
#53
My Father’s Bookshelf
#54
Got A New Reading Chair. Gonna Go Full Dad, Starting Tonight
#55
My Favorite Area Of The House
#56
My Husband Built Me My Own Little Library Nook For My Christmas Present ️️
#57
Excited That I’m Finally Able To Have My Own Library
#58
My Family's Library
#59
Favorite Place In The House! Always Dreamed Of One Day Having A Little Library
#60
Turned The Dining Room Into A Library
#61
Spent The Weekend Building My New Shelves And Reorganizing My Collection. How Did I Do?
#62
Built-In Bookcase That I Recently Finished
#63
Too Poor To Afford Real Bookshelves, So I Use Milk Crates
#65
Finally Got My Dream Bookcase, And The Reason We Bought This House
#66
Our Bookshelf Took On A Life Of Its Own
#67
I Always Wanted A Home Library. Designed This And Finally Had It Built
#68
My In-Builts. A Major Reason I Bought My House
#69
Several Years Of Collecting And Now We Have Our Own Personal Library Room!
#70
Here's The Bookcase In My New Home
#71
Finally Rainbowed The Romance Shelves
Kookamunga 2 years ago
It's so pretty, but why are all the books uniform? What book series is this?
#73
After Buying Our First House, I Finally Got The Reading Nook I Always Wanted
#75
A Few Pipes, A Few Boards, And A Whole Lot Of Fantasy
#76
Finished My Reading Nook!
#77
Long Time Goal: Have My Own Library When I Own A Home. Mission Accomplished!
#78
My Synesthesia Means That I Remember Books Better By Their Color Than By Title Or Author
Shawnna Clement 2 years ago
That isn't Synesthesia. It's visual memory. Synesthesia is crossing of the senses. For example, I can see or hear things I touch. Yes, it's very annoying, but it doesn't with everything I touch just everytime I touch certain things I will get the same visual/ sound.
#80
The History Section Of My Dad's Library
Lori Rogers 2 years ago
WICKED AWESOMENESS! Can I come visit like for a couple weeks/months? I'll be quiet you won't even notice me there
#81
I Had To Be Creative With My Tiny Space
#85
Found These Bookcases On The Side Of The Road With A “Free” Sign On Them
#87
I’m Moving And Have To Give Up My Built-In Bookshelves, And I’m Questioning The Meaning Of Life
#88
Great Grandfather’s Book Collection (Contains Books Dating Back To 1894 And Contains Several Handwritten Books)
#90
About To Start Packing For A Move. Pray For Me
#91
Finally Got Most Of My Books Onto My Shelves
#99
I Always Wanted A Huge Bookshelf That You Need A Ladder For. This Year During Lockdown I Built One Myself
#101
My 2,700 Book-Shelf, With About 30% Read By Now
Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago
Interesting how many of these photos also show a globe of the world on or near the bookcase. I wonder how many globe owners don't have a huge bookcase as well (I suspect very few)
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Kleopatra Antonopoulou 2 years ago
Recently I lost my mother and we had together almost 5000 books. The oldest from 1804.Ok so most of them were hers bought and inherited. Just one month before she passed away we had bought enough bookcases to fill the living room wall to store half of our collection. She was ecstatic that after 70 years she almost had the perfect setting for her books. So if you want something like your dream library room go for it and enjoy it. Life is sort but nothing can parallel the joy a bunch of books lined and ready to be read aside from human relationships.
Shawnna Clement 2 years ago
I don't have the space for most of these examples, but they are gorgeous! I buy hardcover of anything I know I'll read several times and I try to buy vintage copies of classics that I'll keep. Other than that, I donate to public libraries and social programs. I always hope to spark the love of reading. God knows I'm not suddenly going to spark it in my husband after 20 years. Lol.
Kleopatra Antonopoulou 2 years ago
Recently I lost my mother and we had together almost 5000 books. The oldest from 1804.Ok so most of them were hers bought and inherited. Just one month before she passed away we had bought enough bookcases to fill the living room wall to store half of our collection. She was ecstatic that after 70 years she almost had the perfect setting for her books. So if you want something like your dream library room go for it and enjoy it. Life is sort but nothing can parallel the joy a bunch of books lined and ready to be read aside from human relationships.
Shawnna Clement 2 years ago
I don't have the space for most of these examples, but they are gorgeous! I buy hardcover of anything I know I'll read several times and I try to buy vintage copies of classics that I'll keep. Other than that, I donate to public libraries and social programs. I always hope to spark the love of reading. God knows I'm not suddenly going to spark it in my husband after 20 years. Lol.
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