Comments on: How To Style A Bookcase http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/ Two Young People + One Old House = Love Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:38:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-714247 YoungHouseLove Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:12:43 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-714247 The last bookshelf pictured looks to have a fair amount of all-different-colored books. Even if you have books in a wider range of colors, you could cover the ten bright clashy ones with paper bags from the grocery store for free and have it looking a lot less chaotic (writing the name on the spine will help you quickly locate what's in them. Even if you have a lot more books than are pictured in that bottom bookshelf I would just emphasize that it'll always look like a huge jam-packed bookcase without any order or balance unless you make room for other accents to break things up (ex: baskets, planters, vases, etc). I would just play around to see which vertical and horizontal stacks with some other accents throughout look best! Good luck! xo, s

The last bookshelf pictured looks to have a fair amount of all-different-colored books. Even if you have books in a wider range of colors, you could cover the ten bright clashy ones with paper bags from the grocery store for free and have it looking a lot less chaotic (writing the name on the spine will help you quickly locate what’s in them. Even if you have a lot more books than are pictured in that bottom bookshelf I would just emphasize that it’ll always look like a huge jam-packed bookcase without any order or balance unless you make room for other accents to break things up (ex: baskets, planters, vases, etc). I would just play around to see which vertical and horizontal stacks with some other accents throughout look best! Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: Common Sense Mom http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-714222 Common Sense Mom Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:42:54 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-714222 We have a set of corner bookshelves with cabinets on the bottom and bookshelves on top. We also have a TON of books. I get frustrated with bookshelf arrangement tutorials because these tutorials use monochromatic books (with no titles on the binder!?)of the same size or they use no more than 15 books and a bunch of really nice matching nick-knacks. Real books come in multiple colors and sizes, not so pretty when put together. If I arrange them by size, then the subjects are mixed up. If I arrange them by subject I have a crazy mash of sizes. So what I end up is a public library look. Can you PLEASE do a bookshelf arrangement tutorial using real books and lots of them? I would GLADLY offer my house for a before and after!! :) (We live in the same area). Thank you!! We have a set of corner bookshelves with cabinets on the bottom and bookshelves on top. We also have a TON of books. I get frustrated with bookshelf arrangement tutorials because these tutorials use monochromatic books (with no titles on the binder!?)of the same size or they use no more than 15 books and a bunch of really nice matching nick-knacks. Real books come in multiple colors and sizes, not so pretty when put together. If I arrange them by size, then the subjects are mixed up. If I arrange them by subject I have a crazy mash of sizes. So what I end up is a public library look.

Can you PLEASE do a bookshelf arrangement tutorial using real books and lots of them? I would GLADLY offer my house for a before and after!! :) (We live in the same area). Thank you!!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-623126 YoungHouseLove Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:17:54 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-623126 You have no idea how happy that makes me! Seriously, it's kind of crazy. Haha. Congrats! xo, s

You have no idea how happy that makes me! Seriously, it’s kind of crazy. Haha. Congrats!

xo,
s

]]> By: Stacey http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-623049 Stacey Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:23:18 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-623049 All the above-counter cabinets in my kitchen are glass-fronted and have been looking chaotic since my man and I moved in to our house in March. After reading this post I put your tips in action and within an hour I had my kitchen looking picture perfect! Yippee! All the above-counter cabinets in my kitchen are glass-fronted and have been looking chaotic since my man and I moved in to our house in March. After reading this post I put your tips in action and within an hour I had my kitchen looking picture perfect! Yippee!

]]> By: Brittany http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-527271 Brittany Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:56:06 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-527271 I'm so happy I found this in your "Projects" section. My husband has just bought me 7-shelf bookcase for my office, & I was like "Meh, all these books are going to look ridiculius." Then I saw this! I'm def. looking forward to decorating my bookcase tonight! (: I’m so happy I found this in your “Projects” section. My husband has just bought me 7-shelf bookcase for my office, & I was like “Meh, all these books are going to look ridiculius.” Then I saw this! I’m def. looking forward to decorating my bookcase tonight! (:

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-515882 YoungHouseLove Tue, 17 May 2011 23:37:17 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-515882 Maybe lay white foram core or wood painted white across the top like a shelf and then use a thick ribbon to hide the edge (so none of the wire shows and the shelves look more substantial? Good luck! xo, s

Maybe lay white foram core or wood painted white across the top like a shelf and then use a thick ribbon to hide the edge (so none of the wire shows and the shelves look more substantial? Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: Melissa http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-515835 Melissa Tue, 17 May 2011 22:51:46 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-515835 Do you have any advice for what to do with built-in white wire shelves that you want to store books on and/or make more attractive? Our new rental house has a great built-in desk/office nook, but the three tiers of shelves above it are all that white plastic covered wire that's usually for closets. Thinner books fall through and thicker ones lean and plus the edge of the shelf is ugly. Any ideas? Thanks! Do you have any advice for what to do with built-in white wire shelves that you want to store books on and/or make more attractive? Our new rental house has a great built-in desk/office nook, but the three tiers of shelves above it are all that white plastic covered wire that’s usually for closets. Thinner books fall through and thicker ones lean and plus the edge of the shelf is ugly. Any ideas? Thanks!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-384133 YoungHouseLove Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:52:10 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-384133 Hey Ashley, Why not try putting something cute up there to hide the anchors and add height & interest. We'd try a plant in a cute pot, a woven basket, a collection of glass bottles or vases, or even a cute aqua globe. Hope it helps! xo, s

Hey Ashley,

Why not try putting something cute up there to hide the anchors and add height & interest. We’d try a plant in a cute pot, a woven basket, a collection of glass bottles or vases, or even a cute aqua globe. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

]]> By: Ashley http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-383925 Ashley Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:16:40 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-383925 Hey Sherry and John, In my house, we have anchors on the tops of our bookcases that keep the bookshelves from being crooked. I am really tired of looking at those dang things, and I was wondering if you had any ideas for the tops of bookcases to make them less...boring and annoying to the naked eye? Thank you! Ashley Hey Sherry and John,

In my house, we have anchors on the tops of our bookcases that keep the bookshelves from being crooked. I am really tired of looking at those dang things, and I was wondering if you had any ideas for the tops of bookcases to make them less…boring and annoying to the naked eye?

Thank you!
Ashley

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-273855 YoungHouseLove Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:08:41 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-273855 No it's not weird- it sounds awesome! Definitely go for it! And we'd love to see before and after pics of the amazing transformation! Good luck! xo, s

No it’s not weird- it sounds awesome! Definitely go for it! And we’d love to see before and after pics of the amazing transformation! Good luck!

xo,
s

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