Comments on: How To Style A Bookcase http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/ The Story Of Two Young People Falling In Love With Their First House Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:02:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-120539 YoungHouseLove Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:51:04 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-120539 How about leaning white frames with simple black and white images and line art against the rail? We're afraid that a bunch of colorful accessories would definitely clutter things up, so maybe keeping it sparse and open looking by adding just a few small leaning frames with simple art work might complement that ledge best. Hope it helps! xo, s

How about leaning white frames with simple black and white images and line art against the rail? We’re afraid that a bunch of colorful accessories would definitely clutter things up, so maybe keeping it sparse and open looking by adding just a few small leaning frames with simple art work might complement that ledge best. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

]]> By: Katie http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-120523 Katie Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:36:37 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-120523 I love this post! One of my favorite things to do is to style up shelves and bookcases around the house. I just got stuck on this one thing: We have one of those "plate shelves" (I'm sure theres an official word for them but I really dont know it) Running along the top half of our dining room. Since we don't really have a plate display, do you have any suggestions to style it up a bit without it looking cluttered? It wraps around about 1/2 of the room. :) Thanks you guys are great I love this post! One of my favorite things to do is to style up shelves and bookcases around the house. I just got stuck on this one thing:
We have one of those “plate shelves” (I’m sure theres an official word for them but I really dont know it) Running along the top half of our dining room. Since we don’t really have a plate display, do you have any suggestions to style it up a bit without it looking cluttered? It wraps around about 1/2 of the room. :) Thanks you guys are great

]]> By: Vanessa http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-107744 Vanessa Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:03:22 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-107744 It's been a long time since you posted, but I wanted to comment on color coded books on shelves. I love them! At first I was worried that I wouldn't be able to find a specific book, but I just kept all the books on their same bookshelf (I have three bookshelves in my apartment) and color coded them like that, so I know that a certain book I'm looking for is on a certain shelf, not in another room. It only takes 15 seconds to find the book, and it looks great! It’s been a long time since you posted, but I wanted to comment on color coded books on shelves. I love them! At first I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to find a specific book, but I just kept all the books on their same bookshelf (I have three bookshelves in my apartment) and color coded them like that, so I know that a certain book I’m looking for is on a certain shelf, not in another room. It only takes 15 seconds to find the book, and it looks great!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-51125 YoungHouseLove Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:10:43 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-51125 Love it, Elisa! Nice work - especially how you got creative with the book covers. And you know we love some white animals so we were totally fallin' for your birds. xo, s

Love it, Elisa! Nice work – especially how you got creative with the book covers. And you know we love some white animals so we were totally fallin’ for your birds.

xo,
s

]]> By: Elisa http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-51115 Elisa Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:07:22 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-51115 OK - I think I did it! Check out this bookshelf I styled myself thanks to your helpful tutorial. <a href="http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q163/elisaf86/?action=view&current=DSC01041.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q163/elisaf86/DSC01041.jpg</a> I took some of our small, better-looking books and stacked them on the top shelf. The rest of them are hiding in that woven basket. Then for our larger books, I covered 'em in scrapbook paper and put them on the bottom shelf. Thanks for your guidance, I am so thrilled with the final product! OK – I think I did it! Check out this bookshelf I styled myself thanks to your helpful tutorial. http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q163/elisaf86/DSC01041.jpg I took some of our small, better-looking books and stacked them on the top shelf. The rest of them are hiding in that woven basket. Then for our larger books, I covered ‘em in scrapbook paper and put them on the bottom shelf. Thanks for your guidance, I am so thrilled with the final product!

]]> By: Cecily T http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-24598 Cecily T Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:14:49 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-24598 Just got around to reading this in-depth now. Great ideas! I'm just sort of coming around to using bookshelves for anything other than storing books. I have so many, and they are almost all paperbacks. I don't know how I'd cover them all; I think together we own at least 500. But I think if we got a few MORE bookshelves, I could use the baskets to store some of them and that would definitely make it more attractive than just a giant shelf of books. Just got around to reading this in-depth now. Great ideas! I’m just sort of coming around to using bookshelves for anything other than storing books. I have so many, and they are almost all paperbacks. I don’t know how I’d cover them all; I think together we own at least 500. But I think if we got a few MORE bookshelves, I could use the baskets to store some of them and that would definitely make it more attractive than just a giant shelf of books.

]]> By: Tressa http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-20188 Tressa Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:58:28 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-20188 Thank you, thank you. I was just about to ditch the small bookcase in my family room until I read this post. For years I've been trying to make it look pretty, and your tips have given it new life. Thank you, thank you. I was just about to ditch the small bookcase in my family room until I read this post. For years I’ve been trying to make it look pretty, and your tips have given it new life.

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-20019 YoungHouseLove Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:07:22 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-20019 Aw thanks Pamela! No need to hang your head at all! We know that design is totally subjective and we understand that not everyone will love everything that we do! Thanks so much for taking the time to say such kind things! We really appreciate it! xo, Sherry (& John)

Aw thanks Pamela! No need to hang your head at all! We know that design is totally subjective and we understand that not everyone will love everything that we do! Thanks so much for taking the time to say such kind things! We really appreciate it!

xo,
Sherry (& John)

]]> By: Pamela Wynfield http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-20015 Pamela Wynfield Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:58:06 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-20015 Mea culpa, please. I don't know what got into me last night, but I was totally snarky and critical with my earlier comment, and you don't deserve that. You guys are so cute and creative (I mean that in the best possible way), and you've done such a fantastic, wonderful job of making your house a cozy, loveable home. I really look forward to seeing how you've solved problems I've also wrestled with, or have not because I can't figure out a way to solve the issue without spending tons of money. So for example, I've changed my plan for tackling the cement used-to-be driveway, now ugly patio from staining to painting... So, I have thought about this all day (hanging my head at my over-the-top mean comment, and kicking myself for being so negatively critical), and I think the word "style" in conjunction with "shelves" is what got me going ballistic. Organizing/arranging shelves sounds practical to me, and doesn't conjure up the tons-of-money stylista/designer/non-lived-in/in-your-face rich consumption(?) look that has been such a subject of ridicule lately (the AIG office, for one example). Sorry. I know from reading virtually everything on your site that this issue doesn't apply to you. You guys have been so smart and creative about not only design issues, but money issues. I really do admire you both greatly, and I'm a huge fan of your site, and your very clever and creative home. Kudos to you both. Mea culpa, please. I don’t know what got into me last night, but I was totally snarky and critical with my earlier comment, and you don’t deserve that. You guys are so cute and creative (I mean that in the best possible way), and you’ve done such a fantastic, wonderful job of making your house a cozy, loveable home. I really look forward to seeing how you’ve solved problems I’ve also wrestled with, or have not because I can’t figure out a way to solve the issue without spending tons of money. So for example, I’ve changed my plan for tackling the cement used-to-be driveway, now ugly patio from staining to painting…
So, I have thought about this all day (hanging my head at my over-the-top mean comment, and kicking myself for being so negatively critical), and I think the word “style” in conjunction with “shelves” is what got me going ballistic. Organizing/arranging shelves sounds practical to me, and doesn’t conjure up the tons-of-money stylista/designer/non-lived-in/in-your-face rich consumption(?) look that has been such a subject of ridicule lately (the AIG office, for one example).
Sorry. I know from reading virtually everything on your site that this issue doesn’t apply to you. You guys have been so smart and creative about not only design issues, but money issues.
I really do admire you both greatly, and I’m a huge fan of your site, and your very clever and creative home. Kudos to you both.

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/03/how-to-style-a-bookcase/comment-page-1/#comment-20010 YoungHouseLove Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:39:09 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=9368#comment-20010 Hey Sara, We hung them 17" apart. I don't remember for the life of me how we settled on that number, but it seems to have worked out pretty well. Hope it helps! xo, Sherry

Hey Sara,

We hung them 17″ apart. I don’t remember for the life of me how we settled on that number, but it seems to have worked out pretty well. Hope it helps!

xo,
Sherry

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