How to recover a paperback book

We love how pretty kraft paper looks when it is used here and there...a perfect detail! {Photo credits 1+2 Country Living 3 Style Me Pretty 4 Neither Snow via Design Sponge 5 Martha Stewart Weddings 6 Jose Villa}

Easy DIY book cover tutorial. Takes about 30 seconds/book, and you can put together an ombre book display anywhere in your own home! #ombre #bookdisplays #bookdisplayideas #ombrebookcovers #green

The best books are those that aren't in display condition – cause they've actually been read, loved, and well-worn. But, of course, showing off the books you…

Are you ready for the secret to printing directly onto fabric from your inkjet printer? Ready? I stuck the fabric onto a piece of cardstock...

(Welcome to New York Times readers! We’re republishing this project described in “Expanding the Creative Horizons of Your Printer” by Sonia Zjawinski – enjoy!) We love to integrate books into our decor, but does your child have favorite books that aren’t quite in display condition? Beat up paperbacks can easily be turned into custom hardbacks with some scrap cardboard, fabric, a gluestick, and an inkjet printer.

The not-so-pretty book you may have is an easy DIY project to take on, with an immediate impact when you’re done. From neutral fabric to your favorite wallpaper, this no sew DIY book cover method works for different materials. It also takes very little time and materials. Visit the blog for the step-by-step guide.

Custom Kindle Cover: I recently got myself a Kindle and I love it but immediately saw the need for a case so I took a trip to the local Target, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, etc to see what they had to offer. None of the cases really spoke to me. They were all generic and boring.…

As a former bookseller and lifelong book collector, I have spent countless hours removing stickers from book covers. If you’ve ever bought a used book (or new book) with a sticker on the cover, I’m sure you know how frustrating it can be to remove! So, I wanted to share some tricks I’ve learned over the years that make removing stickers much easier (and more successful).

Today I'm sharing an easy (and relatively cheap) tutorial on how to spray book edges at home. An in-depth DIY Sprayed Edges Tutorial!

Do you remember how to fold a book cover? Follow this simple tutorial to protect and personalize all of your textbooks with a paper bag.