Book case styling

Discover creative ideas for decorating a shelf that you can use to style any size bookcase or floating shelf in your home!

In this 'real life' interior style inspiration, you'll get some practial, realistic tips on bookshelf styling when you have a lot of books.

When I was growing up, my family’s living room bookshelf was full of my parents’ law books. It wasn’t until I developed my own style that I realized I don’t have to stock my shelves like attorneys—and my bookshelves no longer have to be boringEven though I’m a literary buff, bookshelf trends have helped me see that shelves don’t always have to be exclusively for books, either. Looking to upgrade your own bookshelf game?

Built-ins and bookcases provide a lot of opportunity for styling in addition to all the storage they provide, but without a styling strategy it’s easy for them to end up looking messy or or like an afterthought.

The stylish storage experts at HGTV share pro tips for beautifying your built-in bookshelves and bookcases.

Welcome to the first official post of summer! Here in the South, the days are now wonderfully long, it's much too hot for coffee, and the humidity gives everyone's hair a life of its own. I love every single minute of it! My bookshelves have been the same for a good while, except for a tweak here and there, and I'm thinking of making some changes. Before I do, I thought I'd show you how they are currently styled and share some of my favorite styling tips and ideas. We have dark built-ins on…

I'm hoping that today's post is really helpful for you in learning how to style your bookshelves and why you're doing what. I took so...