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How to style books in your home
Display your favourite books and elevate your décor at the same time.
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Elevate your home décor by creatively styling your books. Experiment with different arrangements like horizontal stacks or front-facing displays, and consider invisible bookcases for a unique, gravity-defying look.
Personalise shelves by adding plants, photos, and mementos, and incorporate LED strip lighting for style and function. You can also use a bookcase as a room divider in open-plan areas, remembering to leave negative space to keep the room feeling light and airy.
Stacked in your favour
Integrated cabinetry creates a space for books and other personal items to be displayed without taking up valuable floor space in a home by LeLa Architects. Image: Larnie Nicolson
Save room for something else
This barn-style interior of a Queenstown home by Bureaux has been mirrored in the steel tube and timber bookcase with library ladder. Image: Simon Devitt
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