DIY Apple Crate Bookshelf

Orchard Girls turned some apple crates into a gorgeous bookshelf. I love the dark stain that she used and the fact that the shelf is on rollers. So much easier to move around!

 

See the Apple Crate Bookshelf.

DIY Built-in Bookshelves

Maison de Pax built these amazing built-in bookshelves! Don't they look dreamy?! I love the charcoal paint peeking through the back and the arches at the top!

 

See the DIY Built-in Bookshelves.

Tips for Decorating a Bookshelf

  It's Overflowing has some awesome tips for putting together a bookshelf. I also love the before and after of this cute little wall!   See the Tips for Decorating a Bookshelf.    

How to Install a Rain Gutter Bookcase

  You've probably seen the amazing gutter bookcases around.  Balancing Home not only has some cool pictures of beautiful rooms with these types of shelving, but has a tutorial on how to install them correctly.  

Learn how to install a gutter bookcase.

Vintage Ladder Bookcase

 Ladders are such fun decor items.  Daisy Mae Belle created a bookcase out of this old ladder and I LOVE it!!!  It think it is such a great idea.  Very unique.

See the vintage bookcase ladder.

DIY Vertical Spine Bookcase

  It's Overflowing created this totally cool vertical spine bookcase!  I love the clean, simple style and she makes it look pretty easy to do!  

Learn how to make a vertical spine bookcase.

"READ ME" Bookcase

  I'm smitten with this subliminal book case that says "READ ME" at Erin's Creative Energy.   How cool.  I think I could it and fill it up nicely with all my kids wonderful books.  I also would have loved this in my classroom when I was teaching school!

See the "read me" bookcase.

Crib Book Case

Living With Lindsay turned an old crib bed into a very functional children's bookcase in a few minutes!  I love this idea.  My kiddos would read more if they could see the covers the books this like shows!

See the crib bed book case.

DIY Children's Bookcase

I love bookcases where you can see the front cover of the books.  Get Your Crap Together made one out of a cardboard box, dowels and fabric.  Super cute and super functional.  

See the DIY cardboard box bookcase.

Ikea Bookcases into Beautiful Built-ins

Oh how I wish the house we lived in had a mud room!   If it did, I would build something beautiful like this using Ikea bookcases!   That made the job so much easier for The Money Pit!

See how to make Idea Bookcases into mudroom built-ins.

Easy Craft Table (that can be taken apart quickly)

Organize and Decorate Everything made this functional and easy craft desk.  What I like most about it is the storage (bookcases on both ends) and that it can come apart in a minute!   Great idea!

See the Easy Craft Table.

Wagon Bookcase

This is the coolest idea I've seen for a bookcase ever!   LOVE IT!!!!   How fun would it be to have a portable bookcase in a wagon.  You could pull it to whatever room where you were reading or leave it in the library or kid's room.   So whimical and fun.  Real Life, One Day At A Time has this in her house!

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See the wagon bookcase.

Book Shelf Dresser

This dresser is AWESOME! On The Banks of Squaw Creek added some spice racks to the sides to organize and store books! What a fabulous idea!!! The functionality is superb and I like the look also. If I had this, I could probably put some of my kids' smaller toys in the racks also.

See the book storage dresser.

Spool Bookcase

Wouldn't you love to have a piece of furniture like this spool coffeetable at your house? What a cool way to store some books or other gadgets! The description of how to make it is given at Reading Is Fashionable.

See the spool bookcase/coffeetable.

Fabulous Party Highlights!

I'm taking a few minutes of my vacation to look at the party links and WOW!!! Here are a few that stood out to me. I will have a few more to show tomorrow!

Is it me or is there something totally stunning about these tree stumps painted white and used a coffee table? Thrifty and Chic pulled off this crazy tree stump tables in her entirely too gorgeous house! I wish I could pull off her style!

There are some drop-dead fabulous paper napkins out there to buy! A Mom Not a Professional or a Perfectionist turned some paper napkins into decor balls! I need some of these!

Breakfast For Dinner took two iron garden/planter baskets and turned them into a gorgeous light fixture. It looks like a million bucks (even though it cost her nothing!)

There is something beautiful about silver! I'm loving these Pottery Barn inspired silver seashells in the bathroom at from Gardners to Bergers. Pretty!

In Too Deep turned some Ikea spice racks into these awesome book shelves. What an easy and functional transformation! Hurry and run to Ikea OR look at the spice racks around you to see if they would work!


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Wall Mounted Bookcase

Check out this bookcase that is mounted on the wall at The Ivy Cottage Blog. I love how little space it takes up and how it fits perfected under this window!

See the wall mounted bookcase.

How To Style A Bookcase/Shelves

I don't know about you, but my bookcases look messy and cluttered and full of....stuff. When I see beautiful bookcases and shelves, I'm a little jealous at their loveliness. All About Vignettes offers some advice and direction about how to make a bookcase look magnificent and shows some great pictures.

Learn how to style a bookcase/shelving.

Tree Bookshelf

Girl In Air made the most creative and fun way to store books and add detail to a room. She made this tree bookcase for a wall. What a fun idea!

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See the tree bookshelf.

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Fabric Covered Books

I think I want a library full of these beautiful fabric colored books! Aren't they pretty at which to just look? Homespun Threads tells how she created these.

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See the fabric covered books.

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