Who doesn’t love looking at dreamy home library decor ideas on Instagram and Pinterest? They’re eye candy for book lovers. Even if you’re working on a tight budget, or with a small space, you’ll be able to pull design ideas from these stunning home library ideas and trends from 2019 to use in your own space.
1. Bright and White Interiors
One of the most classic home library ideas? Bright, white decor always looks great with loads of colorful books.
2. Plant Covered Bookshelves
This is my personal favorite bookshelf design technique—I just think books look better with plants! Trailing plants, like pothos, are especially easy to place on top of a bookshelf for a big impact.
3. Books in the Fireplace
For one of the most creative home library ideas, if you want to dress up your fireplace and mantle, just fill them with books!
4. Ladder Shelf
A ladder shelf is a great option for a small corner where a larger bookshelf will not fit.
5. Art on the Bookshelves
I love how these bookshelves look with large, statement works of art displayed on them for extra visual interest.
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6. Books in a Drawer
Say you’re dealing with a tiny space and a big book collection? Try under the bed storage, or drawer storage for your home library!
7. Displaying Collections
If you’re a collector, you can display whole collections together for a major impact.
8. Books Piled on the Floor
Few home library ideas and designs look as bohemian and chic as mountains of books piled on the floor.
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So let’s talk the #goodreads choice awards because i am piiiiiiiiissed. . This year all the categories *i read* are a complete hot frustrating mess. For starters books have been put into the wrong category – like #DaisyJonesAndTheSix which should be the queen of the fiction category. Or Verity like HA. HAAAA. Pardon me? Then the Fantasy category is swamped by third and fourth instalments of series when plenty – PLENTY – of debut authors have put amazing and great books out there this year. This may be just me, but having the same 5 authors be there year after year with their bestseller series is really that fair? Food for thought. To top that up, the romance category is simply disheartening. It’s really hard for indie authors to make it there – or to any list – and having read more than half of the books in that pre-selection and having seen for myself that even if they are good books, they are certainly not AMAZING books, well you can say it just makes my blood boil a tiny bit. And let’s not talk about how Verity by Colleen Hoover is there. Like 1) not romance and 2) do we really need a coho book every year THERE? And finally, the cherry on top is how in the debut category authors of ALL genres are thrown together. So really, how does that even make any sense. Not to mention, there are *no* YA/NA books there except for Red, White and Royal Blue, which btw is in the romance category. Which incidentally, makes me think about the fact we don’t even have a NEW ADULT category there. And tick tock @goodreads. How about that? . Anyway. GUYS, put in your fave books. ENTER THOSE TITLES. Because clearly, goodreads’ algorithm is a hot mess. . Thank you for coming to my Wednesday rant. Have a good day. . #bookster #bibliophile #bedroominspo #bookstagram #vscoreads #read #vsco #mybeigelife #roominspiration #bookstack
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9. Books Piled Up to the Ceiling
Make the most of your shelf space and stack books on the tops of the shelves, too!
10. Built-in or Custom Bookshelves
Some home libraries are shaped in such a way that built-in or custom bookshelves that fit that specific space are the best option.
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||Dia nacional do livro . . 📚Feliz dia nacional do livro para nos, leitores, para todos os escritores, livrarias e sebos, editoras e a todas pessoas que ajudam essas lindezas a ficarem prontas e chegarem a nossas mãos enchendo nossa alma de prazer. . 🔖Como é dia nacional do livro, ou seja: do livro nacional, vou deixar a baixo os melhores livros nacionais que já li. ▪️A maioria foi frutos de parcerias. Porém, contudo, todavia, eu pretendo iniciar um "projeto" de leitura coletiva mensal de clássicos nacionais ou qualquer outro livro nacional. Talvez comece mês que vem ou ano que vem, ainda não sei, porém gostaria de perguntar se vocês acham a ideia legal e se participariam? . Aviso passado, vamos lá: ▫️Perdida, da @carinarissi ▫️O dia em que minha vó me apresentou a morte, do @do.conto.ao.traco ▫A ordem do faraó, do @escritor_herlon_oliveira ️ ▫️Enigma: O mundo interdito, da @ritacspi.rp ▫Desenhos do tempo, do @peterrossiautor ️▫️Treze, da @fmlpepper . . 🔖Só esse ano comecei a admirar a escrita nacional e me vejo cada vez mais encantada por ela. . . 👧Qual o melhor livro nacional que já leu? O que achou da minha ideia de leitura coletiva de livros nacionais?
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11. Twinkle Lights
No matter what kind of shelf space you’re working with, you can always dress up your bookshelves with a couple darling strings of twinkle lights.
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12. Book Cart
Another small space home library options is the versatile library book cart. Find some of the best library carts here .
What are your favorite home library ideas and decor styles? Do you go for a modern, minimal display? Or are you drawn to cozy and colorful? We love looking at your home library photos! Fore more advice on styling your home library, check out other Book Riot posts here and here .
