Posted on Mar 27, 2015

27 Insanely Clever Ways To Display Your Books

You can only stack so many on your nightstand.

Chelsey Pippin

by Chelsey Pippin

BuzzFeed Staff, UK

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1. Weigh your reading options with a scale shelf.

2. Convert an old refrigerator into a book safe.

3. Make your shelf your "to read" list.

4. This picture is worth way more than a thousand words.

5. Add an industrial touch by installing a pipe shelf...

6. Or use repurposed scaffolding.

7. Let your books hang out together.

8. Wedge books in foamed polythene for a futuristic look.

9. Display your cookbooks on this practical knife block.

10. Make reading even more magical with floating shelves.

11. Stack crates for a simple and effective shelf that can grow with your book collection...

12. Or disassemble crates for a unique modern design.

13. Recycle the body of a grand piano for a classy look.

14. Install a rotating shelf to optimize space.

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15. Turn the world upside down with an inverted shelf.

16. Repurpose a row boat for a shelf that screams adventure.

17. Grow your collection on a tree shelf.

18. Display books on an old step ladder...

19. Or mount one on the wall

20. You could even use ladders to support planks for a simple and trendy DIY shelf.

21. Use add-on hexagons to build a honeycomb shelf.

22. Add depth and quirk with a cut out shelf.

Designed by Tembolat Gugkaev

23. Recycle skateboards to give your shelf some edge.

24. Store books in every nook and cranny with fitted corner shelves.

25. Make your shelf into a cosy reading bench.

26. Make your bookshelf cosy for your cats.

27. Let everyone know what books are your cup of tea.

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